Is the Volkswagen Beetle a charming slab of four-wheel history brought back to life, or a cynical piece of modern-day memorabilia for baby boomers? On the one hand, the 2017 Beetle Dune Convertible puts a little distance between its droptop and the fairly cliched car it’s based upon. Nonetheless, at around $30k are you paying more for image than anything else?
I’ve never really been a fan of the new Beetle. Its shape has always struck me as too contrived; too knowingly-retro to be anything other than a cloying ploy to drum up sales through rose-tinted reminiscence. The cutesy flower vase on the earlier versions (since abandoned) said it all: the new Beetle was a car for those who wanted a visual reminder of the halcyon days gone by, yet who weren’t willing to give up a VW warranty to get it.
…
Read full post here:
https://www.slashgear.com/2017-volkswagen-beetle-dune-convertible-review-29486692/
