GTP Cool Wall: 2016+ Volkswagen Beetle Dune

[Wiegert]

2016+ Volkswagen Beetle Dune nominated by @Cowboy

Body Styles: 2-door hatchback, 2-door convertible
Engine: 1.8L turbocharged DOHC 16-valve I4
Power: 170 hp
Torque: 184 ft-lb
Weight: 1406-1474 kg
Transmission: 6-speed automatic
Drivetrain: Front-engine, front wheel drive
Additional Information: The Beetle received a mid-range trim level for 2016. Features include new front and rear fascia pieces, fender flares, wheels, tires, interior trim, and paint options.​

Spoiler: Additional Pics

 

[TheCracker]

One of the quickest SU I've voted on.

 

[AudiMan2011]

If I wanted an off-roady Beetle, I'd get a proper Baja Bug and not this.

SU.

 

[Sage Ages]

I feel like this would've been an interesting car if it weren't for the fact that they have actually sell these.

Uncool.

 

[SlipZtrEm]

Almost more of an affront to off-roading than the latest batch of crossovers.

I'm comfortable saying the basic second-gen New Beetle is cooler than the flower-wheel'd first one. But this undoes any of that. SU.

 

[The87Dodge]

There's so many reasons why this is Seriously Uncool.

Not a real off roader
Overpriced
Not 4WD
Not enough horsepower
Ugly exterior
Makes real off roaders look bad.
Gimmicky
2010s Beetles aren't cool to begin with.

The list goes on.

 

[Tornado]

They could have at least made it AWD to pretend.

 

[Wiegert]

Better off getting a sandworm.

 

[LM7325]

A VW repair shop in the town I work in has a early '00s New Beetle on display modded similar to these. I always thought it looked so stupid, then VW goes and builds it for real... SU

 

[Legro]

Is it available in any other colour than this hideous brownish yellow?

 

[Adamgp]

I kind of like it. At least in hardtop form.

Barely a cool.

 

[Cowboy]

Why bring back a car with off-road roots without having any of the "off"?

SU

 

[7up747]

Uncool. Nothing to say about it.

 

[INEEDNAWZZZ]

Uncool. Just as stupid as Audi's allroad line up, only without the 4WD so it's even more redundant.

 

[Grayfox]

I hate any car a manufacturer makes that is just an insulting rehash of an old classic that pays no real homage to the classic.

The newer beetles are Front engine Front wheel drive, a pain to work on.
Unlike the old classic Rear Engine, Rear wheel drive and the whole design make servicing easy.

The new Fiat 500.
Do they know why it was called 500?

BMW mini.
Oh yeah nearly bigger than a honda fit and it is "mini", adding SRS airbag, and all these other things does not mean a car has to be huge and heavy.

 

[Legro]

Do they know why it was called 500?

Because 479 or 594 would be a stupid name for a car?

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

There's so many reasons why this is Seriously Uncool.


Overpriced
Not 4WD
Not enough horsepower
Ugly exterior
Gimmicky
2010s Beetles aren't cool to begin with.

The list goes on.

None of which you need to actually off road...go figure. As for the car overall I give it SU

 

[Doodle]

Sub Zero.

 

[ScottPuss20]

It has a horrid colour and doesn't reflect sand dunes in any way. Looks alright but I'd expect a car with the name "Dune" to actually go over them. Uncool

 

[Dennisch]

1400+ kg and not even 4wd.

 

[FerrariF1GT]

The name makes me think this is a new Baja Bug.

I was misled.

SU.

 

[ThrasherDBS]

The most hardcore photo that I could find on google images for this car actually offroad.

One of the first pictures I saw when I typed in "vw baja bug offroad"

Wow. How hardcore this special trim Beetle is. Ow, the edge.

Seriously Uncool.

 

[Jahgee]

I see me & @Doodle are the only ones with taste

 

[Dan]

Meh. I only like the hardtop.

 

[Grayfox]

Because 479 or 594 would be a stupid name for a car?

The car was 499kg or "500"

 

[Northstar]

I see me & @Doodle are the only ones with taste

I notice you (correctly) didn't include "good" in front of "taste".

 

[Roger the Horse]

Why?

 

[EvanJamesLee]

I voted meh because I don't really know what this is supposed to be.

 

[Grandea GTR]

It would've been better if it had, say a GTI engine and AWD, but nope. SU.

 

[C-ZETA]

Drivetrain: Front-engine, front wheel drive​

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This worked at the Tour de Corse, but it won't in a dune... (So much for their WRC success.)
Uncool.