Old vs New: The New VW Beetle Is VERY Different, But Is It Any Worse?
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- Опубліковано 25 гру 2024
- ( www.TFLcar.com ) Volkswagen has been producing the Beetle for nearly 80 years continuously. But, this year they have announced the end of the line for the current generation. Today we compare the old and the new models to see how much they have changed and how much they have stayed the same!
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The old are much nicer and so much more fun. Would love to own one.
In 1981 I used to own a `71 super beetle and now that I am in my 50`s I am feeling so nostalgic! If you guys decide to sell her, I would love to bring her home.
I’ve owned and continue to own several real Beetles. They really are neat cars. Fun, reliable, well made and full of charm.
Classic for sure. Had a 2003 Beetle. It lasted just 10 years. My 75 Super is still going strong as my everyday car! 💟🙃
That 71 has so much more personality that the new one.
I'd love to own either one of these models.
But what I miss too is Mike, where is he gone and is he coming back to TFL?
That's actually a good point. We haven't seen him in a while.
I am pretty sure at the time of this recording, he was at the university.
I've always been a huge VW enthusiast myself and love the Beetle. I'm not sure if anyone in this comment section has owned one of these newer Bugs or even sat in one, but I actually own one of these, a 2015 Turbo, and it is a very fun little car. It's actually got the Classic trim package on it, so it has those 17-inch heritage hubcapped rims, color-coded interior trim, brown leather seats with white stitching and checkered cloth inserts, and even a little rear spoiler. It's got an extremely retro vibe to it, even more so than this Final Edition model. I've put nearly 40,000 miles on it since buying it brand new and I've only ever had a couple of minor hiccups with it that were easily fixed myself or with a quick trip to the dealership, and even then it continues to trundle along and get smiles wherever I go since it's the only Beetle like mine in the area. Sure, it may not have the same charm as the aircooled models, but it's still quirky in its own way and great way to stand out amongst a sea of bland crossovers and SUVs that are slowly polluting our roads.
I own a 2014 Beetle TDI, and I have had it for about 4 months, and I really like it. Mine is actually a fast little car and I get a lot of looks to it which I didn’t expect . I wanted to get a fender edition model but I wasn’t able to find one with low miles. So I just got the tdi with fender speakers 🙂
@@deedee6064 I love those old VW TDI's! I know everyone gets upset about the whole Dieselgate scandal, but they got amazing MPG and ran very smoothly for diesels. My dad bought a new Passat TDI SEL Premium after I got my Beetle, and he easily got between 45-50mpg driving back in forth to Texas for work. He had to sell it back to the dealership unfortunately but he ended up buying a used Jetta Hybrid. He always says how much he misses the Passat though, and that it was the best car he had ever owned.
I’ve owned a ‘74 Super Beetle; 2001 New Beetle and now a 2019 Wolfsburg Edition Convertible
Old school all the way! I own a '72👍🐞
Great choice Tommy. I'd take the classic as well 👌
I own a 71 beetle and I love them a lot more than the new ones, a lot more fun and forever getting looks when driving it
I, honestly like both. The classic beetle is got all the old school stuff in it, which I like. The New Beetle is got many new features, which, I also like.
This video was great!
I love the old one. I have an opportunity to buy a 1970 Beetle, but the floor is pretty rusted. So not sure I'm going to pull the trigger. I want one of the old Bugs so bad though lol.
I own a 2013 Beetle, and let me tell you it has been a great, reliable, daily driver. It's been put on coilovers, and tracked quite a bit and I couldn't be happier. The old one is a must some day, but for now I'll enjoy the one I got!
Agree with BillHK: the '71 is the keeper. I own/drive/maintain a '60 deluxe and am confident I can pass the car onto my children and theirs. All metal. Super reliable. We love it :)
People that owned original Beetles got used to checking the spare regularly. There were two advantages to the VW washer system -- It never broke and, there was so much pressure, it was almost impossible to clog.
I had a 74 Beetle (regular) and the washer system did break. Fluid came pouring out of the steering column!
Love the old Beetle Better too
I just done a video with my 2012 Beetle. Love beetles, and i've owned 3 of them. a 1999, 2006, now my 2012. I would love one of the final editions and a Super Beetle one day! Amazing video!
What happened to Michael? I just realized he hasn't been in any videos for a while.
MAYBE HE WAS CANNED.
I love the video! I like both beetles. I would choose the new one because it's safer, has more power and has all the modern amenities like air conditioning, cruise control, and back up camera. That being said, I would love a 1950's split window beetle if I had extra cash and a garage.
The middle beetle, or I guess the original new beetle? It doesn't have that trunk problem with the lip. The back seat cushion folder forward and up and the seat backs tucked into the space it vacated. It even had receivers on the back of tge seat cushion for the headrest to keep large cargo from sliding forward off the bed. I loved it. I fit a whole DJ rig in there once plus more, a full size oven several times, all kinds of stuff. Definitely the most role adaptable car I ever owned.
I've had a 74 and 2019. The 2019 is a great handling car with really good performance in the twisties, blast to drive. The 74 is a super low power car with the handling of a car designed in 1930.
The original will outlest a new one, but damn the new ones are fun to drive and luxurious by comparison.
I like the new one better
I had a couple of 68's back in the 80's. Loved them. Good choice.
I rented a new Beetle. One big problem with it, is that it wasn't designed from the ground up and it shows, particularly in the interior ergonomics. To get that rounded shape to wrap over Golf underpinnings made for some interesting compromises. The dash is about a mile deep and the front seat belt mount has a different zip code that the front seat.
Where is mike...... he is the VW lover ....
I miss vent windows. I had it in my old Jeep and Volkswagen. I used to love opening them on cool days.
And yes, I prefer the old one over the new one.
Is it intentional that the opposite cars are under the opposite signs in the thumbnail?
Tommy almost ate 💩! That was Hilarious! I’m still giggling. 😂
the new one would be much better if they made it rear engine, much weirder today. But the old one would be fun once in a while.
don't NEED A KID TO TELL ME...I drove a 61 bug for years little whippersnapper And GET OFF MY LAWN ! 36 HP no fuel gauge...just a foot-operated petcock. 6-volt electrics and a generator no newfangled alternator.
Funny!
Good job Tommy
The new one doesn't have the battery under the rear seat . You don't have to scrape the insides of the windows in the new one in the winter unlike the old one . You can't put a 6'2" guy in the well behind the rear seat in the new one . I learned standard on a 72 Bug .
I just got my Beetle a little help with the engine. It has been my day drive since April 2018 and I wouldn't change it for a modern car
I’d love to see a review on: 1965-1967 ford mustang 289 convertible, 1961-1963 ford thunderbird, Mercedes 230/250/280 sl pagoda, jeep wrangler tj, toyota land cruiser fj62, 1980s/1990s range rover classic 2 door
Miss my old beetle but that was a baja’d Standard. You should do a ev conversion on the super and pit it against the model 3.
No more Model 3 they traded it in.
There is no comparison, the new beetle turbo is based on the GTI platform, same engine and trans, slightly softer suspension. Performance is on par with the muscle cars of the 60's only with great handling, 200hp compared to the originals 36hp and 34 mpg compared to the originals 21 mpg, excellent heater and air conditioning compared to a heater so bad you had to scrape ice off the inside of the windshield in the winter and when the heater boxes start leaking pumped exhaust fumes into the car, great stereo radio and cd player compared to a crappy am radio. I had a lot of fun in the old bugs, but nostalgia can cloud the memories of the past.
The Super Beetle of the seventies was defined by its curved windshield and improved front suspension. The tail lights were also larger. The 71Beetle show here has the classic flat windscreen regular front suspension and the older style tail lamps. It’s a Beetle, just not a Super Beetle.
Actually: vw offered the super beetle sedan from 1971-79 model years. 1971-2 had the flat windshield and same dash as a standard beetle. 1973-5 sedans and 73-79 convertibles had the curved windshield and deeper dash
All convertibles from 1971-9 were based on the super beetle. Standard sedans were sold along side the Super sedans and continued through 77 model year in the USA.
Passenger side mirrors were not required until after 1967 whippersnapper.
When they were designing the me beetle, one of the options for engine layout was transverse mounted under the back seat. That would have been pretty damned cool and made for a fun balanced car to drive. Guess it was too expensive
The difference between old and new are irrelevant. I love the fact that you are so taken with how the keys differ and the fact that you have to manually lock and unlock the doors, and you called the 'instrument cluster' old-school. There is no 'cluster'. It's a single item that was self-contained. Beetles didn't need a tachometer because you just drove them. I owned a '74 Super Beetle with sunroof (BTW, they were an option back in the day) and it was both amazing and horrible at the same time. It went no matter what. It was loud and cold in the winter, and loud and hot in the summer. It smelled like vinyl, gas and oil, but it was so much fun to drive. 0-60 basically happened when it happened, not on someone's stop watch. New cars are all about being babysat by technology. I drive a Honda Clarity which is nothing more than a video game on wheels. It's where I am now in life and I like it. However, if someone tossed me the keys to a vintage Bug, I'd be all over it! Kids today know nothing about driving......or how to really drive a car.
Great send off model and whilst new car has its charms the air cooled rear drive original was such an advanced car like the Mini and sold well due to low price and timeless design - enjoy
My mom had one of tged clutchlesz beetles it was a Ball to drive worked smooth
If Ive designed the Beetle Ive done it in a very different way. At first the car has no more need to be cheap but not too expensive too and performance like a GTI. Ive used a stripped version of the 911 platform with a striped version of the 4-cyl boxer from the Boxster. The general configuration similar to the Type 3 with hatch back. The design should look more as the models before 68 with som carefully changes as a New Mini. However with the new id-platform its possible to build an ev with this look.
i have a 70 i love it
Great purchase! Old school all the way! The new one is a Golf with a Beetle shape body. The old one is way more reliable too. The new one is garbage compared to the original one! Keep up the good job Tommy!
How did you buy a classic bug directly from Volkswagen FOR $4,000 DOLLARS!? Please. I need one
I like have a botton to open my gas hatch on my Beetle. I wish they kept it on the newer models. It has stopped people from siphoning my gas. Someone has tried without success.
I love vw beetles you love vw beetles everyone loves vw beetles those vw beetles are driving everyone crazy
Love the old!!!!
that spare tire squirter is one of the ghettoest things ive ever seen in my life
Great comparison. I wonder what Ted Bundy would've made of the new one.
Why are all car's worse today? You can compare almost any new car to an old similar model, and the old one will be nicer
Hashtags are not needed
I like the old one 😀
Old is the best car ever made
Did they really stopes making this car?
Dont want to be a d**k, but some how you over looked that the 1st gen Beetles were RWD while the 2nd gens are FWD.
Old one much better. Old one better Quality new one cheaply made
An inexpensive Porsche.
New beetles can not hold a candle to the old. New beetles is just stupid golf.
the old one is actually good the new one meh
Old VW is the best old car