@@donjon5442 Well, that would depends on the displacement of the V6 … if you got 220 HP out of a Naturally Aspirated 2 liter V6, that would be pretty good .. if you got the same out of a 6 liter engine .. then you might have some issues .. or a lot of torque. Case in point, the original Dodge Viper only got 406 HP out of an 8 liter V10 … that's less than 50 HP per liter. There are mopeds that can beat that ! But it had torque, and light weight chassis. And so, it was fun, and sounded great too.
@@DarkSignal59 only Americans care about 3,000 lives lost...? I don't know where you're from, my friend, but I would stand by you and mourn if the same happened to you in your country, even 18 years later.
@@collin3800 it happened almost 20 years ago, get over it already. bigger tragedies happen around the world more often and with even more victims, most not ever reported on the news, and people don't seem to give a shit. but oh no, this one happened to america, it's more important than others, let's keep bitching about it even two decades later. why not bitch about all those lives your military take in the middle east? 3k is nothing compared to what your war mongering country brings upon others and what you deserve. also there are no terrorist attacks in my country because we MIND OUR OWN BUSINESS, we don't have a cult for violence, we don't sell guns to rebels in another part of the world and we don't invade anyone to bring our "democracy" and "freedom" (aka political propaganda and influence so that we can drain their resources) to anyone. as for other "tragedies", sometimes they happen, but we get on with our lives as we should. your ignorance and arrogance brought that upon you, especially since it was schemed by your own authorities, yet you still persist in the same behavior. americans never learn, and then wonder why the world hates them and these things happen. the world doesn't revolve around you, and 9/11 only really affected the US and the rest of the world has stopped caring already a very long time ago, as should you. I will argue with you no longer, just so you know, all I had to say I already did. that and this is not the video for this conversation.
@@DarkSignal59 hmm. Must be a sad existence having to lug around all that hatred and angst. Reminds of age 15. Well, sir, you just carry on determining one life is not equal to another simply because of the border within the bodies fall. It's quite obvious you have a stark misunderstanding of Americans, made apparent by your massive paragraph which lacked any recognition of my vow to mourn along side you in the event of any tragedy, past, future, or present. Simply put, I was extending a message of peace and oneness, not portraying the United States to be the only important nation. Side note, I firmly believe the US Government played a key role in 9/11. That doesn't change the fact that American citizens are good, caring people, or that 3,000 lives were lost that day. If that doesn't bother you, you should really take a step back and evaluate your morals.
Im glad u finally did a full detailed look at your RSI beetle. I always liked this car. It was how you say "a hidden gem" that many people never knew about.
@@jesusescobedo3581 there's alot of regular car that are great and in production. Why start a new series with a car that isn't a thing anymore? Doesn't make sense
Heated seats but no electric windows? Sometimes people's logic when designing and equipping options baffles me. This would be a perfect sleeper if you boosted it and put standard vw bug panels on it. Would give the sti's a good run for its money.
Audi put v6 on some of the vr6 engine covers. Plus he said vr6 as well in the video before he said v6. Calling it a v6 is an acceptable slip. Vr6 stands for "v-inline 6"
you're kinda right ,but I would much rather have the beetle . It was a development exercise for the brand. They brought Porsche into it to make tweaks the suspension . They made custom parts for ONLY for 251 cars , very expensive parts. Sure the tt is lighter with more power but the beetle is actually special. Also the tt was years later and just a limited trim with some gimmicks.
love that thing, congrats on being able to purchase one of your dream cars. my sis had a “turbo-s” of the same year. I would love to swap a vr6 with haldex in one someday.
I wasted five and a half minutes of my life waiting to see what engine was in it to find out it was the lame r32 engine with an earth shattering 220bhp 🙄
When this car came out, that was respectable. We're spoiled now where direct injected NA V6s make 350hp and can be picked up in used cars for $15,000 - $20,000. Still a cool car, though. I've only ever seen them in video games. Never in the wild.
Whenever I see a beetle I think of a curly haired ginger teacher specifically art teacher with a very extreme personality, I don’t know why it throws that hippy theme at me.
S R yeah I woke up and when I started it to go to work, it was SUPER loud and I thought to myself, hmmm maybe it vibrated loose. But nope when I looked under my car, it was gone at the downpipe
I would love if you got in touch with Doug Demuro to review this on his channel!
randy Marcoux I was literally about to type the same thing lol
THHHHHHISSSSSSS IS A...
That's actually not a bad idea.
It's rare.
It's quirky.
It fits tall people.
It's right up Doug's alley. 😁
Hell yeah!
NOOO
But does it smell like crayons though?
Paul Pereira
100% it does haha
Yep
i just commented this exact same comment before i read yours, sorry sir, but great minds think alike
I work at a VW dealership and you just triggered my whole life
I used to work for VW and I was told they used to deliberately make the lubricant smell like that and that's why old VW's all smell the same.
The Most Expensive Beetle in the world: Has to be Paul McCartney
John Murray 😂🤣😂
YEP 👍😂😁
Fucking comment stealer
Oh haha im the fucking comment stealer i commented 2 days later 😂
Paul McCartney really was a expensive Beetle
who else watched the video 2 years ago when they bought it in Mexico? 🙋♂️
oswald uh aaand wtf cares...
@@daniel2607 I was asking, not bragging. Plus, what you said doesn't make sense. You said "what the fuck cares" which isn't written properly.
He must be running out of contents
I did
Yes👍😁
"I like to keep everything original with such a rare car" ... Paints a carrera GT :p
it was a factory color
But is the GT are rare as the Beetle RSI?
@@citizen1981 The Beetle is more rare than the Carrera GT, they produced 1270 GT and only 250 Beetles so it's rarer.
**wraps a lime green Porsche 918 in matte black**
Neet Balls atleast one of those gt is toast wonder how many are left.
It’s a beetle yes. But to me how much is screaming Audi TT
I was thinking that exact same
They all are golf 4 r32 :D
Audi TT is simply a Beetle which was stomped on 🐞👟
Junk it
Audi tt is not screaming with its stock exhaust 😂lol
I had a 2001.5 turbo in Silver Arrow. I wanted the RSI so badly! I still do. Super rare! An awesome collector car for sure.
whatmakesittick , I can get you one in México. I know someone who is open to listening to offers.
This could argumentative be the most collectable factory performance Beetle of all time.
Isn't it the only factory performance beetle? Lol
@@Rob_Ferreira Good point.😅
Rob Ferreira what about the forgotten super beetle gsr 😂
Wow, a leather manual cover! I had one of those in my old Subaru Forester.
I had no idea VW ever made a car this cool, let alone it being a new beetle. It's incredible!
With 1.6 million subs this channel should be printing money. Theres so much potential content to not have to do a 2nd review of the same car.
I have an almost new one with less than 3800km for sale in Germany
They started doing 4wd way earlier in the 80ies, called SYNCRO, developed by them and Steyr-Puch.
Deiphobuzz yep the syncros arent the best though they tend to grind gears and cost alot to fix. Atleast from what ive heard
They made 4wd beatles in ww2 for use by the German military
He should compare this to the Renault Clio Sport V6
This car has a i6 right?
@@owenflorence9588 i think the rsi had the 3.6
@@riccardo1796 3.2
The clio v6 was 3.0L and made in sweden but with a unique engine layout
Idk what’s happened but I can’t even force myself to watch his videos anymore, upsetting because I used to love this guy
same, i'm just clicking on his content to see if it has changed again to how it used to be... i'm hopeful, but this shit is just sad...
What happened?
I’m curious too...
220 Horsepower in a small car like that. Tbh that's not bad
The Flash of Life not bad at all, a V6 in a little car like that lol
@@805NAVE
A VR6, not a V6
Grumpy ol' Boot Was about to say 220 out of a V6 would be pretty poor
@@donjon5442
Well, that would depends on the displacement of the V6 … if you got 220 HP out of a Naturally Aspirated 2 liter V6, that would be pretty good .. if you got the same out of a 6 liter engine .. then you might have some issues .. or a lot of torque.
Case in point, the original Dodge Viper only got 406 HP out of an 8 liter V10 … that's less than 50 HP per liter.
There are mopeds that can beat that !
But it had torque, and light weight chassis.
And so, it was fun, and sounded great too.
It's heavy af
This is now another reason 2001 is the best year first shrek and this and more
Yeah, except that whole 9/11 thing.
That was an isolated incident that only americans care and still bitch about.
@@DarkSignal59 only Americans care about 3,000 lives lost...? I don't know where you're from, my friend, but I would stand by you and mourn if the same happened to you in your country, even 18 years later.
@@collin3800 it happened almost 20 years ago, get over it already. bigger tragedies happen around the world more often and with even more victims, most not ever reported on the news, and people don't seem to give a shit. but oh no, this one happened to america, it's more important than others, let's keep bitching about it even two decades later. why not bitch about all those lives your military take in the middle east? 3k is nothing compared to what your war mongering country brings upon others and what you deserve. also there are no terrorist attacks in my country because we MIND OUR OWN BUSINESS, we don't have a cult for violence, we don't sell guns to rebels in another part of the world and we don't invade anyone to bring our "democracy" and "freedom" (aka political propaganda and influence so that we can drain their resources) to anyone. as for other "tragedies", sometimes they happen, but we get on with our lives as we should. your ignorance and arrogance brought that upon you, especially since it was schemed by your own authorities, yet you still persist in the same behavior. americans never learn, and then wonder why the world hates them and these things happen. the world doesn't revolve around you, and 9/11 only really affected the US and the rest of the world has stopped caring already a very long time ago, as should you. I will argue with you no longer, just so you know, all I had to say I already did. that and this is not the video for this conversation.
@@DarkSignal59 hmm. Must be a sad existence having to lug around all that hatred and angst. Reminds of age 15. Well, sir, you just carry on determining one life is not equal to another simply because of the border within the bodies fall. It's quite obvious you have a stark misunderstanding of Americans, made apparent by your massive paragraph which lacked any recognition of my vow to mourn along side you in the event of any tragedy, past, future, or present. Simply put, I was extending a message of peace and oneness, not portraying the United States to be the only important nation.
Side note, I firmly believe the US Government played a key role in 9/11. That doesn't change the fact that American citizens are good, caring people, or that 3,000 lives were lost that day. If that doesn't bother you, you should really take a step back and evaluate your morals.
I'd take it to Chicago n play Midtown madness
That's the first thought I had when I saw this video.
Man that was a great game!
What a classic.
YES. I remember playing with no sound because my pc didn't have a sound card.
Early 2000 having sound device on your PC is a privilege.
Ahh, that game was so nice
Just a heads up the 6speed trans is the same one that’s in the Audi TT Quattro.
This is the kind of car that Doug demuro would want to review
This is like the 7th video you’ve done on this car.... we remember dude
I absolutely love the RSI in every way ! I wish it was on the channel more
I have a silver Beetle RSI identical to yours in Gran Turismo 5 lol, I’ve had it since 2010!
Christmas came early! 2 uploads in a day!!! 😁😁😁
That's badass. Someone should put together a homage using the new beetle. The hardest part would be a widebody kit and the engine.
Well said. Love the rsi. It was one of my favorite cars in gran Turismo video games.
Im glad u finally did a full detailed look at your RSI beetle. I always liked this car. It was how you say "a hidden gem" that many people never knew about.
Always loved the unique rsi beetles since my gran Turismo days as a kid.
Only door panels are carbon fibre, not the door itself
80 grand for a performance car with 220 horsepower. I'm shook
Cam J bruh atleast 500 hp then it’s a performance car this car is a beetle not a performance car
@@hithereperson8137 i bet its fast on track tho
@@hithereperson8137 You have brain damage if you think a car has to have 500HP to be a performance car lmao.
@@ahhh6201 He's not exactly gifted in the thinking department, just humor him.
500hp? Nah a performance car is more than just horsepower
Even though he has talked about the beetle in the past I loved getting a refresher video. Great video!
Great review man.
Very well spoken 👌
This car was so shit in Gran Turismo 3. Could not even win the Beetle race series.
Reaper this car was awesome in gt what you chatting.
You can't take what you learn from a game and apply it to real life but you can take real life and apply it to a game👊
Lmfao......learn how to tune is more like it. But then again didnt you buy it to drive it? So you thought it looked kool? No? In game obv.
This car hauled ass in gt3.
Buddy taught you well btw!Excellent shooting and editing!
HIT IT PEDRO
CarGuysGr the classic LTACY let’s talk about cars yo. “ hit it Pedro”
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@@3asoni 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
Great car Alejandro.... it's super rare I've never gotten a chance to see one in person thanks for the tour of yours
I muted the beginning and listened to chop suey by system of a down. Hand gestures on point.
Grizzlyjds one of my favorite songs
Ale, do a regular car series. Follow it up with a Mitsubishi Evo since you were just in an STi
New sti followed up by the discontinued Evo? Why lol
@@midosabbagh In production or not the Evo is still a hell of a car
@@jesusescobedo3581 there's alot of regular car that are great and in production. Why start a new series with a car that isn't a thing anymore? Doesn't make sense
@@midosabbagh the series wouldn't revolve around the Evo. That beetle is out of production, does that make sense?
@@jesusescobedo3581 I never said it would? Ya the beetle is also 1/150 making it one of the rarest cars in the world and the rarest beetle
I've always wanted a tour of this car, it's so cool
You already made a review of this car i think 🤔
I thought this seemed familiar
Heated seats but no electric windows? Sometimes people's logic when designing and equipping options baffles me.
This would be a perfect sleeper if you boosted it and put standard vw bug panels on it. Would give the sti's a good run for its money.
I love the RSI! It's a great indicator, I have mine set at 30-70 😉
Absolutely love this little car. Keep this one for as long as you can!
Thanks for doing the in depth review Alejandro!! Sick Beetle
Sidney Industries has a RSI too. And ist working on a new one with original WRX Bodykit.
Well done, thorough explanation, and clean simple editing! Great job Alejandro! You earned a like!
It’s always more fun to own something that’s rare. Makes it all the more fun to see it in the garage because you don’t see them on the road.
I like all the reviews of regular cars you’ve been posting lately
The Beetle Repetitive Strain Injury... from rolling down your own windows
Love ur videos. Butttt the VR6 is not a "V6" its an offset straight six engine. Had to do it.
Gordon Byrd That just shows you how much he knows about cars, especially his own.
Yup...
I came to comment the same thing I wasn’t trying to be a dick but a v6 has two cylinder heads a vr6 has one
Audi put v6 on some of the vr6 engine covers. Plus he said vr6 as well in the video before he said v6. Calling it a v6 is an acceptable slip. Vr6 stands for "v-inline 6"
VR6 is technically a V6 with a single head
2 videos 1 day. What a guy
Love these more personal reviews
This exhaust footage from 6:50 is from first video you recorded after buying it..😅
Still love the video, just saying..👮🏻♂️
We got comments back don't ruin it guys 😅😅
Lmao “in typical vw fashion the check engine light is on” I’m dead
Very well done brother!
where did all the horses escape to? 220bhp from 3.2L, that's pretty poor
i would say its normal for the age of the car, I had an Mercedes E320 2003 that had 225hp, my car now has 205hp from a 1.6L :)
knuckles zedawg that isn’t bad. You just don’t know shit about cars
desperation for any content is kicking in
2 videos in 1 day this is sick! As so it the rsi 😍 I would love to drive one looks like so much fun!!
I love it ! Those engines have the best sound
I think the 24 valve VR6 in this car makes more than 220 hp more like 250 .
V10PDTDI 240
This is the first version of the 3.2 VW produced and it only has 221bhp. The later version in the mkiv golf produced 240bhp and the mkv 250bhp.
It’s like the vw version of the Audi TT alms edition (1000 made)
you're kinda right ,but I would much rather have the beetle . It was a development exercise for the brand. They brought Porsche into it to make tweaks the suspension . They made custom parts for ONLY for 251 cars , very expensive parts. Sure the tt is lighter with more power but the beetle is actually special. Also the tt was years later and just a limited trim with some gimmicks.
@@dodecahedron1 I heard flying waffles were rumors. Why do you think that they wouldn't bring their sporty cousins in on it?
I've been waiting too much for this video and I want more of it
The exhaust note on that motor is great.
This is more exotic than an exotic car LOL if that makes sense. LOVE IT!!!
It still looks like a "new beetle" might be cool under the skin, but on the outside...
This was a great video of a hand doing wand movements in front of an RSI Beetle.
Gotta love 2 uploads in one day keep it up
In 2001 only 250 units were built in Germany
Como cuando te gusta tanto un youtuber que ves el mismo video en ingles
Glad to have you back
Great vid, first i was thinking not again the beetle. But damn i loved watching it. Keep it up. 👍🚀
It’s just like a 911...
Litterally nothing like a 911 lol. This is just an overhyped R32 GTI at a ridiculous mark up
That bar is called O.S.B. (oH shit bar )
What movie is that from?
love that thing, congrats on being able to purchase one of your dream cars. my sis had a “turbo-s” of the same year. I would love to swap a vr6 with haldex in one someday.
the rsi cup car was quite a bit more but you did get all that lovely scaffolding and slick tyres
ask @dougdemuro if he wants to review it
Really enjoyed this review and I can tell how special this car is to you.
And your special to me! Lol 🤫
Very cool I learned alot here.. thanks for sharing.
What is this, Alejandro is being productive again ? Nice !
Wow 2 videos, is the world ending?
Clown Car Evolution -
Now - old round thing
2025 - Volkswagen Bug
2040- Jurassic Park Gyrosphere
grew up in a 2001 turbo diesel beetle that my dad still has and it’s the biggest pos I’ve ever been in but this looks like it’s amazing
You gotta post more videos of this car. I’ve been patiently waiting...
I remember this car from gran turismo that's the only place I remember them from
I only remember seeing this as photos in the menus of Midtown Madness.
I wasted five and a half minutes of my life waiting to see what engine was in it to find out it was the lame r32 engine with an earth shattering 220bhp 🙄
Whats your car got?
Darren Vogel M140i
Agreed, for 80 grand it needs boost and 350+ hp.
Joe Bob exactly 👍
When this car came out, that was respectable. We're spoiled now where direct injected NA V6s make 350hp and can be picked up in used cars for $15,000 - $20,000. Still a cool car, though. I've only ever seen them in video games. Never in the wild.
Glad you are back
Whenever I see a beetle I think of a curly haired ginger teacher specifically art teacher with a very extreme personality, I don’t know why it throws that hippy theme at me.
Remember driving this in Project Gotham Racing 2 for the original Xbox.
M3GTR one of my all time favorite games!
It was in the original Project Gotham Racing too
I didn't even know about the car and I'm from german ..what a beauty..
Is the door and seat actually full carbon? And parts are just painted?
I just have to tell you are you related to that actor from the movie girl on the train or whatever the Counselor or Therapist guy
It might be the most expensive Beatle, but guess what? It's still a Beatle!😂🤣
We already saw your explanation on this car. New content please
I’ve only ever seen one of these in person
Hey nice beetle where did you get the silver ac controllers from would love to get it for my wifes beetle as a surprise for her.
If Magnaflow exhaust was installed it would sound AMAZING on a VR6!
S R I had one on my R32 and it was great until someone stole it
Jack Doyle damn that sucks. Never heard of a stolen exhaust before 😳
S R yeah I woke up and when I started it to go to work, it was SUPER loud and I thought to myself, hmmm maybe it vibrated loose. But nope when I looked under my car, it was gone at the downpipe
"One of the biggest deals in the world to everyone." Yea okay buddy 😂
I love it. I wonder how much they go for at the moment...or if the there are any for sale...
I can get you one in Mexico. I know someone who is open for listening to offers.
Great vid bro. Well explained
Yo you should make a video on the Gulf F-150, it would be dope