| You knew it was coming, and now it's back. I'm talking | | | | car and the new look could be instrumental in changing |
| about the next generation Volkswagen Beetle, a | | | | my mind. |
| model that I was hoping would go completely extinct. | | | | Some new surface detailing is supposed to be another |
| But this thing keeps turning up like a bad penny, and I | | | | important extra feature. It will certainly break up the |
| can't help but wonder why VW continues to mar the | | | | boring, plain expanses of pure sheet metal that lay like |
| rest of its lineup with this insect-looking eyesore. Okay, | | | | plains on the surface of the vehicle. For Downers |
| so it seems like I have some strong feelings against | | | | Grove new Volkswagen Beetle dealers, these little |
| this car, but I'm beginning to come around – and I'll tell | | | | extras could be the difference between adding me as |
| you why a little later. I'm expecting I might end up | | | | a customer (or at least a proponent) and keeping me |
| visiting a Downers Grove Volkswagen dealer in my | | | | in my own little alienated corner. In the end, I know that |
| near future, if not to buy then just to give the new | | | | the changes won't be significant enough for me to buy |
| Beetle a test-drive and find out for myself. | | | | my own Beetle – but, at least I won't have to |
| Now, I'm a huge fan of Volkswagen, especially as of | | | | shudder a little bit every time one comes by. Seriously, I |
| late. The manufacturer seems to be piling innovation on | | | | think they may have developed the "Bug Slug" game |
| top of innovation, kicking some serious tail in the realm | | | | to cause enough pain to get your mind off of the pain |
| of fuel efficiency, something that Downers Grove new | | | | of seeing one of those things on the road. Ask a |
| Volkswagen Beetle dealers will tell you has always | | | | Downers Grove Volkswagen owner if you want an |
| been the brand's forte. The brand has been piling | | | | insider perspective. |
| awards on top of awards and selling cars like hot | | | | Another big part of the new Beetle launch will |
| cakes. My positive outlook for the new Beetle stems | | | | (hopefully) be the improved interior, which VW claims |
| from some minor design changes that I hope turn out | | | | will be a part of the new car. That won't be enough to |
| to be more major than they have been advertised. | | | | make believers out of people like you and me, but it |
| Reports claim that the roundness (for lack of a better | | | | would be nice to know that I'll have a little legroom |
| term) is still intact, and the fat fender is still the usual | | | | when I visit my Downers Grove Volkswagen new |
| feature. What is exciting for Downers Grove | | | | Beetle dealership to give the car a test-drive. We're |
| Volkswagen drivers like myself is the fact that the | | | | also hoping to see the Jetta's 2.5-liter inline five-cylinder |
| roofline will be less arched. I really, really think that the | | | | engine and a possible hybrid option as engine choices. |
| arched roofline was the most obnoxious part of the | | | | |