- The 2012 Volkswagen Black Turbo Launch Edition Beetle is the first redesigned Beetle model available for pre-order. Customers pay a $495 reservation fee that goes toward the purchase of the car.
- It is based on the turbocharged Beetle 2.0L TSI and starts at $25,720, including a $770 destination charge.
- Just 600 Black Turbo Launch Edition models will be sold.
HERNDON, Virginia — The 2012 Volkswagen Black Turbo Launch Edition Beetle is the first redesigned Beetle model available for pre-order. Customers pay a $495 reservation fee that goes toward the purchase of the car.
The special model can be ordered online. Customers enter their zip code, select a dealer and confirm billing information. Volkswagen said it is using computer software from Amazon to speed the buying process.
The Black Turbo Launch Edition is based on the turbocharged 200-horsepower Beetle 2.0L TSI and starts at $25,720, including a $770 destination charge. Just 600 Black Turbo Launch Edition models will be sold.
Standard features on the special model include Bluetooth, iPod connectivity, three-color ambient lighting, larger brakes with red calipers, an additional glovebox, sport cloth seats, 18-inch alloy wheels, a rear spoiler, foglights and alloy pedals.
The 2012 Volkswagen Beetle 2.5L will be available this fall starting at $19,765, including shipping.
Inside Line says: The race to get into the first 2012 Beetle is on.
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pecci says:
10:45 PM, 06/13/2011
I like it, but I would never buy, sight unseen. I am worried that VW has cut back on interior materials, as they did with the new Jetta.
dgs4 says:
10:31 PM, 06/13/2011
That's the best looking Beetle I've seen yet from the company. Or maybe I should say, that's the first Beetle I wouldn't be embarrassed to be seen in as a man. Since I don't buy German automobiles it won't ever happen anyway, but still, not a bad looking redesign of a total chick car in it's previous form.
tdiluv says:
04:45 PM, 06/13/2011
BEETLES at over 20k $$$$.........NUTS !
mkboyardee says:
01:07 PM, 06/13/2011
@ed124c, Not everyone wants a sunroof as standard equipment. It adds a whole bunch of weight, and puts in the worst place possible, as high as it can get. It would be slower, brake farther, and handle worse than one without a sunroof.
And, it's still a good price for what you get.
wjtinatl says:
12:42 PM, 06/13/2011
No matte Black? Doesn't VW know people will pay 5 grand for paint that looks like their BBQ grill? They should call BMW for marketing advice.
manglord says:
11:54 AM, 06/13/2011
Does this have all the performance goodies of the GTI like the XDS, same size brakes and other performance suspension bits? Is it an independent rear or twist beam?
ed124c says:
10:38 AM, 06/13/2011
If the Black Turbo doesn't include a sunroof at that price, then it is overpriced.
k55 says:
09:01 AM, 06/13/2011
I hear the interior is much improved too........but I would really need to love it to get it over a cheaper GTI
greenpony says:
08:53 AM, 06/13/2011
The differences are subtle, yes, but it looks pretty damn good to my masculine eyes.
blackdynamite0 says:
08:39 AM, 06/13/2011
A desperate attempt to turn a chick car butch
Close your eyes and you'll swear you're in......a black Beetle!
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