leonpoole

Fair play to VW for doing this.
Wish Ford would do the same with the S1 Escort RS Turbo. I'd be first on the list for one.

VW's iconic hot hatch reborn - Auto Trader UK - News and Reviews Hub

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

Why cant they do a three door !

jeremy

Now if VW/Audi could do this for the Corrado and
UrQ and BMW for the M3 that would be something.

scooby-tc

iTrader: (2)

Maybe Subaru should do it with the classic shape

N1gel 1970

they made a bit of a success with the new beetle, hopefully this be a good one to

bob r

iTrader: (46)

Shame they haven't upped the performance though.

JayPSC

Hate the rear lights, spoils it imo

dpb

looks great

must be light

Gutmann pug

Why would they need to? It was already pretty much perfect.

SimonD

Agreed. That's more than enough power through the front wheels. It'll obviously be heavier than the original but by how much? If they keep it simple and price it competitively I think it would go down well over here.
The "new" Beetle is different altogether just a Golf with no room in the back and dubious styling. It has no relationship with the original in either style or concept.

This looks to be the real thing. Put some period wheels and rear lights on it and you would really have a modern classic.

EddScott

They've been selling the Mk1 in Africa for ages. Hardly new news.

SimonD

Ah well..........................it was news to me. Maybe I should get out more!

leonpoole

Theres always one

Monkeybone

Yup, the Citroen ZX is still sold somewhere too, and the Renault 19 was still available recently somewhere like Argentina And aren't old beetles still made in Mexico or somewhere?

Tidgy

they need to do something to sort out there stupid designers

CrisPDuk

Because they are built in South Africa using a second hand production plant shipped there from the US. The three doors were all built in Germany, and as far as I know those plants were all scrapped or rejigged following the introduction of the Mk2

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

If demand was there I cant imagine it would be that big of a job.

EddScott

Am I missing something? Old models are sold all over the place. There used to be a Mk1 where I live that was on a G or H that was from SA.

The dash was revamped a while back so its really only the few styling additions that makes it anything new.

Always wondered why there were no 3 doors.

dan83590

Yep, South America..

I don't like that golf. It all just looks wrong. I used to have one, great little car with lots of character, all the new style bit and bobs on that don't sit right wi me. I fact I'm thinking of getting another for the missus!

CrisPDuk

I would imagine they would have to remanufacture the panel presses for a start, and they ain't cheap

Besides, can you imagine the embarrassment at board level if the remanufactured real thing started outselling the fugly overweight current model