We recently were given some seat time in Volkswagen's Beetle Dune theory, which turned many VW lovers' heads at the Detroit auto show that was 2014. Drive what's, when it comes to automotive showpieces, a somewhat early thing? even in the event the encounter wasn't unlike seeing foreign animation without subtitles, in that we found ourselves pleasantly surprised--even amused--but mainly confused.

VW calls this type of the Dune the "Beetle Hybrid Theory" on account of it packing the present Jetta hybrid vehicle's powertrain. Complete system output is rated at 170 hp and 184 lb-feet of torque.

The automobile is also our latest look in the Dune bundle that is upcoming. The exceptional front and back fenders continue to be there, along using the same burnt orange/golden paint colour that carries over to the interior trimming as well as its rear spoiler.

Powertrain away, the two of the most noteworthy developments to the Dune in this kind will be the loss of the "Dune" branding in and outside--although this may simply be the case for the hybrid vehicle theory, reappearing in the generation variant--and a big red button-design emergency-cutoff switch alongside the emergency brake in the center console. The cutoff might be the most eccentric element in the already-oddball hybrid vehicle theory, but there it's, in all its "don't hit the shiny, candy-like red button" glory. For the record, it is a safeguard when they are drivable that Volkswagen sets in its concept cars, and we were able to resist.

Think of The Variation as a Bulbous Jetta Hybrid Vehicle
On the street, the style feels like the existing Jetta hybrid vehicle, which makes sense as they share their PQ35 design but also powertrains. We found the Jetta to be a rare interesting-to- when we examined an 2013 version drive hybrid vehicle; the Dune is even more so, if anything. This Beetle feels excited --and faster compared to Jetta. While the Jetta might be somewhat slow to take off from a stop, the Beetle appears to produce its power promptly, with no transmission-established indecision of the Jetta. The regenerative brakes of the Beetle hybrid vehicle feel a little more sorted an advancement on among our largest gripes regarding the Jetta hybrid vehicle. Needless to say, we did not have such a Jetta to compare and contrast.

The orange paint could be offputting to some in a cheesy-surf-film sort of way, but heads are turned by the Beetle Dune undeniably. We went on our journey that was brief, the Dune had people rubbernecking to take it in--it is totally not and simultaneously subtle. The sole hard news we gleaned together with the theory is next February the fact that we have to start to see the Dune reach car dealers.

If It Will Not Be Sold That Way Hybridize the Dune?
That leads us to the Beetle hybrid theory exists. That is all well and good, but we have a living, breathing example with this in the aforementioned Jetta hybrid vehicle, if you'd like and also you can also head out as well as purchase one of those. As mentioned, there are not any plans to release a Beetle hybrid vehicle of all kinds, making this demonstrator that is an extremely unusual really.

In any event, what we are able to say with conviction is this: Piloting the Dune traveling undoubtedly whetted our desire to drive the thing that is real. That is fine, we assume -ins on nostalgia go, the Beetle that is contemporary is probably the ne plus ultra example, and there actually is an allure to the Dune that is tough to define, hybrid or not. All this to say that what's under the hood hardly matters -- they will not or buyers will adore it.

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Volkswagen Beetle Dune hybrid concept