There’re only a couple more months to go until Volkswagen officially unveils the 2014 Beetle Convertible at the Los Angeles Auto Show, and while it doesn’t take much imagination to figure out what the ...

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Forget what the TV commercials say about the inherent strength of the arch. The radically curvilinear roofline of Volkswagen's New Beetle didn't make any particular sense when it was introduced in ...

ASSOCIATE WEST COAST EDITOR BLAKE Z. RONG: Driving a convertible on Pacific Coast Highway is a bit of a cliché, but I did it anyway. When life hands you a 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible TDI, then ...

There’s still just something special about driving around in a convertible. And the venerable Volkswagen Beetle ragtop rolling in the sunshine is still one of the most iconic images of the last ...

SENIOR MOTORSPORTS EDITOR MAC MORRISON: Quick run in this 2014 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible TDI. Well, quick in terms of time, not necessarily speed. Everything about this VW Beetle is light: Super ...