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It is the third-best-selling car of all time after the Ford Model T and VW Beetle. [ citation needed ] Its production run of 43 years also makes it one of the longest-produced cars of all time. It has developed a strong cult following , and is a recognizable cultural icon of Russia and the Soviet Union , and is still a common sight in both ...
The Volkswagen Beetle, officially the Volkswagen Type 1, [a] is a small family car produced by the German company Volkswagen from 1938 to 2003. [ b ] One of the most iconic cars in automotive history, the Beetle is noted for its distinctive shape.
The Volkswagen New Beetle is a compact car introduced by Volkswagen in 1997, drawing heavy inspiration from the exterior design of the original Beetle. Unlike the original Beetle, the New Beetle has its engine in the front, driving the front wheels , with luggage storage in the rear.
But in Mexico, where the last Beetle rolled off the production line at Volkswagen’s flagship factory in Puebla in 2003, the plucky car lives on. The VW Beetle evokes memories of years gone by ...
vw-m.de. Volkswagen AG. April 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011 "SDI 55-5 - technical data". vw-m.de. Volkswagen AG. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011 "SDI 75-5 - technical data". vw-m.de. Volkswagen AG. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011
The Volkswagen air-cooled engine is an air-cooled, gasoline-fuelled, boxer engine with four horizontally opposed cast-iron cylinders, cast aluminum alloy cylinder heads and pistons, magnesium-alloy crankcase, and forged steel crankshaft and connecting rods.
The Volkswagen Type 14A (commonly known as the Hebmüller Cabriolet) is a convertible Volkswagen Type 1 produced by German coachbuilder Hebmüller and Sohn after the Second World War. With the German economy destroyed, and severe limits on industrial production imposed by the Allies ' Morgenthau Plan , the Wuppertal -based firm, like most ...
[18] [19] [20] The purpose of the company was to manufacture the Volkswagen car, originally referred to as the Porsche Type 60, then the Volkswagen Type 1, and commonly called the Volkswagen Beetle. [21] This vehicle was designed by Ferdinand Porsche's consulting firm, and the company was backed by the support of Adolf Hitler. [22]