A Beetle is a simple machine, originally designed to carry 4 adults at 62 mph. It was never meant to be as successful as it turned out to be! Volkswagen announced that it will end the production of this iconic car in 2019, here is tribute to the legendary car! The Lifestyle Journalist team tracks its life, including all the upheavels that this ‘Bug’ went through.
On September 13, 2018, Volkswagen of Germany announced that it will discontinue its ‘Beetle’ line of cars, the first of which had been made in 1938. Ironically, the conceptualisation of this much-loved icon was steered by one of the world’s most hated men- Adolf Hitler. He wanted the Beetle to do for personal transport in Germany what the Ford Model T had done in the US.
A car that defied the odds
The car was initially known as Kafer; the German word for ‘beetle’ from which the popular English nickname originates. A spine chassis that links the front to the rear axle and a separate body shell that is bolted down on top. In the rear is a flat 4 air-cooled engine, which powers the rear wheels. Its peculiar styling, underpowered motor, rough ride and high noise might have turned it into a failure, but history shows that 80 years down the line Beetle ends its illustrations journey as an icon.
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