Volkswagen is on the way to the electric age at full speed.
The group could possibly also revive an icon.
This makes for biting ridicule on the internet.
Volkswagen
plans to invest around 75 billion euros in the electrification and digitization of its fleet in the coming years.
Among the numerous new models, a
cult car
could also
celebrate its comeback.
But in the social networks, the considerations cause biting
ridicule
for many
.
Update from November 11, 10:54 a.m.
- The prospect of a possible comeback of the
VW
Beetle as a pure electric car is causing biting ridicule in social networks.
“Please don't”, begs one user, “No one needs it, not as a combustion engine, not as an electric”, judges another.
Many others see it similarly.
“The Beetle / Beetle was cute, never practical,” it says on Facebook.
The design also takes some getting used to: "The shape is from the day before yesterday".
"It looks like a dreamy baby princess," write users on Facebook.
In addition, many are wondering why the group should even think about a new edition despite the moderate sales of the predecessor model, which was discontinued in 2019.
The Beetle was an “overpriced
kissing ball
with moderate sales,” it says on Merkur.de.
In the case of a new edition, the target group would be “only the rich eco-friendly, affluent bourgeoisie”.
In any case, the
model policy of
the group
causes
biting ridicule.
"Finally.
I was worried that
VW
wouldn't make a
fool of
itself ”.
“Exactly, the Passat is to be crushed and the Beetle is to be brought back.
Absolutely illogical, ”commented another.
Volkswagen
wants to remove the Passat sedan from the range.
The popular
VW
Passat Variant should continue to exist.
According to a report by Autobild,
Volkswagen
could
possibly revive the cult car, which was retired in 2019.
Thereafter, the Beetle could celebrate its comeback in 2023 as a pure electric car based on the modular electrification kit (MEB), speculates the portal.
Will the cult VW car soon make its comeback as an e-car?
There are already sketches
First report from December 7th, 10:28 am
- July 10th, 2019 was
a sad day
for fans of the
Beetle
.
The
last Beetle rolled off the assembly line at the
VW
* plant in Puebla, Mexico.
To say goodbye, the employees stood in line in T-shirts with the words “Gracias, Beetle”, there was confetti and a mariachi band sang the classic Cielito Lindo, “Canta, no llores” (Sing, don't cry).
“With the Volkswagen Beetle”, the company wrote somewhat sadly at the end of the cult car, “
Volkswagen
de México
is closing
a very important and successful chapter in its history”.
Although there are no plans to replace the Beetle, it was said at the farewell.
But the then governor of the group for the region kept the door a little open to be on the safe side: "Never say never," said the then head of
Volkswagen
Group of America,
Hinrich J. Woebcken,
in July 2019 as a precaution.
Now the group could possibly revive its cuddly mobile - as a Stromer.
At least that's
what Auto Bild
speculates about
.
After that, VW could launch the Beetle based on the modular electrification kit (MEB).
VW: chief designer with sketches for the E-Beetle
Corresponding sketches have been around for a long time.
The British industry website Autocar had already published corresponding sketches by the then chief designer of the
VW
core brand
,
Klaus Bischoff
, in
2018
.
Bischoff has been responsible for the design language of the entire
VW
group
since the beginning of April
.
Instead of a two-door model, Bischoff saw a possible new edition of the icon in his study as a four-door model - with larger wheels, but with a slightly longer exterior and rear-wheel drive like the legendary
VW
Beetle
.
When it
comes to
technology, the engineers could
fall
back
on the
ID.3
platform
.
The E-Golf, with which CEO
Herbert Diess
drove to Lake Garda in August, is available with 150 or 204 hp drive power.
The corresponding range would be 330 and 550 kilometers, depending on the version.
VW: So far no decision to build an E-Beetle
The decision about a possible start of series production is “of course still open,” emphasizes the newspaper.
Before 2022, however, a possible
VW
ID.Beetle
would
hardly roll
off the assembly
line, they say.
In the group's portfolio there would be room for the successor to the group icon.
In addition to the
ID.3
,
which has been available since September, and its SUV brother
ID.4
, which is due to come onto the market at the turn of the year, the group is now also planning a Stromer in the Polo class *.
With the
ID.Buzz
, there will be an electric version of the popular
VW
Bullis
from 2022
.
"An E-Beetle would be a logical step," writes the portal.
The
Volkswagen
Supervisory Board only gave the
green light for medium-term planning in
mid-November
. According to this, the Wolfsburg-based company intends to invest a total of 150 billion euros by 2025, around half of which should go into e-mobility and digitization.
* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen Digital editorial network.