Tråd: Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet 1.2 TSI første drev gennemgang

Entry-level Beetle cabriolet betydeligt underbyder sin Golf søskende, men det er for skadet til at berettige til alvorlig overvejelse. Dette er ikke vores introduktion til den nye Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet - vi har allerede stikprøven den stor-udbenet kaleche med 138bhp 2. 0-liters turbodiesel motor- men dette er vores første gå med benzin motor (og seks-speed manuel gearkasse) forventes at bevise mest populære med UK købere. Den bekendt 1. 2-liters TSI sidder i bunden af et line-up, som omfatter den fyndig 158bhp 1. 4-liter og inadvisably muskulære 197bhp 2. 0-liters varianter (104bhp 1. 6-liters diesel er også tilgængelig). Som det gør andre steder, den dinkiest benzin enhed leverer 104bhp og i Bille træk er i stand til at vende tilbage så meget som 46. 3mpg mens udsender 142g/km CO2. Der må forlade det efterstillede i kølvandet af mindre dieselmotorer tallene (62. 8mpg og 118g/km), men som dens konsekvent 1500 billigere end olie-brænder og langt mere tiltalende at interagere med 1. 2-liters TSI velsagtens fortjener sin status som loftsbeklædning. Og for dem, der ikke overbevist af biller seneste kostume forandring, dens også nok værd at nævne, at i entry-level trim drop-top undergraver det tilsvarende Golf Cabriolet med næsten 3k. Det kørte vi i den lidt dyrere Design-format, som kommer med Bluetooth, air con, MDI brugergrænseflade og body-farvet streg.

Entry-level Beetle cabriolet significantly undercuts its Golf sibling, but it's too compromised to warrant serious consideration. This is not our introduction to the new Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet - weve already sampled the big-boned soft-top with the 138bhp 2. 0-litre turbodiesel engine - but this is our first go with the petrol motor (and six-speed manual gearbox) expected to prove most popular with UK buyers. The familiar 1. 2-litre TSI sits at the base of a line-up which includes the punchy 158bhp 1. 4-litre and inadvisably muscular 197bhp 2. 0-litre variants (the 104bhp 1. 6-litre diesel is also available). As it does elsewhere, the dinkiest petrol unit delivers 104bhp and in Beetle drag is capable of returning as much as 46. 3mpg while emitting 142g/km CO2. That may leave it trailing in the wake of the smaller diesel engines figures (62. 8mpg and 118g/km) but as its consistently 1500 cheaper than the oil burner and far more appealing to interact with, the 1. 2-litre TSI arguably deserves its headliner status. And for those unconvinced by the Beetles latest costume change, its also probably worth mentioning that in entry-level trim the drop-top undercuts the equivalent Golf Cabriolet by almost 3k. We drove it in the slightly more expensive Design format which comes with Bluetooth, air con, MDI interface and the body-coloured dash.