Iħjut Volkswagen Ħanle Cabriolet 1.2 TSI l-ewwel drive reviżjoni

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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.