Volkswagen took the wraps off the silver and black Beetle R Concept, which looks particularly sharp on its 20-in. “Talladega” wheels. Although just a concept at this point, a sport-tuned model such as this Beetle R—with custom front and rear fascias, plus a tauter suspension and big brakes—would go a long way toward making the new car more masculine, a goal made very clear by VW ever since it revealed the latest Beetle.
Look inside, and you’ll see that the sport seats of the Beetle R concept are upholstered in luxurious Nappa leather, replete with stitched R logos. Far more important is what lies under the hood. There you’ll find a turbocharged and direct-injected 2.0-liter inline-4. VW hasn’t given us the power output of the Beetle R Concept, but it’s worth noting that the all-wheel-drive Golf R has a 266-bhp version of the same engine, while the front-drive Scirocco R puts out 261 bhp. In other words, the new Beetle R, should it ever be built, will have the same performance potential as VW’s other R models.
It’s not known if the Beetle R Concept has front- or all-wheel drive, but we do know that it, like the Golf R and Scirocco R, was built at Volkswagen R GmbH , which is located near Wolfsburg. (more)
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