[DOC] [TLE] Review: VW's New Beetle Dune Is A Worthwhile Distraction [PAR] Jul 4, 2016 ... The 2016 VW Beetle Dune is sweet and good-natured, but too late to ... 500,000 
U.S. customers who have emissions-cheating diesel cars. ... VW tried to make it 
more butch somehow with the 2012 redesign, but that didn't really work, either. ... 
I know, a base Golf GTI is way sharper to drive and isn't even... [DOC] [TLE] Volkswagen Golf History - Edmunds.com [PAR] The Golf debuted during 1974 in Europe but didn't make it to the U.S. as the 
Rabbit ... While it was clearly intended as a successor to the Beetle, it wasn't VW's 
first .... The GTI engine had the same displacement and layout, but had a slightly 
.... convertible in every way (with the exception of the goofy 'Cabrio' name itself)." 
But... [DOC] [TLE] New VW 'Bug' Looking for American love - Business - The Driver ... [PAR] Aug 16, 2011 ... In the U.S., meanwhile, the New Beetle developed a strong but short-lived cult. ... 
the replacement coupe caught on fast  but burned out just as quickly. ... At one 
point the car didn't even have a name (it was marketed as simply the ... American 
motorists are often described as fixed in their ways and... [DOC] [TLE] Is VW Ready To Retake America? - Autoblog [PAR] Aug 12, 2010 ... AOL Autos looks at the strategy of volkswagen in America. ... The new 2011 Jetta 
is critical to Winterorn's sales targets for the U.S., which can be .... The original 
Volkswagen Beetle, as well as the off-shoot vehicles like the ... only changed the 
way companies advertised cars, but it changed the way Madison... [DOC] [TLE] From People's Car to New Beetle: The Transatlantic Journeys ... - JStor [PAR] The Volkswagen Beetle's American journey points to an important aspect of 
postwar ... as passive recipients of American cultural tastes but instead actively 
reshaped many ..... At the same time, American travelers were impressed by West 
Ger- .... American drivers attributed to the Volkswagen that paved the way for the. [DOC] [TLE] Volkswagen Beetle History [PAR] still in production in Brazil, with the same basic characteristics of the first ... 
remained a top seller in the US, even as rear-wheel drive conventional 
subcompacts ... later known as the Type 1, but became more commonly known 
as the Beetle after ..... car even discovered a way to circumvent United States 
safety regulations by... [DOC] [TLE] Curbside Classic: 1975 VW Golf Mk1/Rabbit  The Most Influential ... [PAR] Jul 11, 2013 ... But VW knew it would some day have to replace its cash cow, but it was ... 
Despite VW's great concern that the Golf wouldn't really catch on and truly ... it for 
years still), the Golf is in every way as iconic and influential as the Beetle. ... share 
of their profits from the US, the same was true for VW in the sixties. [DOC] [TLE] The Best Visual Volkswagen Beetle History - Scribd [PAR] The Beetle car was the benchmark for both generations of American compact 
cars such as the Chevrolet Corvair, and subcompact cars such as the Ford Pinto
... [DOC] [TLE] Bye, Bye Beetle | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [PAR] Aug 1, 2003 ... The last Volkswagen Beetle has rolled off the assembly line, ending 58 years in 
production. ... Production of the subcompact car that conquered the world 
stopped ... the model that, to most eyes, is its natural successor -- the New Beetle. 
... right under our noses -- and it caught us almost completely off guard... [DOC] [TLE] Ford Pinto - Wikipedia [PAR] Successor, Ford Escort. The Ford Pinto is a front-engine, rear-drive subcompact 
car manufactured and marketed by ... American automakers had first countered 
imports such as the Volkswagen Beetle with compact cars including the Ford 
Falcon, Chevrolet Corvair and Plymouth Valiant, although these cars featured... [DOC] [TLE] Economy car - Wikipedia [PAR] An economy car is an automobile that is designed for low cost purchase and 
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Question: In the U.S. this subcompact was Volkswagen's successor to the Beetle, but it didn't catch on the same way
Answer: Rabbit