With this amount of power, the New Beetle has the capability of getting out of its own way, and can actually climb hills without sputtering near the top. The Beetle has the ability to accelerate and reach decent speeds. In fact, the New Beetle cruised comfortable at 70 mph and I had to be careful to be sure I didn't make any donations to local traffic funds. Seats in both cars were comfortable and reasonably dished for some side support. Both cars were two-doors, except the rear seat of the New Beetle offers much more legroom than the rear seat of the Old Beetle did.
Passengers can ride back there without feeling cramped or uncomfortable.
In the Old Beetle you sat close to the windshield. Based on modern philosophy, it was dangerous. You could touch the windshield from your seat. It seems to go on forever. There was a joke when I bought my Super Beetle that the dash wasn't deep enough to put a plastic Jesus on it.