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  A great sport coupe for not a lot money - 2017 Volkswagen Beetle
  By D. Rod - July 9 - 12:26 am

  I originally went to the VW dealer to buy a GTI but I didnt like the car. It looks great and the GTI title suggests that its a grand touring car but its more of a track car, not what I was looking for. So, after testing the GTI, I rested my back a little bit (the GTI suspension is rock hard) then tried the Beetle S. And, I loved it. Its a solid sports coupe with the perfect mix of performance and comfort. Also, its quite a good value. These are the key features: an Audi derived turbo charged four cylinder (smooth and powerful), automatic transmission that can be shifted manually, Hankook GT tires (great performance tires with a lot of grip), multilink independent rear suspension, and a radiator grill done NASCAR style (positioned down low). You can get all this for about $21,000. Its hard to find another brand that offers all this at that price point. Bottom line, its a lot of fun to drive. I drove a 2007 VW Rabbit for 10 years and the only maintenance, other than routine, was the replacement of transmission driveshaft boots. So, I think its reasonable to expect this car to be just as reliable. Also, just a final note, VW engineers chose this car to race in Red Bull Global Rallycross in which it won two championships.