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> It's clear to everyone at the moment that a moderately priced electric beetle would sell like hotcakes. I don’t know anyone among my friends or relatives who

by usaphp 9y ago

> It's clear to everyone at the moment that a moderately priced electric beetle would sell like hotcakes. I don’t know anyone among my friends or relatives who wants/likes beetle. So I don’t think it’s so “clear” as you are saying. They probably have data to backup beetle cancellation

colordrops 9y ago
There is definitely a large subset of the population that would rather drive an electric beetle over other similarly priced vehicles, such as this: https://s.aolcdn.com/commerce/autodata/images/USC70NIC161C021001.jpg https://s.aolcdn.com/commerce/autodata/images/USC70NIC161C02... or this: http://www.chevrolet.com/content/dam/chevrolet/na/us/english/index/vehicles/2018/cars/bolt-ev/colorizer/01-images/2018-boltev-2lz-gaz.jpg?imwidth=1200 http://www.chevrolet.com/content/dam/chevrolet/na/us/english... or this: https://www.futureford.com/assets/stock/colormatched/white/640/cc_2014bmw017a_640/cc_2014bmw017a_640_b85.jpg https://www.futureford.com/assets/stock/colormatched/white/6...
- usaphp 9y ago
  Bmw looks better, those shevy and Nissan cars are for different demographic who don’t really care about styling but more about getting the cheapest thing. Beetle is not of these
  - reassembled 9y ago
    The target demographic for the modern VW Beetle seems to be aging boomers and 30-something hipsters who want something small and economical but appealing to their sense of nostalgia. The emphasis for VW is on the nostalgia factor. The content on their US website attests to this: "The original original", "Shift into overjoy", and a product tie in with Fender guitars. The newer Beetles are basically baseline Golfs with a Beetle shape. Nothing exactly special about them compared to classic Bugs. All of the modern Beetles are front-engine, front-wheel-drive, with the latest having the requisite turbocharged 2.0 liter engine, like every other staid econobox these days.
    - johnchristopher 9y ago
      What about a buffier twingo ?
    - seanmcdirmid 9y ago
      The immediately previous (retro, but not original) beetle design was extremely popular with women. So much so that the current beetle was redesigned to be more appealing to men. I haven’t seen many on the road, so no idea who they are popular with now in practice.
      - autokad 9y ago
        yeah, i remember (early 2ks?) practically every woman had one it felt

by usaphp 9y ago

colordrops 9y ago

There is definitely a large subset of the population that would rather drive an electric beetle over other similarly priced vehicles, such as this: https://s.aolcdn.com/commerce/autodata/images/USC70NIC161C021001.jpg https://s.aolcdn.com/commerce/autodata/images/USC70NIC161C02... or this: http://www.chevrolet.com/content/dam/chevrolet/na/us/english/index/vehicles/2018/cars/bolt-ev/colorizer/01-images/2018-boltev-2lz-gaz.jpg?imwidth=1200 http://www.chevrolet.com/content/dam/chevrolet/na/us/english... or this: https://www.futureford.com/assets/stock/colormatched/white/640/cc_2014bmw017a_640/cc_2014bmw017a_640_b85.jpg https://www.futureford.com/assets/stock/colormatched/white/6...

usaphp 9y ago
Bmw looks better, those shevy and Nissan cars are for different demographic who don’t really care about styling but more about getting the cheapest thing. Beetle is not of these
- reassembled 9y ago
  The target demographic for the modern VW Beetle seems to be aging boomers and 30-something hipsters who want something small and economical but appealing to their sense of nostalgia. The emphasis for VW is on the nostalgia factor. The content on their US website attests to this: "The original original", "Shift into overjoy", and a product tie in with Fender guitars. The newer Beetles are basically baseline Golfs with a Beetle shape. Nothing exactly special about them compared to classic Bugs. All of the modern Beetles are front-engine, front-wheel-drive, with the latest having the requisite turbocharged 2.0 liter engine, like every other staid econobox these days.
  - johnchristopher 9y ago
    What about a buffier twingo ?
  - seanmcdirmid 9y ago
    The immediately previous (retro, but not original) beetle design was extremely popular with women. So much so that the current beetle was redesigned to be more appealing to men. I haven’t seen many on the road, so no idea who they are popular with now in practice.
    - autokad 9y ago
      yeah, i remember (early 2ks?) practically every woman had one it felt