I owned an old Beetje and the experience is all about the smell of petrol, the noise, the lack of power steering and breaking, and ofcourse the most important:

I owned an old Beetje and the experience is all about the smell of petrol, the noise, the lack of power steering and breaking, and ofcourse the most important: the design. The first versions of the new Beatle didn't match that design more that most Porsches imho. Maybe nostalgia should not be used as a sellout. I mean, the new 'mini' is bigger than my car and a familie can fit inside the new Fiat 500...