2014 Volkswagen Beetle R-Line Turbo First Drive

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ค. 2024
  • We test the 2014 Volkswagen R-Line Beetle Turbo with six-speed manual on the windy mountain roads of Arizona's Apache Trail.
    See also 2016 Volkswagen Beetle R-Line Convertible Test Drive: • 2016 Volkswagen Beetle...
    See also 2015 VW Beetle Convertible Test Drive: • 2015 Volkswagen Beetle...
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  • @stephanie4229
    @stephanie4229 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    my first car is this one im 24.. picking it up from my Dad tomorrow! It's red!

  • @ejsgarage
    @ejsgarage 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Thank you for the review! I drove & owned the 2005 C6 Corvette & 2014 Chevy SS then I bought my wife 2013 VW Beetle Turbo! OMG, this little guy can launch faster from a standstill than my 2014 Chevy SS that has 425 horse power! I got rid of the SS & I am planning to buy an R line!

  • @FahimibnDawud
    @FahimibnDawud 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We got my wife the 2015 R-line Beetle convertible and I have a 2014 GTI Wolfsburg Edition, and I can say this.. that Beetle is just as fun to drive as the GTI!! The main difference for me.. the Beetle is a 6-speed manual and the GTI is Tiptronic auto with paddle shifters. So it is 2 different driving experiences..

  • @rodbrown8306
    @rodbrown8306 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It looks great, more like a Porsche than some Porsche's.

  • @ShawnSlatteryphoto
    @ShawnSlatteryphoto 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I drove one when it came out and now a couple of years later I got one. Best car for the $ or maybe most fun!

  • @chrsn
    @chrsn 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very good review of the R-Line

  • @CeeStyleDj
    @CeeStyleDj 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The interior is impressive. Looks like a high end luxo car interior.

  • @sonjajackson3217
    @sonjajackson3217 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Omg I love my 2014 volkswagen beetle

  • @ojdidit84
    @ojdidit84 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How could you not like the sound of the 5cyl? I'd take that engine note over the 4cyl any day. I almost like it more than my VR6. VW 4cyl's do sound good but it definitely doesn't beat the sound of that 5cyl. It's still silly that they piped the 5cyl sound into the cabin of a 2.0 4cyl though.

  • @evang3943
    @evang3943 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I had a '74 Beetle when I was in high school [old even in the '90s]. I like these newer Beetles quite a bit--look especially cool with the 19" wheels. I test drove one and enjoyed the engine and handling and loved the Fender sound. So much more character overall than Golf and Jetta BUT a few things bother me about the Beetle. Extra gauge cluster on dash of 2.0 Turbo models seems silly and compromises your view. Beetle Turbo doesn't have config where you can get auto climate with 6MT. [I've had auto climate for 11+ years.] Lack of power seats.

  • @joebuczkowski8605
    @joebuczkowski8605 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    🤠🌵🏜️I like the body style!

  • @JeremieFromScience
    @JeremieFromScience 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome...thanx! =)

  • @tremorelano
    @tremorelano 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    0:19 "beetle has been known for a past decade or so.." really?? ..my dad even had a '71..officially, it's been FIVE decades!! =)

    • @TestDrivenTV
      @TestDrivenTV  8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +tremorelano The host was referring to the last generation New Beetle in context to its image with regard to teenage girls and sprinkles, not the Beetle in large. And in the context of the entire lineage of Beetles it has been nearly 8 decades as the Beetle began production in 1938, not 5.

    • @FurkanCemTurfanda
      @FurkanCemTurfanda 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Way to take a sentence out of context. He was referring to the "New Beetle"

  • @flyingphoenix113
    @flyingphoenix113 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    5 cylinders are awesome! Volvo 850! Volvo s40 btcc! Audi Quattro! Come on, man!

  • @kimberlynorton
    @kimberlynorton 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I am not in the car market but maybe in a couple of years. I want a car with character, that's why I am looking at the beetle or mini hardtop.
    That Nissan is probably fast but does not have the character I am looking for.

    • @jeffrickels2088
      @jeffrickels2088 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kimberly, look at the Beetle Convertible. We have a 2013 one and love it!

    • @kimberlynorton
      @kimberlynorton 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      The last person I spoke with had a bettle with all sirts of problems. Thanks fir the advice though.

    • @jeffrickels2088
      @jeffrickels2088 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kimberly Norton I do believe there were some transmission issues with the older "new beetle". We've only had ours for a year but have had zero issues thus far.

  • @jerryjohanan1940
    @jerryjohanan1940 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My first car was a 67 bug that I got in 76. 1976 not 1776😂

  • @CeeStyleDj
    @CeeStyleDj 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    all three of your quibbles with this beetle were deal breakers for me so I'm glad I watched this. I hate when manufacturers think they know what's right for their consumers who are purchasing these. Let the consumers decide.

    • @bigmacdaddy1234
      @bigmacdaddy1234 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Um no. The consumer is too stupid to decide.

    • @CeeStyleDj
      @CeeStyleDj 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bigmacdaddy1234 Not This consumer.

    • @bigmacdaddy1234
      @bigmacdaddy1234 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@CeeStyleDj Then that leaves everybody else. Lucky you.

    • @CeeStyleDj
      @CeeStyleDj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bigmacdaddy1234 Come on man..... Lol

  • @maskedsoul218
    @maskedsoul218 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    does it have 4motion?

  • @jasondavis1453
    @jasondavis1453 ปีที่แล้ว

    The r-line shouldn't by fuel economy biased.

  • @kimberlynorton
    @kimberlynorton 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Too bad the reviewer did not compare it to the Mini Cooper.

  • @eyestungdustnblind
    @eyestungdustnblind 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    NO TRACTION CONTROL SHUT OFF ? MIGHT AS WELL DRIVE IT INTO A WALL.

  • @milickristijan
    @milickristijan 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    yeeeehaaa!!!!

  • @thomaswheeler8506
    @thomaswheeler8506 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    i drive a dark blue 2001 turbo beetle

  • @okwhatever2995
    @okwhatever2995 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is it even good to have a black car in Arizona? I’d want tented windows

  • @uhugvjkbkjh
    @uhugvjkbkjh 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    just 210 HP?

    • @CeeStyleDj
      @CeeStyleDj 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Most people agree that VW probably underates thier engines.

    • @jerryjohanan1940
      @jerryjohanan1940 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I had a 1967 but and it had a 1200. At 35 hp

  • @gijoemolinaro
    @gijoemolinaro 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Real beatles ARE rear wheel drive this thing is just a vw re modelled golf same underneath different lid ...it doesn't pay for vw to make a separate chasis ...business as usual ...

    • @SlipknotMaggot0526
      @SlipknotMaggot0526 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Maybe beatles are, but I don't know if that's true about Beetles...

  • @eyestungdustnblind
    @eyestungdustnblind 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    UGLY ASS CAR AND I'M A NEW BEETLE OWNER THAT COULD EASILY KICK ASS ON THIS "R"

    • @knightridder2002
      @knightridder2002 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      I had a 2002 new beetle sport 1.8T 5 speed manual modified with APR stage two tune and full exhaust and air intake on it and all though it would win in a drag race I don't think it would win by much do to the simple fact that the 2012 just lays down what power it has beater then the old new beetle did. I also and auto cross which I do a lot. The 2012 beetle turbo just out classes the new beetle in every way other then you can not turn off the TCS in 2012 beetle like you could in the new beetle. I now own a 2013 turbo beetle my self I rather have the looks of the 2012 beetle over new beetle although I do miss my 2002 new beetle.
      p.s don't get me wrong I loved my 2002 new beetle I wish I still had it with the 2013 beetle so I could fined out witch one is quicker in a strait line but I do know the 2013 is quicker in the auto cross.

    • @eyestungdustnblind
      @eyestungdustnblind 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have a 2001 new beetle 1.8t k03s turbo ,running 25 psi .engine is stock . forced cold air intake ,custom venting in lower front bumper ,tri tube intake.3 inch exhaust giac x plus software and many other mods , 235 hp.
      The car is quick and has a better power to weight ratio , ,But I get it with the better tech of the new car ....I would have loved to see a mid engine beetle with all wheel drive...and about 300 hp .

  • @MrHoplu
    @MrHoplu 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Real Beetles are rear wheel drived......

    • @fitzpatrickgf
      @fitzpatrickgf 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree! All real VW models should still be rear-wheel drive. VW is dead and they refuse to listen to the true customers who purchased those great models in the past. They base their survey from possible future customers who never owned a VW, but would consider switching if VW's had the same features a Honda or Toyota has. VW will go out of business before the day we see them with a full line-up of rear wheel drive models.

    • @jeffrickels2088
      @jeffrickels2088 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ***** Do you realize that VW is close to being the number 1 manufacturer in the world? GM & Toyota trade it back and forth right now but VW is very close behind.

  • @dimensioncx4395
    @dimensioncx4395 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I don't think it's okay to transition from a teenage girl driving that car to get yogurt with sprinkles to a grown man driving that car to go get fit in the gym.

  • @rafael502
    @rafael502 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is it possible to disable that auto-throttle bullshit?

  • @hawkermustang
    @hawkermustang 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Its still not built 4 men.

  • @chek1n
    @chek1n 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    VW can never erase the teenage girl picture from the name of the beetle. the only manly car they have is really the GTI