It's not exactly convertible season anymore. With those darned cold fronts and low pressure systems moving in sunny days are seldom felt. But, the week that I tested the New Beetle Convertible Turbo, ...

GRITZINGER: It might be the first out of the starting gate, but by summer the convertible comparisons will be inevitable: PT Cruiser, Mini or this. Some early conclusions. The PT is the most ...

The bulbous silver Beetle with black ragtop is a head turner, no doubt about it. And once you begin driving the car, it's even harder not to like. Unfortunately, spring in Cleveland does not afford ...

Forget what the TV commercials say about the inherent strength of the arch. The radically curvilinear roofline of Volkswagen's New Beetle didn't make any particular sense when it was introduced in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover luxury automotive, motorcycles and related topics. This article is more than 10 years old. I have to confess that I have a ...

The comparison to that hot hatch might seem a bit unfair for what looks like a sun-loving, droptop cruiser meant for the boulevards of Southern California, but it wasn't as much of a stretch as you ...