What is Volkswagen Beetle?
[[File:1972 Volkswagen Beetle 1.6 Front.jpg|thumb|A Volkswagen Beetle]] The '''Volkswagen Beetle''' is a [[car]] manufactured by the [[Volkswagen]] company. It was designed by [[Ferdinand Porsche|Dr. Ferdinand Porsche]]. When it was introduced, it had gone through over a million miles of testing - more than any other car at the time. The [[Volkswagen#History|history]] of the car is the history of the Volkswagen company - the company was created to make that car. Other than some military vehicles during [[WWII]], it was the only car the company made at first. The car was made from 1949 to 2003, over 23 million of them. For many years, it held the record as the most-sold car ever. It took the record from the [[Model T|Model T Ford]] in 1971, and held it until 2000 when the [[Toyota Corolla]] took it away.<ref>{{cite web|last=New York Times|title=How to Spell Best-Seller|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-06-11/travel/0006110345_1_corolla-chevrolet-prizm-volkswagen-beetle|publisher=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=11 March 2013|archive-date=2013-07-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715081656/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-06-11/travel/0006110345_1_corolla-chevrolet-prizm-volkswagen-beetle|url-status=dead}}</ref> The basic shape and design of the car did not change. It was also powered by an [[engine]] in the rear, had a small trunk up front, and was air-cooled (no [[radiator]]). More recently, the company made the [[Volkswagen New Beetle|New Beetle]], which looked similar, followed by the present-day Beetle from 2012. These are completely different cars however, since they have a water-cooled engine in the front, and are very similar underneath to the [[Volkswagen Golf]]. There are many Volkswagen clubs around the world, the members restore or modify the original air-cooled Volkswagens. [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]] made a series of films about a Beetle called [[Herbie: Fully Loaded|Herbie]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{transport-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:V