VW Beetle bookings open!!

mikem · 20th November 2009, 14:47

Just received this mail from the VW dealer "DD Autoworld" in Delhi.
Beetle is open for booking. Booking Amount is Rs. 2 Lacs.
The new Touareg and Beetle colour cards are attached below.

Whats your favourite colour??

Edit: Just spoke to DD, they are quoting Rs. 20/- Lacs ex-showroom Delhi!!

Link to the official launch and pictures here

hiren959 · 20th November 2009, 14:50

Yes, VW is gonna launch the Beetel @ Rs. 20lacs on 4th Dec and Polo in January 2010 starting from Rs. 4.5lacs.

beejay · 20th November 2009, 14:52

Whats the price like?

Salsa Red or Sun Flower yellow on the bug. Anthracite Metallic or the white on the Touareq. Looks like these would be my fav colours.

Thanks Hiren. Me thinks the Beetle still should be able to find some buyers

esteem_lover · 20th November 2009, 14:55

20 Lakhs for a car that was the Nano of Europe ? :shocked:

deepakhon · 20th November 2009, 15:05

Gosh! My 18th birthday is long gone... I am pretty much double that age now.

vkochar · 20th November 2009, 15:12

20 lacs is way too expensive and I think they will have a tough time selling the beetles. But I do not think they really care.

It is the Polo which is the main car here - 4.5 lacs is a good price to start. I hope they keep the top specced diesel variant at around 6 - 6.5 lacs ex showroom.

arun1100 · 20th November 2009, 15:12

Some are getting the name of the car wrong. Its Beetle and not Beetel.

basilmabraham · 20th November 2009, 15:19

I disagree when someone says the beetle is the nano of Europe. its not a low cost car, but a full fledged car, albeit small.

The basic beetle with the smallest petrol engine with no extra frills costs €17,300 in Germany (12 lakhs INR) as per VW website. So I think 20 Lakhs is justifiable for a complete export. Is it economically feasible in India, being a small car, is questionable. It would be considered in the range of the FIAT 500, than a common mans small car.

Please also find attached the prices for various model variants for the beetle. Its questionable what all version would be available in India. any clues?

tsk1979 · 20th November 2009, 15:24

Wasn't this the people's car?
At 20L, few people will be owning this one!

EssYouWe · 20th November 2009, 15:27

The Touareg should be fun to drive with all the torque on tap.

Fiat 500 at 14-15 lacs with a 1.3 MJD and a Beetle at 20 with a 2.0 litre Petrol.

The Spare wheel for the Touareg is a 195/75 R 18, while it is otherwise shod with 255/55 R 18s. The difference comes out to be slightly more than acceptable IMO.

What do you guys think?

canonball · 20th November 2009, 15:27

Polo diesel coming with auto option?

YVES · 20th November 2009, 15:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by vkochar

It is the Polo which is the main car here - 4.5 lacs is a good price to start. I hope they keep the top specced diesel variant at around 6 - 6.5 lacs ex showroom.

will be a min 7.5 lac plus for the mid variant.
entry for diesel similar to swift vxi should be around 5 lac plus

Ajay_J · 20th November 2009, 17:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by esteem_lover

20 Lakhs for a car that was the Nano of Europe ? :shocked:

It seems they are asking customers to pay for the advt they did in TOI.

diffsoft · 20th November 2009, 17:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ajay_J

It seems they are asking customers to pay for the advt they did in TOI.

End of the day customers pay for everything! Maybe they want Beetle customers to pay to subsidize Polo. But it was always known that Beetle would be a CBU and hence add a zero or two in the end to costs.

Imagine - the cost of spares your may buy you another Nano

Sahil · 20th November 2009, 17:09

Whats the touareg pricing like?

20th November 2009, 14:50	#2
hiren959 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 344 Thanked: 63 Times	Yes, VW is gonna launch the Beetel @ Rs. 20lacs on 4th Dec and Polo in January 2010 starting from Rs. 4.5lacs. Last edited by hiren959 : 20th November 2009 at 14:52.
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beejay Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Nilgiris Posts: 1,963 Thanked: 204 Times View My Garage	Whats the price like? Salsa Red or Sun Flower yellow on the bug. Anthracite Metallic or the white on the Touareq. Looks like these would be my fav colours. Thanks Hiren. Me thinks the Beetle still should be able to find some buyers Last edited by beejay : 20th November 2009 at 15:07. Reason: Thanks>>>.
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esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	20 Lakhs for a car that was the Nano of Europe ? :shocked:
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deepakhon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,441 Thanked: 65 Times	Gosh! My 18th birthday is long gone... I am pretty much double that age now.
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vkochar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Delhi / Agra / London Posts: 2,146 Thanked: 819 Times View My Garage	20 lacs is way too expensive and I think they will have a tough time selling the beetles. But I do not think they really care. It is the Polo which is the main car here - 4.5 lacs is a good price to start. I hope they keep the top specced diesel variant at around 6 - 6.5 lacs ex showroom.
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arun1100 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,087 Thanked: 5,577 Times View My Garage	Some are getting the name of the car wrong. Its Beetle and not Beetel.
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basilmabraham BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sydney/Cochin Posts: 772 Thanked: 76 Times View My Garage	I disagree when someone says the beetle is the nano of Europe. its not a low cost car, but a full fledged car, albeit small. The basic beetle with the smallest petrol engine with no extra frills costs €17,300 in Germany (12 lakhs INR) as per VW website. So I think 20 Lakhs is justifiable for a complete export. Is it economically feasible in India, being a small car, is questionable. It would be considered in the range of the FIAT 500, than a common mans small car. Please also find attached the prices for various model variants for the beetle. Its questionable what all version would be available in India. any clues? Attached Thumbnails Last edited by basilmabraham : 20th November 2009 at 15:27.
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tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	Wasn't this the people's car? At 20L, few people will be owning this one!
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EssYouWe Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lucknow Posts: 1,391 Thanked: 18 Times	The Touareg should be fun to drive with all the torque on tap. Fiat 500 at 14-15 lacs with a 1.3 MJD and a Beetle at 20 with a 2.0 litre Petrol. The Spare wheel for the Touareg is a 195/75 R 18, while it is otherwise shod with 255/55 R 18s. The difference comes out to be slightly more than acceptable IMO. What do you guys think?
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