Volkswagen Beetle (Type 1)
Germany · sedan, convertible · 1938 to 2003
- Power
- 40 hp
- Price new
- $1,500 in 1938, about $34,300 in 2025 money
- Built
- 1938 to 2003
- From
- Germany
- Body
- Sedan, convertible
- Drive
- Rear-wheel drive
- Fuel
- Petrol
- Engine
- Rear-engined
- Weight
- 730 kg
Power is for a typical version, and the price is the base price at launch in US dollars.
Did you know?
- Over 21 million were built, making it the best-selling car ever made on a single platform design.
- The final original Beetles were built in Puebla, Mexico, and a white one became Herbie in The Love Bug films.
