north shore news » AU TO Friday, April 3, 1998 -- North Shore News — 35 2 s Europeans won't get new Beetle until 1999 From page 34 has standard dual front airbags and seat-mounted side airbags (in the seats), four three-point seatbelts with emergency ten- sioning retractors, adjustable front and rear head restraints, side impact beams in the doors, and front and rear crush zones. The front seats are roomy and outward visibility is excel- lent, however the dashtop is very long — about two and half feet long from the steering wheel to the base of the windshield — making forward vision akin to flying an air- plane. The round instrument cluster contains a farge speedometer, a small tachome- ter, and fuel and coolant gauges. Ac night, the instru- ments are backlit ina bright purpic/blue and the dash is backlit in a neon red color — it looks really cool. The centre dash area is extremely close to the driver, making sterco and heater adjustments easy, On the down side, I found myself hit- ting the dash with my hand when I went to change gears, Both front seats are height- adjustable with a manual ratchet mechanism and they both tile .-p and forward to make access to the rear seat easy. Rear seat legroom is ade- quate, but headroom is mini mal tor people over five feet seven inches tall. A litt-up hatchback pro- vides aceess to the 12 cubic feet trunk, which is smaller than average for a hatchback. However, a one-piece folding rear seatback can be folded down which more than dou- bles cargo space. All Beetles are built in Puebla, Mexic and are being introduced in North America first. Ironically, Europeans will have to wait until farer this vear to get theirs. Drices stare at $19,940, and that includes air-conditioning, AM/FM /eassette with CD capability, front and side airbags, remote keyless locking and anti-theft system, power steering, 203,/55R- 16 inch radials, intermittent wipers, power heated nurrors, rear detroster, and four cupholders. Options include automatic transmission, alloy wheels, foglamps, heated seats and heated windshield wiper noz- ales, power windows, and par- tial leather trim. Even with all diese options, the price comes to $24,125, still pretty reason: able. The base price of the diesel model is $21,685, Volkswauen’s basic two year/40,000 kilometer war- ranty ty not as long as most of its competitors, but itdoes have a five vear/80,000 km powertrain warranty, Ifvou want a new Beetle, get ready to stand in line — there's already a long waiting list and most dealers are sold out for months. 4998 VW Beetle technical data $19.940 four: pas- Base price: Type: two-door, senger hatchback Layout: transverse front engine /front-wheel-drive Engine: 2.0 liter tour evtin- der, SOHC, 8 valves Horsepower: 115 @ 5200 rpm. Torque: 122 it.-lbs. @ 2600 p.m, Transmission: five-speed manual (four-speed auto- matic) Tires: 205,/55R-16 AYLOR B.C.A.A. - A.R.A. Curb weight: 1230 kg (2712 Ib.) Wheelbase: 2512 mm (98.9 in.) Length: 4089 mm (160.9 in.) Width: 1724 mm (67.9 in.) Height: 1511 mm (59.5 in.) Trunk space: $25 litres (12 cu, ft} Fuel consumption: City: _ 16.1 1/100 km (28 m.p.g.); Hwy — 7.3 1/100 km (39 m.p.g.) 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