R-Rated Beetle For Testosterone Enhancement

by Bertel Schmitt

September 12th, 2012 9:38 AM

rated beetle for testosterone enhancement

Wolfsburg is working hard on making the (new) Beetle’s image a bit manlier. It hopes to get support for this endeavor from two R-Line packages that are based on the top “Sport” version: an exterior package and an interior package.

Says the press release: “The exterior package may be ordered separately, while the interior package is always offered as an extension of the R-Line exterior details.” You figure it out.

The exterior package comes with 18 inch alloys (19 inch optional) and some bumper and side panel mods. The interior package comes with sport seats “upholstered with an active-breathing fabric in “Kyalami” design” ( you figure it out again) and some badges.

#Beetle #BertelSchmitt #Germany #R-Line #Volkswagen

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Marko on Sep 12, 2012

I assume this is the Turbo Beetle, right? How much does the "R-Line" treatment cost?

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Kyree on Sep 12, 2012

I've always liked the Beetle, and have never thought of it as feminine, not even the 1998-2010 "New Beetle." I guess maybe I've never had any doubts about my own masculinity..?

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- Banger on Sep 12, 2012
  
  ^This. I liked the "New" Beetle when it came out in '98 (I was in middle school, okay?) and though I came to see it more as a "chick car," as you all call it, later on, I still liked that it was different from the vast majority of cars on the market at the time, just like the original Beetle. The (don't call it "New") new Beetle shape appeals to me more. It really works well in black or white. In brighter shades such as the yellow and that horrible "denim" blue, not so much. I think VW holds onto these shades because they're traditional Bug colors dating back to the iconic Beetle colors of the '50s, '60s, and '70s. Otherwise, we'd see a selection of muted colors, a dark blue and/or dark green, and the aforementioned black and white, as is VW's normal M.O. I still like it and wouldn't be ashamed to drive it. That said, I love driving my wife's Nissan Cube. I'd buy one for myself if we had the money. I'm secure enough in my own masculinity to feel perfectly fine driving a small Ford Ranger pickup truck, which I would probably keep as a hauling mule in the event our finances ever allowed me to pick up a manual transmission Cube for commuting duty. My friends who drive $50,000 diesel crew cab pickups with empty beds all week get to enjoy the insurance, payment, and fuel bill that comes with their "manliness."
  
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- PrincipalDan on Sep 12, 2012
  
  @Banger (I was in middle school, okay?) Sigh, I was just about to get my college diploma for my undergrad work. On an unrelated note doesn't the Beetle look like a storm troopers helmet in white against that evil background? :P
  
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