2013 Volkswagen Beetle to Offer More Spacious Interior

The future Volkswagen Beetle, which is expected to be released sometime in 2012 to be sold as model year 2013, will boast more room in the back seat. Stefan Jacoby, president and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, described the future model as "more of a halo car" and explained that more interior space and better packaging are two main requirements for the next Beetle, autoweek.com reported today.

"There is a great opportunity with the Beetle and the emotional fabric it has to offer," he was quoted as saying by the aforementioned source.

However, this doesn't necessary mean that the future Beetle will be bigger than the current model, in spite of Walter de Silva's comments that the new model will represent a big step when it comes to design.

The 2005 version of Volkswagen Beetle is the upgraded model of the 1998 release, which obviously comprised a significant number of improvements and advanced features. For example, Volkswagen equipped it with an MP3 player, a gadget which was initially an optional feature on the Beetle, while the turbocharged 1.8 liter four cylinder version of the Beetle has a six-speed automatic transmission. Moreover, the 2005 Beetle provides advanced safety features, including side-impact airbags, the ABS and the daytime running lights, each of them offered as standard.

Official specifications are yet to be unveiled when it comes to the new Beetle, but more information is very likely to surface soon. It appears that Volkswagen might roll out a preview of the car in early 2010, probably at one of the major auto events of the year.