I have read through the sticky's. Have you read this?
Aero Testing Porsche 993 & New Beetle, AutoSpeed
It is what I'm basing my thoughts on, please tell me where they are wrong in this article so we can discuss it. Otherwise what I'm putting up is solid thinking. What I'm saying explains both why flow is attached on the New Beetle and why the "Ideal Aero Template" is still 100% valid as the shape we all want to be in. Flow looks attached on the New Beetle (don't know a darn thing about the Old Beetle). If flow is attached on this New Beetle shape, you have to admit that the current "Hive Thinking" in this forum needs to be examined.