New VW Beetle aero

[aktacoma]

I thought these were aero first time i looked at them i guess not...
Plans are to buy a tdi and push 75 mpg out of it

[NachtRitter]

That will be challenging! Even the VW Lupo 3L (Volkswagen Lupo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia), which was designed to get 3L/100km (78mpg) on the Euro equivalent of the EPA ratings with a teeny 1.2L 3cyl turbodiesel, has a hard time getting to 75mpg in real world driving (see the ecomodder diesel fleet FE rankings: EcoModder Fleet list - EcoModder.com). Also notice that there are no diesels newer than 2010 in the top 20...

Also, check out Fuelly to get another perspective: Volkswagen Beetle MPG Reports | Fuelly

That said, it doesn't mean it's impossible... but probably extremely difficult. If you're still looking for a TDI, consider getting an older TDI with an ALH engine, available in the 1999.5 to 2003 MkIV VWs. With mine, I can regularly get high 50's, low 60's per tank. There are a few others on Fuelly: 2003 Volkswagen Jetta MPG Reports | Fuelly

[kach22i]

Do this:
https://www.facebook.com/SmythPerformance

Mark Smith founded what became Factory Five Racing in 1993. His new company ships a $9900 VR6,1.8T & TDI kit car to home builders and tuning shops.The result is a 2200-2500 lb mid-engine sports car based on the 00-04 Jetta/Golf 4 door.

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/29/r...smyth-perform/

[NachtRitter]

Yep, that'll get you there!

[freebeard]

Or you could do this:

...only slammed and without the stuff on the roof.

Then put on a set of these:

Bridgestone Large & Narrow Concept Tire.

[aktacoma]

I'm not really going to buy one haha I shouldn't have said plan more like I would like to have one...

[freebeard]

Well, obviously we're an excitable bunch.

New VW Beetle aero
I thought these were aero first time i looked at them i guess not...
Plans are to buy a tdi and push 75 mpg out of it

What, then, was the purpose of your Original Post? If you would like to have one, why aren't you going to buy one? If you got a $1000 TDI (you won't) and got +50mpg better than your Taco (you won't) it would pay for itself in 12,500 miles @ $4/gallon. How many miles do you drive in a year?

I'm not going to buy one, but I'm willing to talk about them. That's what we do here.

[aktacoma]

Well I am planning on building an aero cap for my pickup and so when I was browsing the web I saw the new bug and thought I would put it against the template for fun and thought I would share my results.

[Frank Lee]

We have a few New Beetle aero threads that are... ummm.... interesting.

[freebeard]

Well, Mr. Lee, I gave it my best shot.