The mythical volkswagen beetle could return after several years of absence. Of course, now as a car 100% electric. Although there is no official announcement from the German automaker, the poster for an animated movie has sparked a wave of speculation.
Is about Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie, whose premiere is scheduled for July 5 of this year. The film could have gone unnoticed by the vast majority, but a collaboration with the Volkswagen Group, and especially the aforementioned promotional image, are attracting the spotlight.
According to electric, some of Volkswagen’s electric models will appear in the film. On the poster you can see three already known: the ID.Buzz, the ID.5 and the Aero Concept. However, in front of everyone appears a fourth car, one that has never been seen before. Its design, despite being futuristic, is unmistakable for any motor enthusiast. Are we looking at an electrified Volkswagen Beetle?
“The endearing characters will live their adventures with different fully electric cars from our Volkswagen ID family,” the company mentions. Beyond that, it has not ruled on that mysterious car with a silhouette clearly inspired by the Volkswagen Beetle.
From the aforementioned medium they venture to say that, perhaps, this is a first concept of the electric Volkswagen Beetle. This does not mean, however, that it will see the light. The Volkswagen Group, like other companies in the sector, are devising all kinds of vehicles that fit their electrified strategy, but not all of them reach production.
Now, if we really are at the first glimpse of the new generation of the Volkswagen Beetle, that would be a rather strange way of announcing it. Okay, it’s a movie, but one aimed at minors. If you really want to make noise with such an important product, you do it in another type of setting and with the right audience.
We must remember that the vehicle, whose production was ordered by Nazi Germany so that the masses would have access to an inexpensive car, passed away in 2019 with the launch of the Volkswagen Beetle Final Edition. However, we are talking about the New Beetle variant, since the classic model said goodbye for good in 2003.
The first Beetle was launched in 1938 and its design was the responsibility of the legendary Ferdinand Porsche, who years later founded Porsche AG.
For decades it was the preferred vehicle in many countries. It became, in fact, the first car of many families. It was so successful worldwide that Volkswagen had to distribute its production outside the European continent as well. In America, for example, it was manufactured at plants in Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Venezuela.
With Volkswagen’s strategy already focused almost entirely on electric mobility, it should come as no surprise that the Beetle makes a big comeback. They would be taking advantage of the image positioning of a vehicle known to millions of people. In 2017, in fact, Klaus Bischoff, former Volkswagen design director, said that the future of the Beetle could be electric.