Volkswagen’s collection of Up! concepts are holding up the eco-minded end of the carmaker’s Frankfurt stand this week, but it’s the Beetle R Concept that has captured the most attention.
At the back of the car there are four chrome exhaust finishers, and a huge spoiler tell the world that this is the most powerful Beetle.
Impossible to miss were the large five-spoke 20-inch alloys, a first on an ‘R’ car.
At the interior the Beetle R Concept, is a mix of Beetle and typical R appointments. Seats are black leather buckets embossed with the R logo and finished off with blue piping. The dash is accented with the same high-gloss black trim found on the outside of the car, while the instrument cluster has been reworked for a sportier look.
While VW didn’t release any hard specs, the German automaker has said the car could use a similar engine to that found under the hood of the Golf R and Scirocco R, which makes 266-hp and 261-hp respectively.