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Volkswagen has recently added to their online configurator the all new, redesigned 2012 Volkswagen Beetle. There has been a lot of chatter around the redesign of this new model. Probably the most famous and most widely accepted Volkswagen model ever sold, the Beetle has seen many faces over the years. From air-cooled to water-cooled, the Beetle has been around for decades and it has grown from a hippy mainstay to a teenage girls dream car. What does the next evolution of the Beetle bring?

Since our first post about the Beetle, I have had some time to reflect a little more on the model. I think it’s a much more ‘manly’ generation of Beetle than ever before. With its roofline lower and longer, it has a stretched out body style that evokes some kind of crossover appeal between a station wagon/hatchback/sports coupe, it certainly looks more like something I would drive. I imagine that when one worthy tuner gets their hands on one, its growl will come to light. Slammed to the ground, wide wheels, a little poke, clean it up a little, and give it a little flair and you’ve got yourself one hell of a euro-auto.

Volkswagen has sunk quite a bit of money into this new model’s release. Tons of TV commercials, magazine ad space, and the Oprah giveaway have brought the 2012 Beetle into the limelight. There is even a Beetle Blog that Volkswagen developed. I am intrigued by this redesign, and look forward to seeing what the tuner market will do to this hot hatch. The 2012 Volkswagen Beetle will certainly be turning heads in no time flat.

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On the Euro side of things aside from the usual VW MkIV, MKV, and MKVIs, older models were definitely in style. Richard was shocked to find that he wasn’t the only MkII there, but instead he was only one of four and every one of them was done right. Another crazy surprise was a nice ‘stanced’ out Volvo 240 that almost blended in with the collection of BMW 2002′s and E36′s that were featured on the “hard parking” section.

On the JDM front sea foam was in-style. One of the first cars that caught my eye was a slammed civic painted entirely sea foam green with white wheels. While that description may put a bad taste in your mouth I loved it. On top of that, a few Nissans and Hondas were seen rocking the same vibrant colored wheels.  Then there were the usual bad ass JDM race cars: Skylines, S2000s and WRXs all showed up in force and earned our respect for sure. One black Skyline on green Works specifically turned heads as I didn’t see a single person pass buy it without taking a picture with their camera, phone or at the very least mind.

Simply Clean 3 was an awesome show, over flowing with the freshest cars from the JDM and Euro scenes. I can see this show growing with time into an event that is on par if not larger than SoWo, H20 or the other major euro events, as it draws from two huge car crowds. If you’re located in the South East or willing to make the drive, and have an appreciation for all things stance, then Simply Clean certainly would be a show I suggest marking on your calendar for next year.

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Another great event that no one on the East Coast should miss. It has become the pilgrimage of a typhoon of VW’s, Audi’s, BMW’s, Mercedes’s, Honda’s, Mazda’s, Subaru’s, Volvo’s?… my point being, the city of Ocean City, MD is taken by storm. Everywhere you look, in every hotel parking lot, every restaurant, in every nook and cranny, you will find some derivative of a slammed, wheeled up, crazy painted, cambered out, stretched, poked, bagged, coiled, stickered, HID’d vehicle. You have to see it to believe it. And we’re not talking about a few blocks; No, we are talking about a 10 mile stretch of pavement littered with the hustle & bustle of pieces of artwork shuttling back and forth stopping for the occasional spur of the moment, this empty parking lot will suffice, GTG (GetToGether for the newbs;)

Definitely, definitely mark your calendars for this event next year…

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