"More power, a 12-volt electrical system, better brakes, and sealed beam headlamps made the 1967 model year Beetle better than ever. Completely stock, the Bug is begging to be upgraded and tricked out. Classic VW lines never get old and, when done right, this car will get you the attention you are looking for."—Official description (Forza Horizon)[1]
The 1963 Volkswagen Beetle - abbreviated as "VW Beetle" - is a rear-wheel drive supermini by Volkswagen.
It appears in Forza Motorsport 4 as part of the June Meguiar's Car Pack and as standard in all subsequent main series titles except Forza Horizon 3 and Forza Motorsport (2023).
Synopsis[]
The Volkswagen Beetle - officially known as Volkswagen Type 1 - is Volkswagen's first production car. Commissioned by the Nazi Germany government to chief designer Ferdinand Porsche in the 1930s, the Beetle was designed as an affordable mass-produced car[2] that could be used in the country's newly established Reichsautobahn road network.
Since production launch in 1938, the Beetle has enjoyed high sales around the world, thanks to its low price, practicality and unique advertisement campaigns. With many production plants established for this car around the world, the Beetle surpassed over 21 million produced units in 1992,[3] making it one of the most produced cars in the world. Production ended in 2003, when the last model rolled off the assembly line in Puebla, Mexico.
It appears in Forza with a 1.2-liter air-cooled flat-four engine producing 40 hp (30 kW) that is mated to a four-speed manual transmission. As the engine was designed for practicality rather than performance, it only reaches 83 mph (134 km/h) as top speed, making the Beetle lackluster for racing in stock form. Its low weight of 1760 lb (798 kg) and rear-engine, rear-wheel drive platform however provide an interesting base for high-class builds.
Variants[]
Forza Edition[]
The Forza Edition is a pre-tuned variant featured in Forza Horizon 5. It features a unique body kit, a black paint job, an S1 900 Performance Index, and a Speed Skills boost.
It is primarily unlockable as a Wheelspin reward, but has also been made available as an Accolade reward.
Traffic[]
It also appears as a traffic vehicle in Forza Horizon 5.
It features a taxi livery and a taxi light.
Statistics[]
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Speed 3.0 Handling 4.1
Acceleration 3.0
Launch 3.0
Braking 4.2
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F 100 |
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Required DLC:
Requires the June Meguiar's Car Pack | ||
Unlock Requirements
Car Dealer:
Purchase from the car dealer for 15,000 CR | ||
Performance & Body Style
Body Style: missing data
Speed:
Top Speed: 83.1 mph (133.7 km/h)
Acceleration:
0-60 mph (0-97 km/h): 23.000 secs.
0-100 mph (0-161 km/h): Failed!
Braking:
60-0 mph (97-0 km/h): 142.5 ft (43.4 m) 100-0 mph (161-0 km/h): Failed!
Lateral Gs:
60 mph (97 km/h): 0.79 g
120 mph (193 km/h): 0.72 g | ||
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Speed 3.0 Handling 3.9
Acceleration 3.0
Launch 3.0
Braking 3.8
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D 100 |
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Unlock Requirements
Car Dealer:
Purchase from the car dealer for 16,000 CR or 27 T | ||
Performance & Body Family
Body Family: Classic Supermini
Speed:
Top Speed: 83.0 mph (133.5 km/h)
Acceleration:
0-60 mph (0-97 km/h): 23.000 secs.
0-100 mph (0-161 km/h): Failed!
Braking:
60-0 mph (97-0 km/h): 110.7 ft (33.7 m) 100-0 mph (161-0 km/h): 302.0 ft (92 m)
Lateral Gs:
60 mph (97 km/h): 1.03 g
120 mph (193 km/h): 0.94 g | ||
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Speed 3.1 Handling 3.9
Acceleration 3.0
Braking 3.8
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E 150 |
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Unlock Requirements
Car Dealer:
Purchase from the car dealer for 16,000 CR | ||
Performance & Division
Division: None
Speed:
Top Speed: 83.2 mph (133.9 km/h)
Acceleration:
0-60 mph (0-97 km/h): 23.000 secs.
0-100 mph (0-161 km/h): Failed!
Braking:
60-0 mph (97-0 km/h): 116.2 ft (35.4 m) 100-0 mph (161-0 km/h): Failed!
Lateral Gs:
60 mph (97 km/h): 0.99 g
120 mph (193 km/h): 0.91 g | ||
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Speed 3.1 Handling 3.9
Acceleration 3.0
Braking 3.8
Common
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E 151 |
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Unlock Requirements
Unlock:
Purchase from the car dealer for 21,500 CR | ||
Performance & Division
Division: Major Micros
Collection Tier:
Tier 1 - Common (+40)
Speed:
Top Speed: 83.2 mph (133.9 km/h)
1/4 Mile: missing data
Acceleration:
0-60 mph (0-97 km/h): 22.979 secs.
0-100 mph (0-161 km/h): Failed!
Braking:
60-0 mph (97-0 km/h): 125.3 ft (38.2 m) 100-0 mph (161-0 km/h): Failed!
Lateral Gs:
60 mph (97 km/h): 1.00 g
120 mph (193 km/h): 0.91 g | ||
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Speed 3.0 Handling 7.2
Acceleration 3.0
Launch 3.0
Braking 6.4
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E 137 |
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Unlock Requirements
Autoshow:
Purchase from the Autoshow for 15,000 CR | ||
Performance & Body Style
Body Style: Economy
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Speed 3.0 Handling 5.2
Acceleration 3.0
Launch 3.0
Braking 6.3
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D 101 |
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Unlock Requirements
Autoshow:
Purchase from the Autoshow for 15,000 CR | ||
Performance & Championship
Championship: Cult Classics
Speed:
Top Speed: 82.5 mph (132.7 km/h)
Acceleration:
0-60 mph (0-97 km/h): 23.000 secs.
0-100 mph (0-161 km/h): Failed!
Braking:
60-0 mph (97-0 km/h): 159.1 ft (48.5 m) 100-0 mph (161-0 km/h): Failed!
Lateral Gs:
60 mph (97 km/h): 0.75 g
120 mph (193 km/h): 0.76 g | ||
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Speed 4.1 Handling 4.0
Acceleration 3.7
Launch 3.8
Braking 3.8
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D 100 |
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Unlock Requirements
Autoshow:
Purchase from the Autoshow for 20,000 CR Auction House:
Can be purchased or bid on through an Auction House listing | ||
Performance & Car Type
Car Type: Cult Cars
Rarity:
Legendary
Speed:
Top Speed: 82.8 mph (133.2 km/h)
Acceleration:
0-60 mph (0-97 km/h): 23.000 secs.
0-100 mph (0-161 km/h): Failed!
Braking:
60-0 mph (97-0 km/h): 203.4 ft (62 m) 100-0 mph (161-0 km/h): Failed!
Lateral Gs:
60 mph (97 km/h): 0.69 g
120 mph (193 km/h): 0.69 g | ||
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Speed 2.9 Handling 3.7
Accel 1.7
Launch 2.9
Braking 1.9
Offroad 5.7 |
D 100 |
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Availability
"Safe Hands" completion reward Wheelspin:
Can not be won from a Wheelspin or Super Wheelspin
Auction House:
Can be purchased or bid on through an Auction House listing
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Performance & Car Type
Car Type: Cult Cars
Rarity:
Legendary
Speed:
Top Speed: 82.4 mph (132.6 km/h)
Acceleration:
0-60 mph (0-97 km/h): 23.020 secs.
0-100 mph (0-161 km/h): Failed!
Braking:
60-0 mph (97-0 km/h): 179.1 ft (54.6 m) 100-0 mph (161-0 km/h): Failed!
Lateral Gs:
60 mph (97 km/h): 0.76 g
120 mph (193 km/h): 0.75 g | ||
Forza Edition
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Speed 6.1 Handling 8.8
Accel 8.0
Launch 8.8
Braking 10
Offroad 4.4 |
S1 900 |
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Availability
"Flexibility Beats Everything" completion reward Wheelspin:
Possible Wheelspin or Super Wheelspin prize
Auction House:
Can be purchased or bid on through an Auction House listing
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Performance & Car Type
Car Type: Track Toys Value: 500,000 CR
Rarity:
Forza Edition
Speed:
Top Speed: 170.5 mph (274.3 km/h)
Acceleration:
0-60 mph (0-97 km/h): 22.774 secs.
0-100 mph (0-161 km/h): 67.647 secs.
Braking:
60-0 mph (97-0 km/h): 87.4 ft (26.6 m) 100-0 mph (161-0 km/h): 197.6 ft (60.2 m)
Lateral Gs:
60 mph (97 km/h): 1.35 g
120 mph (193 km/h): 1.71 g | ||
Traffic
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Speed ? Handling ?
Accel ?
Launch ?
Braking ?
Offroad ? |
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Availability
Traffic:
A traffic vehicle that can not be unlocked Wheelspin:
Can not be won from a Wheelspin or Super Wheelspin
Auction House:
Not available through the Auction House
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Conversions[]
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Conversion - Engine |
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I4T - Golf R |
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2.0L I4 - VVT, 2.5L F4 - Turbo, 5.7L V8, 3.0L F6 |
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2.0L I4 - VVT, 2.5L F4 - Turbo, 5.7L V8, 3.0L F6 |
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6.2L V8 |
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I4 - Golf GTi 16v Mk2, V6 - Corrado VR6, I4T - Scirocco R |
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2.0L I4 - VVT, 2.0L F4 - Turbo, 2.5L F4 - Turbo, 4.0L F6, 2.0L F4 - Turbo Rally |
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Stock: 2.0L I4 - VVT, 2.0L F4 - Turbo, 2.5L F4 - Turbo, 4.0L F6, 2.0L F4 - Turbo Rally Forza Edition: 2.0L F4 - Turbo Rally, 4.0L F6 |
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Conversion - Drivetrain |
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AWD |
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AWD |
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AWD |
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AWD |
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AWD Drivetrain |
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AWD Drivetrain Forza Edition: AWD Drivetrain |
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Conversion - Aspiration |
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Single Turbo |
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Single Turbo |
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Single Turbo |
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Single Turbo |
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Single Turbo, Twin-Screw Supercharger, Centrifugal Supercharger |
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Single Turbo |
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Stock: Single Turbo Forza Edition: None |
Trivia[]
- The Beetle has black tire sidewalls in Forza Motorsport 4 and Forza Horizon. In all newer titles, it has whitewall tires.
- The 2004 Volkswagen Beetle, featured as a playable car in the Xbox 360 Forza series, is a modern take on the Beetle, combining its rounded styling with technology from the Volkswagen Golf.
- In Forza Horizon 5, the Forza Edition acceleration statistics are obviously incorrect, and are closer to that of the base model.
- In Forza Horizon, it is featured as a 1967 model year.
Gallery[]
Forza Motorsport 5
Forza Motorsport 6
Forza Motorsport 7
(Front)
(Front)
Forza Motorsport 7
(Rear)
(Rear)
Forza Horizon
Promotional[]
Forza Motorsport 4
Forza Horizon 2
Forza Horizon 5
Forza Horizon 5
Forza Horizon 5
Forza Edition
Forza Edition
Forzavista[]
Front
Forza Horizon 4
Forza Horizon 4
Rear
Forza Horizon 4
Forza Horizon 4
Interior
Forza Horizon 4
Forza Horizon 4
References[]
- ↑ "Forza Horizon - Cars" . forzamotorsport.net . Retrieved 09-06-2018.
- ↑ "The history of the Volkswagen Beetle as it turns 80 years old" . hagerty.com . Retrieved 11-29-2020.
- ↑ "VW BEETLE HITS 21 MILLION" . chicagotribune.com . Retrieved 11-29-2020.
| Volkswagen | |
|---|---|
| 1960s | Beetle '63 (Forza Edition, Beetle HW) · Class 5/1600 Baja Bug · Double Cab Pick-Up · Karmann Ghia · Type 2 De Luxe (Forza Edition) · Type 3 1600 L |
| 1970s | #1107 Stock Bug · Hoonigan Baja Beetle Class 5/1600 'Scumbug' · SP-2 · Thing |
| 1980s | Golf GTI · Pickup LX · Rabbit GTI · Scirocco 16v · Scirocco S |
| 1990s | Corrado SLC · Corrado VR6 · Golf Gti 16v Mk2 · GTI VR6 Mk3 |
| 2000s | Beetle '04 · Bora VR6 · Golf GTi · Golf R32 · Jetta GLX VR6 · New Beetle Turbo S · Scirocco GT · Touareg R50 |
| 2010s | #22 Golf GTI · #34 Rallycross Beetle · #94 I.D R · Fox · Global RallyCross Beetle · Golf GTI Mk6 · Golf R '10 · Golf R '14 · Polo GTI · Santana · Scirocco R |
| 2020s | Golf R '21 · Golf R '22 · ID.4 |
| Related | Hoonigan Volkswagen Baja Beetle Class 5/1600 'Scumbug' · Hot Wheels Beetle 50th Anniversary Original Version |