Is this 2016 VW Beetle Dune APR Stage 3 a REAL performance compact car? 

Definitely sad that the Beetle is no longer in production. It will be missed ☮️ Great vid, Joe!

300hp in a beetle is amazing. There's a video from hitting redline: real drivers about the beetle. Worth checking out!

@<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="104">1:44</a>-<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="126">2:06</a> "Personality?" That thing has all the personality of Herbie's evil twin.

Really enjoyed watching this video. Thanks for sharing this with your viewers

That's one interesting car! Terrific job Joe.

Great video. Nice little car with nostalgia and performance to go with it. I'm glad VW thinks about the enthusiast that likes something more than transportation from Point A to Point B, but gives the option to have fun too. Who doesn't like the surge of turbocharged torque? Additional vents are not always required, and the designers know best; so no need for a consumer to get annoyed for not having an opening if one is not needed because all it does it to channel more dirt in your car's driving component. .

I really enjoyed the history behind this beagle my brother

Well there you go. The first beetle I’ve ever liked. Didn’t even know these existed.

Joe, this 2016 Volkswagen Beetle Dune you have there is Spellbinding, Hypnotizing and Mesmerizing and fun to drive-Behold The Glory!

Great review. I still have my 2012 Black Turbo 6speed Beetle. Never had any issues other than a power window issue which was a programming issue that was corrected in the first month. Still under 11,000 miles. It’s been a great car.

i had a VW Beetle 1971 ,,, with hot wheel mags,,, in my teentime , I love it,,,, I missed it ,,geat gas,fast too

Great vid joe. I have a 2012 beetle 2.0t that is Unitronic Stage 2 pushing a little more than 300. Has a dp and muff/res delete…sounds really good. Very quick and agile and such a sleeper

joe i like that trim on top of the headlights!

Great humor great review raiti!!

'Skittles taste the rainbow' lol. You are punny lol. Keep em coming.

I remember riding in the back seat of a girl friend's car in the 60's. There were 4 of us zipping around in the Beetle ---- fun times. Many years later my aunt bought a bright yellow beetle.

Joe, you know what? This is major, this is real, this is deep-And how much do we all love 2016 VW Beetle Dune Cars?!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Raiti , I was wondering if you were noticing auto sales have been down due to this crisis, I cant think of anyone better than you to speculate on what the auto industry is going to be facing and whats your prospective , if not I understand. Your the best man!

Loved this one!

Great video! I Just put in a Race Chip tune in my 2016 Dune.... runs like a champ and turns a lot of heads.

Joe there are 2 glove boxes upper and lower. Just saying.

That's one BUG that could not be stamped out 👍 Always super interesting and complete reviews 🥇

Now this car fits you Raiti !!

“Harder than a German rock “

My Daughter, and her Husband, both have VW Beetle Turbo's, w/ manuals, as their daily drivers. Plus they have a modified, GTi ! Hood prop rod, is a classic/ nostalgic item from the air cooled rear engine days. Imagine the, Power to Weight Ratio, numbers in this, "Thang'!! Maybe, "paddle shifters", would've been a plus... I agree with you about other transmission options! Great Review! 🏁

Fantastic car, Joe! I love it! Very sad that VW no longer makes the Beetle anymore, I really miss it a lot (like everybody else).

Very interesting car my friend

It’s a cool little car but calling it a dune off-road I can’t imagine taking this thing off road.

Thumbs up. This is the type of vehicle that WRX/ Evo thought they can out run, but gets a scare in their rear view mirror. Cool indeed.

That whistle is nasty 🔥

Those Beetle Dunes were always hard to find when they were available. Wish I got one back then.

That is perfectly beautiful car.

Great video. I’d call the rear seats a 50/50 split lol

I love when you have the specialty cars that half the factory upgrades

Yes loved that last model Beetle. Waayyyy better looking than the mini which hasn't really changed stylistically since it was released in the early 2000s. Great to see you back in shorts Joe! Trousers hide your nice legs! 😀

Too bad, I almost bought one in 2018, knowing but, Passat V6 got my attn. Then I couldn't get one in tan, so over to Chevy I went for a 2019 V6 LT in Pepperdust. BTW Joe, most Beetles have the 'piano black' on the doors. The coolest Beetle dash came in light beech-wood to simulate a surf board. Great video as always!

Dumb question Raiti; lol, goes VW install the APR Stage Kit or ya gotta go Aftermarket install? 😂 Thanks, awesome content as always! 😁

And why am I not surprised!? Whenever my ship has arrived at the dock in the past, I was always at the Ferry Terminal.😉

Thanks Joe, nice car for a vw , needs a 6speed and sounds on thoses pipes.O-60 any stat.

I have a stage 2 beetle GSR with the DSG transmission and it’s stupid fast. It’s got bigger 2.0T engine and more aggressive factory suspension too. If you feel like reviewing it let me know!

Fun weekend car imo

had a 69 beetle once that i had not driven for several months, thought i start it up one day only to discover it was out of gas and that it had a a gas heater.

It’d be really cool if you could review an APR GTI.

Youre right about a different transmission and probably a better diff. too, the newer models had a 2.0 liter turbo with above 200 but that's still not nearly 300, with compromised traction its not a drag car but fun to drive You didn't mention total mileage and to be honest VW has its share of issues but for a VW lover who wants to take a chance and keep mileage low be a fun car.

I have never measured the cubic spaces of pockets in candy... Now I will measure them in candy. XD

it can not be only me that actuallu thinks the btlle and the 911 have a similar design and I actually love the bettle I want so much to do like a bb550 - 400whp bettle

Before my wife got a Miata she had a Beetle R-Line it had the same engine as the GTI it's a shame they don't make these anymore

Had one of them too has a winter beater in Upstate New York surprisingly fun little car what do you think Joe ?

You need to sell a Raiti's Rides keychain, preferably the kind with a built in bottle opener.

The people's car! Joe my old girl had the turbo it was not a slouch it was not fast but it was quick and fun.Its a shame they ended the production of it always liked the style..

Did they make these in awd?

Congrats, Joe. This is the most ludicrous vehicle you've ever reviewed. But not necessarily "ludicrous" in a bad way, more in a Tesla ludicrous mode way. :) Having owned a couple of GTI's with APR Stage I tunes, I can attest to both its reliability and its performance. A word about the stages of APR tunes. Stage I is a quick ECU tune at a reasonable price (circa $700.) Stage II adds a race exhaust and an upgraded intake system at a very reasonable ($150), the latter of which can be added separately to the Stage I package. Stage III involves a much more extensive modification, replacing the original VW turbo with a significantly larger, higher pressure Borg Warner unit. It's MUCH more expensive and can run as much as a total of $6,000 (including the Stage I and Stage II mods and the new turbocharger.) Frankly, I'm a bit skeptical that the vehicle actually has a Stage III APR tune including the new turbo given the 300 HP claimed in the video. Depending on the particular brand/model a Stage III mod is rated at well over 400 HP. But I'll take your (and Walker Ford's) word for it. As far as the AT in this particular vehicle, I'd prefer VW's DSG but either a conventional AT or DSG is preferable to a manual transmission in one respect. With either one, the new owner won't have to be concerned with frequent clutch replacements and/or upgrades, a more or less expected issue with any APR (or other manufactuers') tune for any stage. VW's and Audi's DSG's and AT's can handle the additional performance without significant wear. It's widely recognized that VW traditionally publishes extremely conservative estimates of their vehicles' HP and torque, a practice that probably results from tax and insurance costs for higher performance vehicles in Europe. The EA888 engine in either its 1.8L or 2.0L form is an excellent, durable engine and one of the best candidates for performance tuning. An APR Stage I tune adds most of the available performance improvements in real world driving with few if any sacrifices. I added a Stage I tune to my MK6 GTI at about 40K miles and put another 40K on it before replacing it with a MK7.5 GTI. It cost me about 10% in terms of fuel economy and probably about 10,000 miles in tire replacement. But I'm a pretty conservative driver on the street and the additional power is VERY tempting so YMMV.

Less grip in cornering? Solution: Lamborghini Aventador kind of side skirts to be considered... protuding lip-winglets on the front end part of the side skirts on each side front wheel well of the VW Dune help a lot in order to add down force thus you have added grip. No big problem.

Apr stage 3 is a turbo upgrade and should put you at around 400hp. Pretty sure this is a stage 2 vehicle.

Nice

joe how much mileage on the car?

Thanks for another great review, Joe. $18K seems like a great deal for a 4.5 year old car with 300hp in excellent condition. That APR stage 3 tune was probably an extra $6K to $7K. What would you estimate the 0-60 and 1/4 times? I'm thinking about 5.2 to 5.4 for 0-60 and maybe 13.9 to 14.1 for the 1/4? Appreciate any feedback from Joe or anyone else. Thanks.

VW IS THE BEST

P.S. Joe. I don't see the Dune on Walker's web site. Has it been sold already?

Hey my brother checking in

You should do real world 0-60 it will be very accurate since we are in FL

I'm considering a VW beetle or mini cooper(2door) as my first car at 22. I have some questions. 1- which is more reliable vw beetle or mini cooper (2door)? 2. Which is more fune vw beetle or mini cooper(2door)?

Wish they never got rid of this car , great review , next live stream ?

Just curious how much difference does an inch wider really make? Ah, the beetle aka the cool fun car of my youth.

not. really a beetle fan but that one is pretty cool. Should absolutely be a manual though.

I'm going Looney over this Duney! I love having horses, but if I'm "having" horses, I want Stampeding Horses and this sure looks like it's in the running.😉 It's not necessarily a deal breaker, but this Dune should have manual reigns. Now I believe in more meat on the street. What would you say to more up front Joe, and how much more do you think would fit. Also, would one have to maintain equality in whatever size you increase the front to, to also have to match it in the back? Also, I would have loved to have heard some 0 to 60 times. As to the back seat, yeah, that's a Zonk. I would remove them for the practicality of more storage and the dividend to their removal would be less weight! Oh yeah, I know it's an optical illusion, but the Dune looks like it's been chopped like so many of the '50's Merc Hot Rods. Let me end by saying that watching your subscriber numbers means you've got the pedal to the metal. As always, Save the Wave🙋🏼‍♂️

This 2016 VW Beetle is a National Treasure Of The Highest Order

Please is this car still available?

17k is not bad at all!

This is literally the car of my dreams

Well it's better than a regular beetle 😁👍

Sup Joe. R.I.P Beetle ☠🙏🏼.

What is the history of Vw. Need to know before I buy

I miss ours 😢

I for one use my door pocket strap for Bavarian cream twinkies ONLY

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this is what the dune should have been, dont know why they watered the stock version down so much, its got a little kick to it but i would have rather seen more power, its hardley a performance car

Hands 🙌

Nice car. I think it needs an exhaust upgrade. Make it a little louder.

Morning Joe. 👋

Would love to own this Bug! Wonder how much the monthly would be? :P

I don’t believe APR offers a stage 3 for the gen 2 beetle... that’s probably a batch someone put on there.

I think it's still a chick car I wonder if Lori would like it as a daily? What do you think Joe? :-)

More HP then the N Verloster 2023

Hey there Joe. D' you remember me?

Cool No slim And trim Here

Herbie the Love Bug, The Beatles All made possible by Volkswagen. Farfiggnuggen

Carvana is currently selling one of the lesser Dune models, with no center stripes, and different wheels... and almost NO info on the rarity of this model.

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Once Called A "Poor Man's Porsche"

I thought this vehicle has a dual clutch auto transmission the same as the Golf R.

i wonder why they didnt offer a manual

such a disappointment that the dune was never offered in a 6 speed manual. I'd definitely daily one if that was the case.

Definitely needs an exhaust

The side view would look better if the door edge guard was black.

What’s wrong with a prop rod for the hood? Nothing

Arrived

And this Fine 2016 VW Beetle Dune Can Go From 0-60

Hello

That chrome door seal protecter is an eye sore😐