Volkswagen’s New Beetle has made it onto a list of the ugliest cars of the past 50 years in what is not great timing for the company as it (finally!) prepares the successor to the New Beetle. The list was compiled by Business Week, and includes some classic ugly cars and a few surprises, too. Making the list was also the Jeep Compass, Toyota Prius and 2002 BMW 7-series.

The New Beetle update should appear in 2012 and might be anything from a sportier version, to a low-cost entry level option to revive sales. If this ugly car list is anything to go by, Volkswagen is going to really have to pull the rabbit out of the hat on this one. See all the ugly cars at The Car Connection.

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The Volkswagen New Beetle is set to debut in 2012, with a bigger back seat and hopefully some other changes that will revive its lagging fortune. The small city car has proved to be a model that Volkswagen subsequently ignored, but the success of the Fiat 500 shows there’s still a market out there for small car revivals.

If our reports last year are anything to go by, the Volkswagen New Beetle could get sporty, making it far more competitive to the Mini and Fiat 500 than it previously was. While sources indicate that Volkswagen is going for a low-cost, entry-level vehicle, we think that the new-new Beetle is going to have to be something special to get back the sales it first had on appearing in 1998. We’re thinking coupe, sports-style (Mini coupe concept anyone?), meaning that the low-cost bracket might not be so achievable.

Source | Autoblog

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