VW New Beetle Dune

The Volkswagen New Beetle Dune is a standard car introduced in Midtown Madness 2.

It is one of the trio of VW New Beetles featured in the game, it being the most suited for off-road driving. In HQTM Team's Classic Madness mod, it is replaced by the Triumph Thunderbird motorcycle.

In-Game Description
Want to take the New Beetle off-road? The New Beetle Dune's air suspension will give you the improved durability that you'll need.
 * -|Midtown Madness 2= VW New Beetle Dune

Details
The Volkswagen New Beetle Dune is unlocked through completing five San Francisco Circuit races with a position 3rd or higher.

History
The Volkswagen New Beetle Dune concept car was unveiled in 2000, as a possible off-road model, but was never put into production. However, since the introduction of the Volkswagen Beetle (A5), a dune model has also been introduced and is believed to have entered production in 2016.

Races As An Opponent
The VW New Beetle Dune is not featured in any of the default Midtown Madness 2 races as a computer-generated opponent.

Stats

 * Top Speed: 137 mph
 * Horsepower: 150 bhp
 * Mass: 2,833 lbs
 * Durability: Low

Quotes
All in-game commentary pertaining for the New Beetle Dune:
 * -|San Francisco (MM2)= All San Francisco quotes that apply to the New Beetle Dune, provided by various announcers:


 * -|London (MM2)= All London quotes that apply to the New Beetle Dune, provided by various announcers:

MM1 Mod Version
This is the VW New Beetle Dune converted from MM2 to MM1. It includes the original dashboard and sounds, appropriate tuning, MM1-style headlights (compatible with MM1 Revisited V3 mod), and 6 colors with the beta color from MM2 Revisited V5 mod!

Trivia

 * In Midtown Madness 2, this is the only default generic vehicle that isn't driven by any of the opponents in any of the default races.
 * In real life, the Volkswagen New Beetle Dune concept car had four wheel drive. In Midtown Madness 2, the car is front wheel drive.
 * The Volkswagen New Beetle Dune, along with the Audi TT and the American LaFrance Fire Truck, all have an animal print paint job.
 * There is duplicated copy of the .pkg file for this car named "vpvw_dune." This also applies to the London Cab, American LaFrance Fire Truck (except there are two duplicated .pkg files for it and its trailer), the Aston Martin DB7 Vantage, and the VW New Beetle RSi.