IT'S always good to see a new car that breaks fresh styling ground while successfully re-interpreting old styling themes. The VW Beetle is a bold, likeable design that brings smiles to frazzled drivers in peak-hour traffic. It is a quality car, very much like a Golf to drive (it shares mechanicals) although it's no rocketship. The downsides are a lack of back seat space, the small boot and a rather lofty price.