Do the new Volkswagen Beetles float like the old ones did?

Answer 1

Beetles aren't completely air tight! It has small gaps around the window seals and drain holes in the driver and passenger’s doors to let the water out again! Even, if you turn the heaters off, a slightly submerged Beetle will still ship water via the heat exchangers into the foot well ducts.

It is probably true to say that the Beetle would float longer than many other production cars. However I am reliably informed that when the Managing Editor (of www.garfnet.org.uk) drove a Beetle through a ford only a metre deep - showing off to a bird apparently - water was flooding in around their ankles in less than 60 seconds!

Answer 2

Maybe for a little while, I have never run one into a lake. I seriously doubt it, they weigh much more than the old Beetle, that's my answer and I'm sticking to it

Answer 3

Most likely not. The door seals and the way they seal has changed. Since they first came out with the front wheel drive cars, things fit worse. No longer air tight.