The 1963 Volkswagen Beetle 1200 Sunroof Sedan (Type 1) is a rear-engine economy car from Volkswagen.
It was originally designed in 1931 by Ferdinand Porsche and Zündapp as "the people's car", and nicknamed "Käfer"; "Beetle" in German.
Powered by an air-cooled flat-4 engine with a displacement of 1192cc, the Sunroof Sedan includes a folding fabric sunroof introduced in 1950, with an added folding handle with the 1963 revision.
Games[]
Need for Speed: Payback[]
The Beetle appears in Need for Speed: Payback as a Derelict. It was unveiled at EA Play as one of the four cars that could be customised in the demo.
Stock
The stock Beetle is unlocked as a derelict car that can be built after finding all five of its parts. The rumour as to the location of its chassis - and all subsequent parts - is unlocked upon completing the "Mac: Shift-Lock" questline in Chapter 3: "City Lights",
Upon all of its parts being found, it can be built into a drag, drift, off-road, race, or runner class car.
Finding the parts for all derelicts will allow for it to be purchased from either the drag, drift, off-road, race, or runner class dealerships for 
30,300, and purchasing the Speedcross Story Bundle will allow it to be purchased from the speedcross dealership.
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Complete the "Mac: Shift-Lock" questline in Chapter 3: "City Lights"
Purchase from an available Dealership
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Stock: LV 100
Max: LV 399
 Horsepower: 101 bhp
Top Speed: 101 mph (163 km/h)
 0 - 60: 8.03 secs.
1/4 Mile: 16.43 secs.
 N2O Capacity: 3.6
N2O Power: 3.6
 Airtime: 4.2
Landing: 4.1
 Braking Response: 1.7
Braking Power: 0.0
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"Spring Bug"
The "Spring Bug" Beetle is unlocked upon successfully delivering it to Rav at his airfield during its rotation period as an abandoned car rumour. It has only been made available as a race class car.
As a unique vehicle, it can not be altered with any visual customisation items, it can not have its paint and wrap modified, and can not be stance tuned. It can, however, be equipped with performance parts and vanity items.
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Stock: LV 183
Max: LV 399
Horsepower: 230 bhp
Top Speed: 134 mph (216 km/h)
0 - 60: 4.17 secs.
1/4 Mile: 12.47 secs.
N2O Capacity: 3.6
N2O Power: 3.6
Airtime: 4.2
Landing: 4.1
Braking Response: 1.7
Braking Power: 0.0
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Need for Speed: Heat[]
The Beetle '63 appears in Need for Speed: Heat following an article published[1][2] on August 19, 2019, revealing it to be part of the game's official car list, and appears in the NFS: Heat Studio app as part of container 9, which was released on October 15, 2019.
Stock
The stock Beetle '63 is unlocked for purchase from the car dealer for 
18,000 upon reaching Reputation Level 22
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It has a customisation rating of five and can be equipped with performance parts.
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Unlocked at
 LVL 22
 10018,000POWER 1.0
HIGH SPEED 1.0
ACCELERATION 1.1
NITROUS 2.0
HORSEPOWER [bhp] 101
0-60 MPH [s] 7.50
MAX TORQUE [ft-lb] 165
TOP SPEED [mph] 105
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| Customisation (Rating: 7/10) | ||
Engine Swaps (8 Available)
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Need for Speed: Unbound[]
The Beetle (1963) appears in Need for Speed: Unbound as part of Volume 1 following a car list article published on October 6, 2022 to the official Need for Speed website.[3][4]
Stock
The stock Beetle can be purchased from the "Buy Stock" section of the "Buy and Sell" menu in the garage for $10,000 and has a Tier B 100 performance rating.
Story[]
It is unlocked for purchase in the Story mode upon the player completing the "Prologue" and reaching Sunday, Week 1.
Lakeshore Online[]
It is unlocked for purchase in Lakeshore Online mode upon the player finishing 30 playlists of any tier and in any position using any vehicle.
Custom
The custom Beetle can be purchased in the garage for $29,500 as a starter car and has a Tier B 121 performance rating.
Story[]
It is available as a starter car option after the player has completed the "Prologue" but can not be purchased after one of the offered starter cars has been bought.
"Legendary Custom"
The Beetle "Legendary Custom" is a custom car included with the Vol.5 Catch-Up Pack released on March 12, 2024.
Prior to the release of the catch-up pack, it could be purchased as part of the Volkswagen Beetle Legendary Custom Pack released with Volume 5 on October 12, 2023, which would also add 10 Speed Pass levels towards the player's progression of the Vol.5 Speed Pass.
It can be purchased from the "Buy Stock" section of the "Buy and Sell" menu in the garage for $18,000 and has a Tier B 100 performance rating.
Story & Lakeshore Online[]
It is gifted as a reward upon the player purchasing its associated downloadable content pack.
Upon being gifted to the player, it is added to both their Story mode and Lakeshore Online mode garages, as well as being made available for purchase from the "Buy Custom" section of the "Buy and Sell" menu in the garage.
Gallery[]
(Promotional Image)
("Spring Bug")
(Custom)
(Legendary Custom)
References[]
- ↑ Article: ea.com (2019) Under the Hood: Need for Speed Heat Car List. Available at: https://www.ea.com/games/need-for-speed/need-for-speed-heat/news/nfs-heat-car-list
- ↑ Article: gtplanet.net (2019) Need for Speed Heat Full Car List Revealed. Available at: https://www.gtplanet.net/need-for-speed-heat-car-list/
- ↑ Website: ea.com/games/need-for-speed (2022) Need for Speed Unbound Car List. Available at: https://www.ea.com/games/need-for-speed/need-for-speed-unbound/about/car-list
- ↑ Article: gamespot.com (2022) Need For Speed Unbound Has Over 140 Cars To Collect And Customize. Available at: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/need-for-speed-unbound-has-over-140-cars-to-collect-and-customize/1100-6508106/
| Volkswagen | |
|---|---|
| Beetle | 1200 '63 (Type 1) · 1200 Sunroof '63 (Type 1) · 1200 '68 (Type 1) · 1303 Super Beetle '73 (Type 1) · 2.0 TDI '12 (A5) · GRC '14 (A5) |
| Concept | XL Sport '15 |
| Golf | GTI '76 (Mk1) · GTI '92 (Mk2) · GTI '06 (Mk5) · GTI '13 (Mk7) · GTI 1.8T '03 (Mk4) · GTI 2.0 '03 (Mk4) · GTI Clubsport '16 (Mk7) · R32 '03 (Mk4) · R32 '06 (Mk5) |
| Jetta | 1.3 CL '89 (A2) |
| Polo | GTI '15 (Mk5) |
| Scirocco | 2.0 TSI '08 (A5) · R '10 (A5) · R '17 (A5) |
| Type 2 | 1.2 Westfalia '60 (T1) · 2.1 Vanagon '85 (T3) |
| Type 3 | 1600 TL '70 (Type 31) |