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| | VW unveils new Beetle - Jan. 5, 1998 |
 | | VW officials, hoping to woo a new generation of car buyers, told reporters and analysts at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit Monday the new Beetle has many of the same characteristics of the old model, but also contains a host of 1990-era features, including side airbags, CD players and cup holders. |
 | | However, gas mileage, which helped make the Beetle such a hit 30 years ago, remains among the highest for small cars at 48 miles per gallon. |
 | | Older people, who owned a VW Beetle 30 years ago, have been coming into the dealership asking about the car and first-time buyers are wandering in to see what the car looks like, he said. |
| money.cnn.com /1998/01/05/home_auto/beetles (658 words) |
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