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2014 Volkswagen Beetle and 2006 BMW 5-Series Specifications
| Model Year | 2014 | 2006 | |
| Model | Volkswagen Beetle | BMW 5-Series | |
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| Body | 2dr Hatch | 4dr Wagon | |
| Difference | |||
| Wheelbase | 2,540 mm | 2,885 mm | 0 mm |
| Length | 4,277 mm | 4,856 mm | 0 mm |
| Width | 1,808 mm | 1,847 mm | 0 mm |
| Height | 1,486 mm | 1,491 mm | 0 mm |
| Curb Weight | 1,355 kg | 1,655 kg | 0 kg |
| Fuel Capacity | 55 L | 70 L | -15 L |
| Headroom, Row 1 | 1,001 mm | 955 mm | -954 mm |
| Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 1,405 mm | 1,455 mm | 0 mm |
| Legroom, Row 1 | 1,049 mm | 1,054 mm | 0 mm |
| Headroom, Row 2 | 942 mm | 955 mm | -13 mm |
| Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 1,245 mm | 1,453 mm | 0 mm |
| Legroom, Row 2 | 798 mm | 914 mm | -116 mm |
| Total Legroom | 1,847 mm (over 2 rows) | 1,969 mm (over 2 rows) | 0 mm |
| Cargo Volume, Minimum | 436 L | 498 L | -62 L |
| Cargo Volume, Maximum | 847 L | 1,651 L | 846 L |
TrueDelta Reviews the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2014 Volkswagen Beetle
| 2014 Volkswagen Beetle Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
| Year | Comment | |
| Back in the 1960s VW entreated Americans to "think small." Lately, though, the German manufacturers cars have been getting bigger and bigger. The latest redesign added over two inches to the car's length (now 168 inches) and over two inches to its width (now a midsize-like 71.2 inches. Compared to the 146-by-66-inch, 2,822-pound Mini and the 140-by-64-inch, 2,434-pound Fiat, the 3,340-pound Beetle TDI convertible is a big, heavy car. As noted earlier, solidity and ride quality benefit from this additional bulk. But rear seat room does not. Sure, the Beetle Convertible's rear seat is more viable than the MINI's, but bars to clear rarely come lower. The Fiat is in the same (adults-in-a-pinch) ballpark. In addition to the space shortage, the VW's rear seat back is uncomfortably upright. see full Volkswagen Beetle review | ||
What Our Members Are Saying about the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2014 Volkswagen Beetle
| 2014 Volkswagen Beetle Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2013 | 2dr Convertible 170-horsepower 2.5L I5 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
The back seat, if you could really call it that, leaves a lot to be desired. Maybe another 3 in. That being said it fits a car seat with my 6' frame in the front seat ahead of it, so it gets the job done. Once the top goes down the interior space seems adequate. see full Volkswagen Beetle review |
What Our Members Are Saying about the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2006 BMW 5-Series
| 2006 BMW 5-Series Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2007 | 4dr Wagon 255-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
best seats on the market today see full BMW 5-Series review |
| 2006 | 4dr Wagon 255-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
I have 20 way power seats w/ lumbar. very nice. see full BMW 5-Series review |
| 2006 BMW 5-Series Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2007 | 4dr Sedan 360-horsepower 4.8L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
I cannot sit behind me. see full BMW 5-Series review |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan 255-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
I'm 5' 9" and the front seat room semed cavernous to me. I once had a 6' 5" passenger in the front seat who voiced no complaint. 10. see full BMW 5-Series review |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan 255-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
My car did not have either the sports seats nor the comfort seats, both of which I tried and found superior; significantly so. The 'base' seats in my car were not the best seats I've ever had in a car although in fairness, they did not punish my lower back as once did the seats in my Infiniti G35x. They were adequate; more an ally than a foe. They also lacked meaningful thigh or side bolsters and so were clearly the choice of Buick-minded buyers, and so did not invite spirited driving. I score thm a 6. see full BMW 5-Series review |
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