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Seemingly every car has a stigma attached to it. Some make their driver look like he has a big ego, some are classified for country folk, and some cars even get tagged with a specific gender. Yup, how many guys do you see driving a Miata? Not too many, unless you happen to know me ? hey, it?s a Mazdaspeed MX-5, leave me alone. The Volkswagen New Beetle was another car that got stuck with the ?chick?s car? label, and rightfully so. C?mon, there is a flower vase in the dashboard?
In 2012, VW redesigned the beetle, giving it a lower profile and elongated hood, which makes it look stouter, flower vase and all. On top of the more ?manly? look, VW also targeted men in particular in 2012 Beetle ads. The two ads that stick out most are the ?Slap five? and ?Thanks for flying Volkswagen,? both of which are directly aimed at men ? the former more than the latter. I guess fist bumping and high-fiving random dudes and one pretty woman makes the Beetle manly. Hmm?
Regardless of my opinion on it, this campaign worked. Since September 2011, 49% of all 2012 Beetle buyers were men. That?s nearly one-third more than last year. Apparently, Volkswagen knows a thing or two about how men?s brains work and aren?t afraid to blatantly go after what it wants. One mind trick VW pulled over men’s eyes was to focus mostly on the turbocharged models, tugging away at our weakest point, raw power. I wonder what people would think of me if I decided to trade my Miata for a Beetle.
2012 VW Beetle: Relax Guys, it's Okay to Drive One originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 22 March 2012 13:00 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/2012-vw-beetle-relax-guys-it-s-okay-to-drive-one-ar126785.html
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