The Volkswagen Beetle, also known as the Volkswagen Type1, was an economy car produced from 1938 until 2003 with over 21 million manufactured in its air-cooled, rear-engined, rear wheel drive configuration. In the 1950s, it was more comfortable and powerful than most European small cars, having been designed for sustained high speed, and ultimately became the longest-running and most-produced automobile of a single design. Originally known as Kafer, German for "beetle", the car ultimately took the same nickname in English. Several engine variants were produced with designated displacement in cubic centimeters from 1100, 1200, 1300, 1500 or 1600. In 1998, many years after the original model had been dropped from the lineup in most of the world (production continued in Mexico until 30 July 2003), VW introduced the "New Beetle" which bore a visual resemblance to the original.
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