##VWbeetle--left##VOLKSWAGEN'S new entry level Beetle has lent the retro-chic fashion accessory the sort of mass market appeal which made its ancestor such an enduring icon. Now that demand from unbearably trendy Notting Hill types prepared to up-spec the 2.0 model with all manner of upmarket accoutrements has dwindled, Volkswagen has introduced a more modestly priced 1.6 litre version which is much closer to the original Beetle concept of 'people's car'.