Volkswagen refreshed the Beetle lineup in 2016 for the 2017 model-year in a desperate attempt to make the car more attractive, and that refresh was included on the convertible version too.

The 2013 VW Beetle Cabriolet was shown first time at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2012. It was built on the same platform with the VW Golf VI. It was a nice surprise since on the previous generation the cabrio-fans had to wait five years to get their ragtops.

Volkswagen introduced the first generation of the New Beetle in 1997, but it waited a long time until it gave it a makeover, which also affected the open-top version.

The already iconic modern Beetle was unveiled to the public for the first time in 1998. It took Volkswagen 4 years to bring the much expected convertible which proved to be a great success.