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VW Unveils the Beetle Dune -- a Concept With Built-in Nostalgia

<p>Nostalgia for the surfing beaches of California? VW shows off the Beetle Dune, a concept car based on dune buggies of yesteryear.</p>
The Volkswagen's Beetle Dune is presented at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Monday.
The Volkswagen Beetle Dune is presented during a press preview at the North American International Auto Show January 13, 2014 in Detroit, Michigan. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDASTAN HONDA/AFP/Getty ImagesSTAN HONDA / AFP - Getty Images

Volkswagen debuted the Dune concept, a dune buggy version of the Beetle, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Monday. The Dune is intended as low concept version of the Beetle aimed at keeping the brand's youth orientation. But VW won't say if it will be built as a production car.