VW has acknowledged the Baja Bug scene by building its own takes on the idea, such as the Rallycross Beetle, a turbocharged 560-horsepower 4x4 for the Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross team in 2014. The ...

The original Volkswagen Beetle is a masterpiece of engineering, but there’s one attribute that it sorely lacks: speed. Installing a Porsche engine no longer makes financial sense because the parts ...

While other automakers ponder a retro revival project or niche car once in a while, Volkswagen went ahead and did it... over and over. Cars like the Beetle, Scirocco or Eos may not be the best in the ...

Although offered with an optional turbocharged engine and even the ultra-rare VR6-powered RS model, the previous-generation Volkswagen New Beetle could never quite totally shake its "chick car" image.

Rotary engines will eventually make a comeback - we trust Mazda enough to tell you that. But for now, there aren't any production cars that have one installed. And that kind of makes a 1966 VW Beetle ...

Among the hardware changes are braided stainless steel brake lines, six-piston Brembo front calipers, Eibach sway bars, ...

Volkswagen has entered two classic Beetles in the 2019 Mille Miglia. “The most beautiful race”, as it’s often regarded to, has been chosen by the automaker to send off the iconic car for good, as the ...

Mexico CityMexico City — Jannette Ramírez leaned against her 1965 Volkswagen Beetle, a cigarette in one hand and a racing helmet in the other. Sixty-two years old and dressed in all black, Ramírez ...

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