Fueled by the massive success of the iconic Beetle, Volkswagen wanted a roomier car based on the same platform and they came up with the Type 4. Also known as the 411, it entered production in 1968 as ...

The more things change, the more frequently Volkswagen launches a new Beetle. The original Type 1 stayed in production for 65 years. The New Beetle, introduced in 1998, soldiered on for 11 years. Now, ...

Arriving at our shores in 1949, the Volkswagen Beetle swept America during the Summer of Love and became a symbol of the counterculture movement in the 1960s. Commissioned by Adolf Hitler and designed ...

Most enthusiast discussions about engines sometimes tend to boil down to V6 and V8 engines. They are the engines often associated with power and the flashier automobiles made throughout history.

Volkswagen’s Thing may have looked off-road capable but looks can indeed be deceiving. This is the story of a quirky 1970s ...

I never really thought a car as comprehensively and exhaustively explored, scrutinized, and fetishized as the Volkswagen Beetle could possibly have anything that would surprise me here in this ...

What is it about the VW New Beetle (which isn't all that new anymore) that makes people inclined to shove absurdly large engines under their hoods? Well, in the case of this DIY-made custom 1999 New ...

To the chagrin of a lot of small-car lovers out there, Volkswagen has decided to kill off the Beetle. It’s a sad decision, as the nameplate is one of the oldest in the automotive industry and the car ...

Volkswagen began building the Type I Beetle in 1945 and first brought it to the United States four years later, selling more than 15 million Type I autos before the last one rolled off the line in ...