This particular creation was built by a VW mechanic who trained in Germany during the 1950s and later moved to the US in the 1960s. The base car is a 1973 Super Beetle from the 1303 series, easily ...

Unfortunately, since the Beetle is not a high-volume car, the tricky 184 PS performance diesel engine or the 1.8 TSI that VW has aren't going to be offered. If you liked the article, please follow ...

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 ...

The VW Beetle was not built for thrills, but with basically the same powertrain as a Scirocco or Golf, it's not a slouch in the straight line either in it's top spec 2.0 TSI "Turbo" form. If the ...

The classic VW Beetle goes electric by Peter Valdes-Dapena @peterdrives July 18, 2014: 2:33 PM ET Transforming classic Volkswagen Beetles into electric cars ...

Simply dropping a WRX STI engine in a Beetle would create a death trap. The chassis was never designed to handle anywhere near that much power. Besides, the Beetle still used drum brakes in 1965.

The Roadster 2.7 is aptly called that because of its air-cooled 2.7-liter four-cylinder boxer engine, which takes some inspiration from the Type 4 that powered the VW 411 and 412 models.

As a bit of a surprise, VW also announced that the Silao factory will begin building 2.0-liter turbo fours for the Jetta GLI and Beetle Turbo.Versus the current 2.0T, the new version is lighter ...