Newman was self-admittedly addicted to sleeper cars. He had been upgrading his humble VWs with Porsche engines and brakes since the early 1960s. It probably didn’t take too many Budweisers to convince ...
Hagerty’s latest engine rebuild video revolves around a 1972 Volkswagen Beetle flat-four, and it could not possibly come at a worse time for me. Despite a very full garage, I almost bought an old Bug ...
The Volkswagen Beetle, also known as the Type 1, Käfer, or Bug, is a rear-engine economy car manufactured by Volkswagen from ...
My old Beetle's sure been through a lot this year, but this past weekend, for the first time since it was recovered, I drove it again. And while it still looks a bit battered, it's going to be better ...
Among the hardware changes are braided stainless steel brake lines, six-piston Brembo front calipers, Eibach sway bars, ...
The original VW Beetle holds a place in automotive history that’s hard to top, with over 21.5 million units rolling off production lines between 1938 and 2003. That staggering figure means there’s no ...
Have you ever heard of the Speedhunters VW Beetle? Yeah, this is it, the coolest combination between classic VW looks and modern racing technology. Adonis, the owner, builder and VW enthusiast tells ...
The Beetle is powered by a 2.5-liter five-cylinder engine that, like the car, is kind of retro... but not in a nice way. Like Beetle engines of old, the five-cylinder is harsher sounding than most and ...
Squeezing. It’s the easiest way to pump power out of any engine. Squeezing. It’s slang for using nitrous oxide to enhance the performance of an engine. Squeezing. We’d all love to be able to do it but ...