Volkswagen has prepared five concepts for the 2017 SOWO event in Savannah, USA, over the weekend. They included the Beetle Post concept, Jetta GLI Nardo, Golf GTI RS, Golf R Heritage, and Golf Alltrack Country. These were conjured up by Volkswagen of America, and were inspired by “the diverse interests […]
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Volkswagen reveals more potent 2015 Beetle Rallycross car
Remember the mutant Volkswagen Beetle Global Rallycross racer from last year? A fresh version has been announced for the 2015 season, and it’s even more insane. In the engine compartment sits a new 2.0-litre TSI turbo four-cylinder engine that now produces 413kW and 630Nm, making it 8kW more powerful than […]
Alpera Motors envisages cool retro Volkswagen Beetle upgrade
How’s this for a cool Volkswagen Beetle? It’s a digital concept created by Alpera Motors, called the Alpera TULPAR, showing off a retro wide-body theme. The package seems to blend in plenty of Beetle heritage, with old-school circular headlights, more defined and wider wheel arch flares, and some interesting black […]
Top 10 auto-starring movies for a car-crazed Christmas
Let’s be honest, this weekend we will probably all start/continue/finish our Christmas shopping. While some of us eagerly surf on a wave of inspiration, others keep wrestling with the endlessly recurring existential question, ‘What should I buy for (enter name)?’ Stop worrying straightaway, because that’s where we come in. Being […]
2015 Volkswagen Beetle gets updated engines, more efficient
Volkswagen has released details on the 2015 VW Beetle, which gets a number of new engine options, more technology, and improved efficiency across the board. The 2015 Beetle will be offered with a range of five new/updated engines and an improved DSG gearbox that Volkswagen says makes it the greenest […]
José Mujica offered $1 million for his clapped out VW Beetle
Uruguay’s president José Mujica, the man once nicknamed ‘the world’s poorest president’ has received a $1 million offer for his 1987 Volkswagen Beetle. The offer came from a wealthy Sheikh during a G77 meeting in Bolivia. President Mujica admitted he thought it was a joke at the time, saying to […]
RAUH-Welt Begriff & Tanner Foust build a fat Volkswagen Beetle
With the SEMA Show just getting underway, we’re starting to see a lot of highly tuned show cars being revealed. One of the latest is this Volkswagen Beetle which has been custom-built by renowned Porsche builder RAUH-Welt Begriff. Japan-based RAUH-Welt Begriff is known for creating ultra-fat wide-body kits for old-school […]
Volkswagen demos the epic VW Beetle GRC (more in-depth)
Remember the Volkswagen Beetle GRC teaser from last week with rally driver Tanner Foust? Volkswagen has now released a longer video demonstrating more of its performance along with some details discussed by key figures. You get to see the mental Beetle whipping around and performing some classic rally car drifts […]