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To mark the launch of the new 2012 Beetle, Volkswagen chose to work with a few companies to build several cars for the SEMA show. You can see some of the examples in our full SEMA report elsewhere in ...

VW has introduced its new, Mexico-made EA888 Gen 4 2.0-liter turbocharged TSI engine to the Beetle Turbo, Beetle Turbo Convertible and Jetta GLI. The new unit is slightly more powerful while also ...

Over the years, the Porsche wheel trend has become particularly popular in the VW and Audi scene, with companies like H&R Springs selling wheel adapters to modify the bolt pattern of cars, ...

Perhaps not the most profound words ever spoken, but directed at the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle by a burly construction worker on a break from digging a very large hole with an even larger piece of ...

People have argued that we should stop comparing the iconic VW Beetle with the legendary Porsche 911 for decades. Yet, here it is, just another casually direct battle. Albeit, in CGI form. Many people ...

Volkswagen's 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine is getting a 10-hp boost; the engine is now rated at 210 hp while torque remains unchanged at 207 lb-ft. The engine will be available on the ...

EXECUTIVE EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: To my eye, this slammed "new new" Beetle Turbo is the car Volkswagen should have created back when the company introduced the New Beetle. The lowered roofline and the ...

The VW Andretti Rallycross team has unveiled two revised Beetle GRC cars which will compete in the 2015 Global Rallycross Championship. Based on the vehicle introduced last year, the updated VW Beetle ...

When one thinks about the original VW Beetle Cabriolet, the drag strip isn’t exactly the first thing that comes to mind. Nevertheless, we are here to discuss one retro Beetle that can easily smoke ...