Brazil's automotive history is rich with curiosities and rare gems. This Beetle-based sports car is one of them ...

Germany's car manufacturer and long-time economic powerhouse Volkswagen has shaped the lives and memories of generations of Germans. It's current crisis gives pause to reflect on its importance in ...

CAR magazine's Angus MacKenzie looks back at 50 years of the landmark VW hatchback – and explains why it nearly didn't happen ...

Volkswagen has graced the world with countless hot hatches over the years, though its rarest is a real beast with one of VW's ...

With the looks of an Italian exotic and the engine of a Beetle, the Volkswagen SP2 is an unlikely gem from Brazil's quirky ...

Factory Five Racing was founded in 1995 in a small garage. Now it says it's the world's largest manufacturer of ...

Porsche's hardcore, track-focused GT3 has been returning for several generations to set the bar for speed, and agility - here ...

If there's a signature VW vehicle after the Beetle, it's probably the Transporter ... worth remembering for having a front-mounted air-cooled engine with front-wheel-drive, a setup that Volkswagen ...

The 917 was powered by an air-cooled flat 12 engine, which displaced 4.5 liters ... copied to create what eventually became the Volkswagen Beetle. Tatra tried to sue, but WWII made that lawsuit ...

Part of the VW Bus's appeal was shared with the Beetle, in that it was inexpensive to buy and cheap to run. Simple construction and a small-displacement air-cooled engine meant that it was easy on ...

Ferdinand Porsche also designed the Volkswagen Beetle, which also used a rear-mounted, air-cooled engine. Air-cooled engines were a hallmark of the 911 from its inception in 1965 until the 996 ...

If the original VW Microbus (Type 2, produced 1950-66 and Type 2 Gen-2, 1967-79) and its sibling Beetle were cheap ... of the internal combustion engine as automakers like VW rush towards an ...