There is another reason why this year’s Baja 500 is especially important. For the first time in Solorzano’s career, he is facing competition that the pundits say he cannot beat—a foe so fast and ...

These days, the news that Volkswagen will drop the Beetle after the 2019 model year has been met with little more than a ...

On this episode of Dirt Every Day, Fred and his friend Dave start an off road club, buy Volkswagen Baja Bugs and head to the desert to have a drive like idiots and have fun.

Volkswagen says it harks back to the dune buggies of the 1960s and 1970s – best known as Baja Bugs, for their involvement in the famous Mexican off-road rally. The Beetle Dune sits 10mm higher ...

While the original Volkswagen Beetle did a fantastic job as basic transportation for millions of drivers, many owners also created potent offroad machines by modifying them into Baja Bugs.

After establishing Terry’s Beetle Services in 1986 alongside friend Peter Engelzos, Luke went on to become the go-to specialist for VW bugs, building race-winning, 1,000bhp dragsters ...

The VW engine was heavily modified to improve performance ... in the Baja 1000 (Mexican off-road motorsport event) in their ...

Learn more› By Doug Mahoney Doug Mahoney is a writer covering home-improvement topics, outdoor power equipment, bug repellents, and (yes) bidets. We’re currently testing the Zevo Flying Insect ...

In today’s world of autonomous cars, keyless ignitions and charging ports, it’s hard to imagine just how big the tiny, two-door Volkswagen Beetle once was. But in Mexico, where the last ...

If it feels like many years since you first saw Volkswagen's retro electric microbus, the ID. Buzz, you're not wrong. It's surprisingly aptly named; I can't think of another car during the past ...

VW has announced its pricing, range and color options for the upcoming ID.Buzz, with 3 interior and 11 exterior colors available when it hits the road later this year. But we never knew for sure ...

That said, if VW really wanted to celebrate the end of the Beetle, they'd have dropped in a GTI powertrain. (Even La Grande Bug got fuel injection.) The suspension is a great way to shut up all ...