While Volkswagen is now known for crossovers like the Tiguan and Atlas – two of its best-selling models in the U.S. last year – the brand was once defined by a small, quirky vehicle that many people ...

The air-cooled VW Beetle is a legend for so many reasons. One of the main ones being how many were built and how long they stayed in production with only minor changes to the basic design. It's ...

Much has been said about the Volkswagen Beetle and its long and illustrious history. Anyone somewhat knowledgeable about automotive history would know that the Beetle story dates back to the Second ...

The Volkswagen Beetle dates back to World War II, when Adolf Hitler wanted a "people's car" and enlisted Ferdinand Porsche to design the Type I that was first imported to the United States in 1949. VW ...

The 1978 Volkswagen Beetle in question had been parked for nearly two decades before this YouTuber decided to rebuild the engine. Joy van Haelen rebuilt a 1978 Volkswagen Beetle engine as a learning ...

Volkswagen could have replaced the Beetle with a mid-engined, water-cooled hatchback, but it ended up being one of the foundations for the Golf. The Type 1 would eventually be named Käfer, the German ...