Building a 400HP New Beetle doesn't happen by accident, instead it takes the right parts and serious know-how. When Volkswagen of America selected us to build a Beetle for the 2012 SEMA Show we had no ...

Eighteen months ago, Ferdinand Piech treated a few members of the media to rides around a German test track in a Volkswagen New Beetle prototype: 220-horse-power VR6 engine, all-wheel drive, 18-inch ...

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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 ...

If you visit Volkswagen's Web site, the resounding theme is their commitment to redesigning and reengineering. And while they're not going to be changing the exterior of the Beetle any time soon ...

ASSOCIATE EDITOR JAKE LINGEMAN: I don't like Volkswagen Beetles, but this Turbo, and the TDI are hard not to enjoy -- at least a little bit. The VW had a full weekend of fancy dinners, camping and ...

When you hear the name "Turbo S", one brand immediately comes to mind: Porsche. The designation has long been reserved for many of the brand's most powerful models, first arriving in 1988 on the 944.

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 ...

Alison Lakin has been reporting on all things automotive since 2008. She has covered the auto industry for numerous online publications including PopSci.com and the Los Angeles Times and is currently ...

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