In 1968, Volkswagen launched a spiritual successor to the iconic Kubelwagen, the light military vehicle designed by Ferdinand Porsche for Germany's World War II efforts. It's officially known as the ...

Rotary engines will eventually make a comeback - we trust Mazda enough to tell you that. But for now, there aren't any production cars that have one installed. And that kind of makes a 1966 VW Beetle ...

The original VW Beetle holds a place in automotive history that’s hard to top, with over 21.5 million units rolling off production lines between 1938 and 2003. That staggering figure means there’s no ...

The owner of this 1966 VW Beetle decided he had enough with the puny air-cooled boxer, installing instead a rotary motor from a 1990 Mazda RX-7. Engine swaps are not really that uncommon with the ...

Engine swaps are interesting: most engine swaps are done for a pretty specific, rational purpose, like gaining reliability or improving performance. Those reasons make sense. But I'd argue that the ...

The idea of a V-8 engine stuffed into a classic Volkswagen Beetle is the sort of thing sand-dune-chasing dreams are made of. A bug's butt is the perfect place for that big of an engine if you're ...

A unique long-nose Super Beetle with a two-seater cabin is up for sale. Despite the lengthened front end, the boxer engine remains at the back. This one-of-a-kind Super Beetle has spent 40 years in ...