Volkswagen Beetle News
2019 VW Beetle Final Edition Review | A car out of time in more ways than one
We see why it's time to say goodbye, but it's still sad.
VW reveals the platform its electric future will be riding on
Volkswagen is literally laying bare its plans for millions of upcoming electric-powered cars and trucks. Called the MEB platform, this dedicated EV chassis is set to form the backbone of the German automaker's electrification effort.
2019 VW Beetle Final Edition marks the end of the road for the Bug
Production ends next year.
VW Beetle could get a Final Edition for 2019
There could be a Final Edition for the 2019 Volkswagen Beetle, according to VIN code information submitted to NHTSA.
These are the vehicles that owners drive the least
The average American drives over 13,000 miles per year, but some cars barely ever get those miles put on them. Here are the least-driven vehicles in America.
Bumblebee returns as a VW Beetle in new Transformers movie trailer
Prequel wants to restore franchise before Hasbro-toy-universe reboot.
Memminger Roadster 2.7 is the ultimate VW Beetle
As charming and cute as classic Volkswagen Beetles are, there's no getting around the fact that they're not especially sleek, nor are fast. At all. That is with the exception of this, the Memminger Roadster 2.7. It's a custom Bug built by a German restoration shop called Memminger. It's low, it has extremely wide, pumped up fenders, and has been turned into a two-seat roadster. It almost looks like a Porsche 356, but bigger. And check out those sweet plaid seats.
VW Beetle is not dead yet
Far be it from us to compare the Volkswagen Beetle to any old bug, but despite the company's attempts to stomp on it for good, it might still have life left in it. USA Today is reporting that the current, 2011-introduced generation of the Beetle is to remain in production for the foreseeable future, based on a confirmation from a VW USA spokeswoman.
VW Beetle will not get another encore
Volkswagen's head of R&D says the New Beetle dies with this current generation. The I.D. Buzz EV will become the brand's heritage-inspired model.
Monkeys in lab forced to breathe VW diesel fumes
The Beetle tested was outfitted with a defeat device, unbeknownst to the scientists.
Next Volkswagen Beetle could be all-electric and rear-wheel drive
VW's board will weigh a plan to update the Beetle alongside the forthcoming ID Buzz microbus.
VW sponsors a 1970 Beetle in Baja 1000
It'll run with a stock air-cooled 1600 engine.
Life after death for the 'Love Bug' in Ethiopia
"They never fail you - they take you anywhere and have excellent functionality."
1969 Volkswagen Baja Bug Quick Spin | 50 years of VW at Baja
Fifty years after winning in Baja, these Bugs remain at the core of grassroots offroad competition.
Volkswagen Beetle, Scirocco could be on the chopping block
Crushing the Beetle? It might happen.
Find of a lifetime: German, American, and Japanese classics rusting in peace
An abandoned Utah shop surrounded by decaying cars.
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