In the other lane, we have a 1970 VW Bug, or at least the shell of a Bug. The rest of it is pure off-road madness, with an 850-horsepower LS3 V8 topped by a 4.5L Whipple blower.

But given that almost any donor Bug is going to need a thorough restoration before the Baja magic can be applied, and that many of the company’s Defender builds seem to cost upwards of £150,000 ...

Jim Armillotti Jr. remembers the night his grandfather showed up in the 1966 blue Baja Bug he had just driven cross-country from California. “I was all excited,” Armillotti recalled of first setting ...

It’s intended for the Baja 1000 with a V8 and Multimatic spool-valve shocks among other things, and you can have one. Yes, unlike road-going Broncos, the DR gets the 5.0-liter Coyote V8.

Hooonigan’s C8 packs a 6.2-liter V8 paired to an 8-speed dual-clutch transmission making 495 hp. On paper, the Baja Bug destroys the C8 Corvette fair and square, ...

In the latest video, the hosts take their Muscle Truck, a 1974 Chevrolet pickup with an upgraded Chevy LS6 V8, and modify it from its present duty as a drag racer to work in the desert and sand dunes.

The Baja Bug-inspired T-Bug off-roader is set to be showcased at Twisted Automotive's showroom in Kensington Mews on May 29, 2025. Pricing details are not available.

SAN DIEGO — An American racer who competed in the Baja 500 has a story to tell. Mike Steel didn’t win the race – his Class 11, Baja bug broke down – but he won in the end. Class 11 ...