Normally, when you think about a VW Beetle turned into a Baja Bug two things can spring to mind - a fiberglass shelled beach vehicle or a battered Mad Max-like dune jumper. Still, this one we found ...

Even though we're primarily a truck magazine, each of us has come to respect and admire the off-road prowess of VW Bugs and their tube-chassis offspring. Compact dimensions make for a nimble vehicle, ...

The challenge intensified when an untested engine and fuel setup was prototyped for race conditions. Greasecar Motorsports' goal was to prove that a diesel engine powered by pure vegetable oil could ...

Paying tribute to the many custom off-road versions of the classic Beetle, known as the baja bug, Volkswagen has unveiled the Dune Concept at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show. The original baja bug was ...

To compete in an event as punishing and exhausting as the SCORE Baja 1000, you need a vehicle that’s as rugged and robust as it is powerful and capable. Something like… a 1970 VW Beetle? That’s what ...

I'm the only motherfucker dumb enough to drive an old VW Baja Bug in the middle of New York City. Volkswagen hauled their modern Baja, called the Dune Concept, to the potholed streets of Manhattan for ...

Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Baja Bug looks like it was ripped straight out of a high school parking lot circa 1980. Let's find out if its price makes it ready for fast times. In regards to ...

There’s something special about the Volkswagen Beetle -- or VW Bug to use its more colloquial name -- that makes us think of a car that is inherently friendly to the planet. And that’s something which ...

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