Like Beetle engines of old, the five-cylinder is harsher sounding than most and while its performance is adequate -- but nothing more -- it's especially sluggish when the temperature is cold.

By Leo Nishihata, Jalopnik Brazil In 1969 Emerson Fittipaldi was already racing in Europe, but he often returned to Brazil during the off-season to avoid the cold northern hemisphere winter. His ...

The air-cooled VW engine seems like a distant thing of the past to most. That's easy to understand since the Beetle left the U.S. in the 1970s because it didn't meet crash safety standards.

As a bit of a surprise, VW also announced that the Silao factory will begin building 2.0-liter turbo fours for the Jetta GLI and Beetle Turbo.Versus the current 2.0T, the new version is lighter ...

We should mention the engine mounted under the lead V-8 StealthBeetle is an Audi 4.2-liter V-8 with a pair of turbos to boost its power to a highly specific 402.3 hp and 308.3 lb-ft of torque.