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Volkswagen has entered a racing version of the ID.4 electric SUV in the Norra 1000 off-road race. The event is being used to test the durability of the electric powertrain.
Behind the scenes, though, the VW/Andretti partnership was taking shape. See All 13 Photos In late 2012, Andretti Sports Marketing ran the final GRC race in Las Vegas.
Adonis, the owner, builder and VW enthusiast tells us its story. Because the classic Beetle has a rear-mounted flat-4 engine, the natural candidate for an engine transplant is Subaru.
But there were plenty of 10- to 13-second Bugs, some in street trim, running in various drag racing classes. The old Bug-Ins were held twice a year (spring and fall), so maybe with the success of ...
On this weeks Rides with Jay Thomas, we follow a custom truck build from start to finish with our friends from the Hot Rod Shop of Fargo. We'll look at Jayson Ackerson's 1970 Volkswagen, he's had ...
Our editor shares a 1962 VW Type 113 Bug's life story and how he finds this classic solid driver. ... I got a call from Kevin Jeannette of Gunnar Porsche Racing telling me he had the perfect old VW.
Way back in 1973, Volkswagen decided it was high time to take the loveable air-cooled Bug racing. No, it wasn't painted in Herbie colors – Volkswagen called its sport-tuned machine the Beetle ...
"We are infested by bugs," Faye Allen, track manager at Orangeburg Drag Strip, said, smiling as dozens of Volkswagen beetles converged at the site for the third annual VW Drag Night July 15-16 ...
The Beetle played the starring role of Herbie in the 1968 Disney film, “The Love Bug.” The sentient race car sporting red, white and blue racing stripes from the front to the back bumper ...
You may be surprised to learn that today’s Nice Price or No Dice Fiberfab MG is not based on a VW Bug, but on a Chevy Chevette. That may make it closer to the original classic it emulates, but ...
About four years ago, WNDD-FM 95.5 (Wind-FM) on-air personality Hunter was told that her new morning show co-host, Barry Michaels, was arriving. And he had the “bug.” “Oh, we knew it wasn't ...