It wasn't the last air-cooled VW made, not by a long shot: the Beetle was made up until 2003 in Mexico, and the VW Type 2 Kombi, which was made up until 2013, switched to water-cooling in 2005.

A freshly updated classic Beetle featuring a 1.6L engine and modern upgrades heads to market with vintage charm intact.

Air-cooled-era Volkswagen was a company that revolved around a strange contradiction: it built cars that were fundamentally different from most other carmakers, but they were surprisingly ...

Well-preserved 1968 VW Westfalia camper features fresh upholstery, updated pop-top, and classic air-cooled power with ...

SAO PAULO Brazil -- With their unique air-cooled engines sputtering to life brand-new classic Volkswagen minivans chug off the assembly line after a manufacturing ritual barely changed since ...

SAO PAULO, Brazil – With their unique air-cooled engines sputtering to life, brand-new classic Volkswagen minivans chug off the assembly line after a manufacturing ritual barely changed since ...

With the success of Volkswagen’s air-cooled Beetle, American manufacturers, particularly General Motors, raced to produce a suitable competitor. Thus, in 1960, the rear-engine Chevrolet Corvair ...

The move comes three years after Volkswagen's Mexican division stopped production of the minivan, and churned out its last two-door Bug sedan with an air-cooled motor. All told, about 6 million of ...

Despite a few speed bumps, Hagerty’s latest engine overhaul highlights the air-cooled flat-four’s simplicity By Graham Kozak Published: Nov 30, 2017 Save Article Watch on ...

As with most other rebuild timelapses, it's incredibly satisfying to watch. Once the engine is placed back into the car and tidied up, the little Beetle fires up instantly. Take a look for yourself.

Volkswagen's new EA211 TSI Evo uses the Miller cycle, variable turbine geometry, and cylinder deactivation to maximize efficiency and torque in a small package.