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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Volkswagen do Brasil will then replace the air-cooled 1.6-litre boxer engine in its locally-made Kombi van with a more modern 1.4-litre water-cooled unit to meet tougher emissions laws.

Daniel Masaba’s car is a 1973 model blue Volkswagen Beetle that runs on a 1200cc petrol engine. In March, while visiting a farmer in Dokolo District, Masaba noticed a Beetle that had been abandoned.

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

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.

The annual air-cooled Volkswagen trek starts in Port Angeles, Washington and covers a total of 1,700 miles along the West Coast in ten days. Every year, approximately 1,000 drivers participate in ...