The arrival of the 2024 VW Atlas signals the departure of one of Volkswagen’s legacies. After more than 30 years, in almost every Volkswagen Group brand you can name (and probably some you can’t), the ...
I know there are lots of car engines that got stuffed into pretty much everything: the Iron Duke was shoved into everything from Camaros to mail trucks, and the original Volkswagen air-cooled ...
From the classic Volkswagen Beetle to the sporty Porsche 911, rear-engine cars have a unique charm that has stood the test of time. Despite the shift towards front-engine designs in the automotive ...
Before hippies discovered it, the Volkswagen Microbus/Station Wagon was for the fuel-economy-conscious bohemian suburbanite.
The first Volkswagen Beetle sold in the U.S. hit the market in 1949, and while Dutch importer Ben Pon sold exactly two of them that year, Volkswagen would go on to sell more than 20 million Beetles ...
The original VW Beetle holds a place in automotive history that’s hard to top, with over 21.5 million units rolling off production lines between 1938 and 2003. That staggering figure means there’s no ...
Small and nimble, with cool looks and a feisty powertrain, the original VW Golf GTI became the epitome of European hot hatchbacks. No less than eight generations and almost half of a century have ...
Until the arrival of the Lupo in 1999, Volkswagen had never offered a city car. The original Beetle arguably sat in the ...
Marnus Moolman is a young aspiring automotive writer from South Africa. Currently studying to obtain a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, he aims to pursue his lifetime dream of running his automotive ...
Produced for over six decades and in more than 20 million units, the original Volkswagen Beetle is one of the most iconic vehicles in the world. And while there's no shortage of restored examples on ...
Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...