Eighteen months ago, Ferdinand Piech treated a few members of the media to rides around a German test track in a Volkswagen New Beetle prototype: 220-horse-power VR6 engine, all-wheel drive, 18-inch ...

If you visit Volkswagen's Web site, the resounding theme is their commitment to redesigning and reengineering. And while they're not going to be changing the exterior of the Beetle any time soon ...

The 2002 New Beetle Turbo S threatens to jump the shark, but thankfully pulls back just short. Jumping the shark? That phrase describes a popular television show that’s gone one episode past its prime ...

The two rows of orange cones created what looked like to me a third-gear chicane. I'm not a race-car driver. What did I know? I was guessing. I was in the middle of a short straight after the second ...

Conceived as a populist vehicle to enable mass transport on German dictator Hitler’s new Autobahns, the Volkswagen Beetle evolved through three generations over 80 years to become a beloved automotive ...