Actor and racer Paul Newman turned a humble 1963 VW Beetle into a wild V-8-powered sleeper. Here’s the story behind the ...

The Better Half VW conversion produces approximately 30 horsepower at 3400 rpm with standard 92mm cylinders, though builders can increase power to 37 horsepower or more by using larger bore cylinders.

There Was A Time When Frank Hart's Oil-Burning Corrado TDI Coupe Would've Been Ridiculous, But Now It Doesn't Sound So Bad Within any group of brand-loyal diehards, there are always smaller sects who ...

When you see this 3rd generation VW Golf, the word “sleeper” will be among the last that pop in your head. With the exhaust cutout in the passenger’s side front fender and a parachute strapped to its ...

This particular 1967 Volkswagen Type 2 Bus has a unique story, as previous owners implemented engine swap from gas to electric. The new owner, however, decided to restore it with a gas-powered engine ...

[This story originally appeared in the Spring 2011 issue of MotorTrend Classic.] Nobody knows exactly when and where iconic actor/director/soon-to-be-racer Paul ...

Make your car sound great with a Borla exhaust! In this video, we perform a simple engine swap in 48 hours on our Mk3 VW Golf ...

In 1968, Volkswagen launched a spiritual successor to the iconic Kubelwagen, the light military vehicle designed by Ferdinand Porsche for Germany's World War II efforts. It's officially known as the ...

The conversion uses the electric motor and single-speed transmission from the Volkswagen e-Up!, an electric version of VW’s Up! city car which isn’t sold in the United States. The motor produces 81 ...