When the Beetle first hit the road after the Second World War, it was known simply as the Volkswagen — a German word for “the people’s car.” Ferdinand Porsche and his team had designed the model to be ...
The more things change, the more frequently Volkswagen launches a new Beetle. The original Type 1 stayed in production for 65 years. The New Beetle, introduced in 1998, soldiered on for 11 years. Now, ...
There are few people on this earth who, gearhead or not, are unaware of the Volkswagen Beetle. Whether one’s exposure comes from seeing Herbie on television, Vocho cabs in Mexico, or yards of the ...