See all generations of the Volkswagen Beetle: discover information about every model year and check out what was changed ...

2013 VW Beetle Turbo vs. Mini Cooper S Convertible Tested: 2014 Volkswagen Beetle TDI Convertible Tested: 2016 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible 1.8T As in the coupe, a gas five-cylinder and an ...

VW has made all kinds of engines across the years, one of the best of those being the 1.8T. Common issues aside, it can last ...

As it happens, we were able to lay our manly hands and test equipment on both the entry-level 2012 VW Beetle and the sporty Beetle Turbo ... It's a carryover engine from the New Beetle, but ...

We sampled all the variations—three engines, three transmissions ... and ’70s. Tested: 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo Convertible 2013 VW Beetle TDI Tested: 45 mpg Observed 2013 VW Beetle ...

The engine will be available on the Volkswagen Beetle Turbo coupe and convertible and the Jetta GLI sport sedan. VW claims the new engine shaves 0.2 seconds off the Beetle Turbo's 0-60 mph time ...

If you are rich and slightly mad, you can always put a Porsche engine where an air-cooled VW unit used to be ... this 10 second Beetle is a prime example of what you can come up with in your ...

I've been getting lots of questions about the state of my Beetle since its ... bigger, and turbo. Or all of those. People have been building 200 HP+ VW engines for a long while now, but I just ...

Its 2.0l engine delivers a pretty ... was not the vehicle for me. My second VW Beetle. First one was a 2006 New Beetle, current one is a 2012 Beetle Turbo. Both are super fun to drive but I ...

Part of the success and longevity of the Beetle was the engine and the sheer simplicity ... Cheating aside, the VW TDI, which stands for Turbo Direct Injection, is still a robust machine.

It was no ordinary Bug, either, as it had a 2.0-liter VW TDI with compound ... Beetle’s diesel engine. Output rose to 440 horsepower thanks to the addition of a third turbo, plumbed in a mind ...