Classic

Volkswagen Beetle: THE car of the 20th century

XCAR takes a great look at the history of one of the most iconic cars of all time: the Volkswagen Beetle. From its not-so-humble beginnings as Hitler’s “People’s car” and its near-death experience after the war, through to its global success and its current “replacement”, the video traces the Beetle’s history and what it is […]

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Motorsport News

You have been warned…

Volkswagen gives us our best look yet at its new Global Rallycross (GRC) challenger, the GRC Beetle. Okay, we have seen pics, but we haven’t seen (or heard) the thing in all its rubber-melting action until now. Here driver (and host of TopGear USA) Tanner Foust removes some rubber from the GRC Beetle’s tyres and delivers a […]

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New Cars Road Tests

ROAD TEST: Volkswagen Beetle

OVERSTEER ROAD TEST: Volkswagen Beetle The second incarnation of the new version of a car originally conceived by a genocidal maniac and “designed” by a bloke who actually nicked the design off a another company is finally here. That’s right – the original Nazi fun-wagon is back! We take a Beetle for a blast! While […]

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New Cars Top Ten

Top Ten Over-rated Cars

Let me get this straight first; almost every single car in this list IS actually awesome. Hell, I’ve personally owned three of them! (No, I am not telling you which three…) Yet none of them really deserve the blind reverence that has be lavished upon them since their launch. Especially the Hummer, which is just […]

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