A CALIFORNIAN father and son have teamed up to supersize the classic Volkswagen Beetle. The VW enthusiasts upscaled the car ...

The original Beetle was formulated by Adolph Hitler, who wanted a "people's car," or "volkswagen." But the car wasn't actually produced for civilians until the late 1940s, when the victorious ...

The classic Beetle — the Type I — was manufactured well into the 2000s in Mexico before being discontinued. Yet not many of those newer models made it to the U.S., ...

It's why classic vehicles like the VW Beetle grew popular during the post-war era, and it's also why younger buyers are looking to the Beetle for a first car that won't break the bank.

The classic VW Beetle goes electric. by Peter Valdes-Dapena @peterdrives July 18, 2014: 2:33 PM ET . Transforming classic Volkswagen Beetles into electric cars.

The current Volkswagen Beetle already tries to be a fairly retro-looking ride by cribbing styling elements from the iconic original. However, for the new, limited-edition Classic model, VW is ...

Classic cars are a staple of California culture, but they have a dirty secret — they're gas guzzlers. And with gas prices so high, collectors are beginning to convert them to electric. In this ...

Have you been considering the new VW Beetle as a fun second car? Forget it! Buy a wretched, stinky piece of crap instead. A few months back Volkswagen flew me out to Santa Monica to drive the new ...

The range of the e-Beetle, which reaches top speeds of up to 150 km/h, is 200 km – a comfortable distance for a relaxing day out in an electrified classic car.

In Cuautepec, most of the cars on the road are still the classic models. “The good ones are the old ones,” said Eduardo Jiménez León, whose son gifted him a Beetle previously used as a taxi.

The Times podcast: That classic VW Bug could be an electric vehicle. Mark Wagner, who converted his 1962 Volkswagen Beetle ragtop from gas to electric, at a charging station in Irvine.