Dr. Ferdinand Porsche, designer of the Volkswagen, had a lot on the ball. While it is true that the good doctor is noted for having designed some far-out racing cars before he tackled the "people's ...

Have you ever wondered what a VR12 motor is? That's right you Vee-Dub aficionados, such a motor doesn't exist. Nevertheless, this is the nickname of the third-generation Volkswagen Golf we have here, ...

Whenever you can extract additional horsepower from a little four-cylinder engine, the results are rewarding. The impressive VW engine has been known to produce nearly two horsepower per cubic inch in ...

I know there are lots of car engines that got stuffed into pretty much everything: the Iron Duke was shoved into everything from Camaros to mail trucks, and the original Volkswagen air-cooled ...

In this video, we take a heavily modified VW Golf MK1 onto the German Autobahn to explore its performance. With a modern engine swap and a very lightweight body, the car delivers extremely strong ...

The history of desert racing in the United States and Mexico is in a large part the history of old Volkswagens, specifically, their engines: These air-cooled flat fours powered thousands of race cars ...

Check out the starting grid in most Formula 3 series around the world, and you’re bound to see a number of cars powered by Volkswagen engines. More likely than not, you’ll see a few in the winner’s ...

Volkswagen (VW) has made a groundbreaking announcement that its motorsports division will cease the development of piston engine-powered racing cars and shift its focus entirely to electric racing ...