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“Das Museumsprogramm: Past, Present and Future” now at The Simeone

“Das Museumsprogramm: Past, Present and Future,” a new exhibit at The Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, showcases 75 years of Volkswagen in America.

“Karma,” a Volkswagen Karmann Ghia that’s a life-sized Hot Wheels

The Volkswagen Karmann Ghia dubbed "Karma" took top honors at the Miami Hot Wheels Legends Tour stop.

Concours d'Lemons at The Amelia | Our shameless top 10

The Concours d'Elegance is like fine wine at The Amelia. The Concours d'Lemons is like Natty Light.

How to you like your Volkswagens? Stock or modified? Cooled by water or air?

Does it get any better than No Dough Weekend? Cool VWs, perfect weather and admission for the low price of free.

How Belgium built the fast Beetle that Wolfsburg didn’t | Coming soon to an issue near you

Back in the '60s, if you wanted the fastest Beetle money could buy, you had to go to Belgium, not Germany.

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Columns: How to help a friend restart a stalled project

What do you do when a friend has a stalled project? Instead of poking fun, how about actually helping them?

Buyer's Guides: VW Rabbit GTI: Buy one now? | Buyer's Guide

Expert tips on buying, maintaining and modifying the Volkswagen Rabbit GTI.

Buyer's Guides: Volkswagen Beetle: Buy one now? | Buyer's Guide

Whether you race it, show it or just admire it, the Volkswagen Beetle is a welcome addition to any classic car collection.

Shop Work: Making our Beetle more comfortable with an all-in-one insulation kit

A complete interior insulation kit that can be easily installed with little modification? That's what Design Engineering, Inc. says of its complete custom kits.

Features: Mach 1: Belgium’s thwarted attempt to produce a hotter VW Beetle

This isn’t just a Bug wearing a racing stripe. The Mach 1 Beetles also received enough horsepower to cut zero-to-60 times nearly in half.

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1984 Rabbit GTI

Not just an A1-chassis VW Rabbit GTI–the quintessential hot hatch–but one turbocharged by Callaway.

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Video: How we built a fast, comfy and reliable Mk7 GTI track car

Can you make a Volkswagen Golf GTI as fast as a Honda Civic Type R?

You certainly can–and you don’t have to sacrifice street manners to do so. Here’s how …

Unlock your GTI's software to shave a second off your time

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Is it possible to do it all with one car? We think the answer is yes, and we think the best …

How to properly tech a used car for the track

We zeroed in on our ideal Volkswagen Golf GTI–a 2017 Sport with a DSG transmission–and successfully purchased one from Carvana. Time for the race track, …

For sale: 2017 Volkswagen GTI GRM project car

Note: The GTI has been sold to a new owner.

“Can one car really do it all?” That’s the question we wanted to answer when we grabbed this

Are two-piece rotors worth the extra money?

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Suspension, power, must be time for brakes on our Mk7 Volkswagen GTI, right?

We’d …

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Volkswagen Readers' Rides

Feb 01, 2025 by Jimmyinstt
2013 None Golf wagon TDI

White

Dec 05, 2024 by jwjarch
1969 None Beetle

Mostly stock 1969 Beetle in Sahara Beige. 4-wheel disc brake conversion. Bug-Tech race shifter. Desperately in need of new tires!

Nov 29, 2024 by rrrtiii
2024 None gti

manual................................................................................................. How do you know some one drives a manual?................. They will tell you about it

Oct 10, 2024 by eastpark
1990 None Vanagon GL Westfalia

My getaway vehicle. It’s fun to have a forward control vehicle. Reminds me of when I worked for a transit bus manufacturer. The driving characteristics are very similar.

Sep 28, 2024 by mherrema
2021 None Jetta GLI Autobahn 6MT

The daily driver and autocrosser.

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Volkswagen Ran When Parked

Found a Volkswagen in Gatlinberg, TN on July 28, 2014

A collector of old bugs as you can see from the number in the fields

Found a Volkswagen in Gatlinberg, TN on July 28, 2014

A collector of old bugs as you can see from the number in the fields

Found a Volkswagen in Waktins Glen, Ny on May 15, 2012

Yes, it’s on the way to the track. No, it’s probably not worth that kind of money!

Found a Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen in Leduc, AB on Oct. 17, 2010

One of these fine German station wagons these a through rebuild, I’m just not sure which one. Remember the old saying, “Air-cooled is real-cool.”

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