My old Beetle's sure been through a lot this year, but this past weekend, for the first time since it was recovered, I drove it again. And while it still looks a bit battered, it's going to be better ...

In the wonderful, quirky world of the Volkswagen Beetle, even the heater has a story to tell. Without a liquid-cooled engine ...

The Beetle is powered by a 2.5-liter five-cylinder engine that, like the car, is kind of retro... but not in a nice way. Like Beetle engines of old, the five-cylinder is harsher sounding than most and ...