For decades, the VW Beetle ubiquitously roamed the interior of Baja California. The short-wheelbase “bug” with the air-cooled engine was the perfect vehicle for negotiating the dusty, rocky and rutted ...

Grab your snowboard or sandboard and go. That’s the idea behind a dune buggy concept car version of Volkswagen’s Beetle unveiled Monday at the Detroit auto show. VW envisions the Beetle Dune appealing ...

Paying tribute to the many custom off-road versions of the classic Beetle, known as the baja bug, Volkswagen has unveiled the Dune Concept at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show. The original baja bug was ...

Since its inception, the Baja 1000 has attracted Beetles by the dozen, and to celebrate 50 years of competition, Volkswagen of America is sponsoring the ProjectBaja.com Class 11 Beetle. In case you ...

Even though we're primarily a truck magazine, each of us has come to respect and admire the off-road prowess of VW Bugs and their tube-chassis offspring. Compact dimensions make for a nimble vehicle, ...

Normally, when you think about a VW Beetle turned into a Baja Bug two things can spring to mind - a fiberglass shelled beach vehicle or a battered Mad Max-like dune jumper. Still, this one we found ...

I'm the only motherfucker dumb enough to drive an old VW Baja Bug in the middle of New York City. Volkswagen hauled their modern Baja, called the Dune Concept, to the potholed streets of Manhattan for ...

Embattled Volkswagen isn't letting the massive investigations into it and employees over the Dieselgate saga keep it from rolling out new models and special editions. The latest special edition is the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I offer thoughtful coverage of the auto industry. Volkswagen has big plans for the Beetle. Next February, a new version called the ...