A man named Fred has built a modified Volkswagen minivan. Not normally Top Gear-worthy news, you might think, except the part where it gets to a 911 Turbo engine and 523bhp. Pray be upstanding, all, ...

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 ...

Massive turbo power hits the strip! Watch this epic Viertelmeile (1/4 mile) drag race finale from 2012 as a heavily modified VW Polo with a 3.3L turbo engine battles a 700 hp Opel Kadett. Explosive ...

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 ...

At this point, there should be little doubt that the C8 Corvette Z06 is one helluva sports car, offering impressive performance capable of challenging the world’s best. However, when the opposition is ...

Volkswagen is keeping a watchful eye on the development of new Formula One technical regulations envisaged for 2012, with a view to building a new engine and supplying it to "customer" teams. With ...

Automakers love to remind us how "close" our electric and autonomous future is, while a lot of major racing divisions they participate in remain powered, at least partly, by internal-combustion ...

Modifying a car is not exactly a straightforward process, and many decisions involve considering the end goal of the project. But what about if it is done in just 24 hours, and parts deliveries are ...

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 ...

When it comes to buying a daily driver, few factors are as important as reliability. Since the engine is the very heart of a motor vehicle, it serves as an invaluable foundation of a car's true value ...