Volkswagen arrived at the 2025 IAA Mobility show in Munich with three electric vehicles, each trying to carve out a piece of the EV pie. Among them, the ID. Cross Concept is the most interesting, a near-production preview of a subcompact SUV that will hit showrooms in 2026.
Chuck Jurgen Teschke, an aircraft maintenance engineer with 38-years of experience from Canada, has a habit of turning trash into treasure. His latest creation, the Frankencopter 4, is a Volkswagen T1 bus merged with an Airbus H125 helicopter. This isn’t a flying or driving vehicle – it’s art, built from discarded parts and welded together to get your attention.
AirConsole, the platform that turns car infotainment systems into gaming hubs, has teamed up with Atari to bring a blast from the past to Volkswagen drivers. This partnership brings Asteroids: Recharged and Breakout: Recharged to select VW models, with Missile Command: Recharged to follow.
Twisted Automotive, a Yorkshire-based outfit known for turning Land Rover Defenders into bespoke beasts, isn’t your typical car mod shop. Founded by Charles Fawcett, who grew up tinkering with Land Rovers and daydreaming about Baja Bugs thanks to his sister’s bedroom posters, Twisted has spent over two decades perfecting the art of the restomod. The TBug, their latest creation, is a love letter to the 1960s Baja Bug—a stripped-down, jacked-up VW Beetle that surf bros and desert racers turned into a legend.
This tank track-equipped Volkswagen Beetle, nicknamed ‘Battle Bug’, could be yours for $25,000 USD. It’s located in Nashville, Tennessee, and looks to be straight from SNK’s Metal Slug series of video games.
We have seen the future of compact EVs in Europe, and it includes the $22,000 Volkswagen ID. EVERY1. This model leverages a powerful new software architecture that enables lifelong updates and upgrades when it eventually goes into production.
Officially called the ‘Bug Zappa’, this VW Beetle may look normal, besides the large rear wing, at first, but it’s actually powered by two Tesla-sourced electric motors making 800 hp and 686 lb-ft of torque. Now the biggest question is if this EV is fast enough to take on a Porsche GT3 RS and Lamborghini Aventador SV in a drag racing showdown.
We may never see the Apple Tractor Pro come to fruition, but the Volkswagen GenFarm Project does happen to use the company’s latest electric tractors. This initiative essentially provides mobility services for transportation of goods as well as people in Gashora, Rwanda, about 60km from the capital, Kigali.
Volkswagen unveils their new Scout Traveler SUV and Scout Terra Truck concepts, with boths EVs featuring a body-on-frame chassis, a solid rear axle, and front / rear mechanical lockers that provide enhanced capability as well as off-road performance.
When is a Volkswagen Crafter not just something people use to transport cargo? When engineer Ben got his hands on one of these vehicles, as it was transformed into a cozy home on wheels, complete with a shower.