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.
We won’t be seeing the ID.7 Tourer stateside, but the all-electric 2025 Volkswagen ID. Buzz will land in the US later this year, priced from $59,995 USD. The base Pro S RWD variant has a single motor making 282 hp, while the dual-motor 4Motion AWD generates 335 hp.
It’s not everyday that you see a classic Volkswagen Bulli, much less one that has been turned into a rail car. Meet the Klv-20 T1, which combines a standard VW T1 bus with a work vehicle for Germany’s federal railway, Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB).
Back in 1998, Nintendo acquired 10 Volkswagen Beetles from a dealer in Washington State. They were then transformed into the legendary ‘Pikabug’ by Pro Body Works, which repainted them Thundershock Yellow”, complete with stripes, eyes, and cheeks, just like its real-life Pokemon counterpart.
Aldekas Studio always wondered what would happen if you turned a Volkswagen Beetle into motorbike, and thus the Volkspod was born. Rather than the rear-located, air-cooled four-cylinder, boxer engine, the powertrain is now centrally-located.
At first glance, this just appears to be a giant Publix shopping cart, but upon closer inspection, you’ll realize that it is a real vehicle, based on a Volkswagen Beetle. One thing to note is that it actually rides on a custom tube chassis rather than a heavily modified Beetle frame, but it still does have two seats as well as a rear-mounted engine.
The all-electric Volkswagen ID.7 Tourer wagon was teased today, and it’s set to launch next year in Europe. There may still be things that will change aesthetically between this prototype and the production version, which explains the camouflage wrap based on the multi-layer paint of the ID.7 limousine.