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.
Concepts Motorsports Indonesia turned the all-electric VW ID. Buzz into The Mystery Machine from Scooby Doo. For those who aren’t familiar with the van, the original vehicle basically lends its shape to a 1960’s era panel van that was painted a medium blue with a distinctive horizontal green stripe, adorned with two orange flowers.
A Tesla Model 3 Performance may be nice now, but the Volkswagen ID.X Performance wants to give it a run for its money. Power comes from a dual electric motor setup consisting of a permanently excited synchronous motor on the rear axle with an additional asynchronous motor on the front axle that generates a combined 550hp.