The Original VW-Hot Rod Hybrid. Dean Kirsten Photographer Eric Geisert Writer Mar 01, 2005. See 1 Photo. Remember the '60s? They say that if you can, then you probably weren't there!

Originally published in the February 1971 issue of Hot Rod magazine. HOT ROD Staff Writer Jan 01, 2023. ... The West Coast VW hot dogs are building enough heat in the top end to shear the crank in ...

VW says the heart of the car is "a newly configured, 296- horsepower TSI engine," that's rated 280 lbs.-ft. of torque and should get 18% better fuel-economy. Those are German-market ratings, and ...

The Gathering of Hot VWs at the 2022 GNRS was proof that some of the coolest hot rods are air-cooled. Tim Bernsau Writer Jordon Scott Photographer Feb 21, 2022 See All 96 Photos ...

This once mini-RV has been reduced to a two-seat hot rod monstrosity, complete with a steel rollcage, drag seats and a VW flower vase made of billet aluminum. Suicide doors, 10 mpg, drag ...

Who says environmentally sensitive vehicles have to be plain? Gene Schudlich used traditional hot rod tricks of chopping and sectioning to reduce aerodynamic drag on his 1980 VW diesel truck. The ...

For most petrolheads, the quintessential hot hatchback is Volkswagen’s Golf GTI – a car that not only pioneered the genre, ... VW Golf R: Blue-blooded hot-rod. DIVE DEEPER (5 MIN) ...

Hot rod expert Mark McPhail, a high-performance engineer for General Motors since the mid-1980s, is leaving GM to launch a street performance division for Michigan-based race-engine builder Katech ...

The Safari rocks Dana 44 solid axles front and rear, with locking differentials and a 2-inch lift. The body was shortened to increase its agility, and 35-inch off-road tires help keep the shiny ...

On sale in Europe since mid-2002, the arrival — finally — of the Volkswagen Golf R32 suggests that maybe good things really do come to those who wait. Actually, VW performance enthusias… ...