The spirited little Volkswagen Beetle first entered the U.S. in 1950 and charmed Americans with its round headlights and ...

As for speed, the Turbo is a 2.8-second leap ahead of the non-turbo Beetle to 60 mph and a touch quicker than the Civic Si—0.3 second. In top gear above, say, 3500 rpm, turbo torque is ample and lag ...

Back in the 1970s, the idea that Volkswagen might stop making the Beetle was unthinkable. The car and the brand that built it had become synonymous, and no one could imagine that VW would give it up ...