rear-wheel-drive original Volkswagen Beetle made a credible off-roader—so much so that there was a whole class for modified Beetles in the Baja 1000. And Baja-style Bugs were a popular modification.

I could feel one wheel dangling in the air ... (Welcome to the Continuing Misadventures of Raphael and his Baja Bug, a series on how I buy a half-broken 1973 Volkswagen offroader that I proceed ...

“That car and the Baja Bug class is a part of me,” said Carr, who says his races are totally different from the high-speed chases involving the Trophy Truck, open buggy and two-wheel SCORE ...

Unlike the Baja Bug of yesteryear ... only without the all-wheel drive (the Beetle is front-wheel-drive only). The unique “Arizona” orange paint of the concept car will be offered on the ...

the ID.4 features a rear-wheel-drive, rear-motor layout, which gives it something in common with the Baja Bugs that have been racing on the peninsula for over a half-century. Along with aiming to ...

as Volkswagen launches the Beetle Dune, a car it says "successfully captures the iconic spirit of Baja Beetles." For that spirit, VW points to more rugged wheels and other amenities not previously ...

Bug racing has seen a resurgence recently. “Class 11 is blowing up,” says Mike Kay, a California Class 11 racer competing this year in the Baja 500 on two wheels, a Honda 450X. “It’s gotte ...

It's the Baja Love Bug and it's not just another "53 ... Fox coilover and bypass shocks, 14 inches of wheel travel Rear suspension:Kartek “5x7” trailing arms, Kartek hubs, Fox coilover ...

The top names in this class battle were R.C. Jones in his famous Baja bug “The Tar Baby,” soon ... Stewart (Ivan’s son), was behind the wheel off the start and was to take it to Punta ...