Putting a load of batteries and powerful motors in a classic Volkswagen Beetle for the purposes of drag racing is actually more common than you might think. There are lots of them out there already ...

Have you ever heard of the Speedhunters VW Beetle? Yeah, this is it, the coolest combination between classic VW looks and modern racing technology. Adonis, the owner, builder and VW enthusiast tells ...

This video of a hyper-modified VW Beetle with two electric motors and 1200 ft-lb of torque racing to an 11.24 second quarter-mile victory over a Tesla Roadster has everything — except engine noise.

VW has acknowledged the Baja Bug scene by building its own takes on the idea, such as the Rallycross Beetle, a turbocharged ...

Drag races when an electric vehicle always shoots off ahead of an ICE vehicle are not that fun to watch - they show just how much quicker EVs are, but it doesn’t really enthrall spectators like a ...

If you're into weird drag cars, we have just the vehicle for you. It's a Volkswagen Beetle that's been converted into a fully electric drag car capable of quarter-mile times in the low eight-second ...

Going head to head in this standing start drag race is a VW Arteon R-Line powered by a 2.0-liter engine, and an old BMW 5-Series F10, powered by a 3.0-liter petrol unit. Unfortunately that’s all the ...