In 1973, Volkswagen turned heads when it launched a new but very unusual vehicle in the US. It looked like nothing else on sale at the time, with an unapologetically basic appearance, square ...

Volkswagen rolled out "The Thing" in 1973 to the United States, hoping to appeal to surfers, hippies, and counterculture-types who had adventure coursing through their veins. It was boxy, stubby, and ...

A Volkswagen Type 181 emerges from decades of storage, showing just 6,800 miles and surprising originality. After sitting untouched in a barn for over 50 years, a Volkswagen Type 181—better known in ...

Top down and it don't get better for a car a parent can hand the kids the keys to and let them drive away for a weekend. Very professional and very prompt in responding to questions. If you're looking ...

I don't usually like to write too much about Super Bowl commercials, because, you know, screw 'em. I'm not here to advertise for any carmaker or crypto whatever or medicated shoe insoles or whatever ...

Top down and it don't get better for a car a parent can hand the kids the keys to and let them drive away for a weekend. Very professional and very prompt in responding to questions. If you're looking ...

Washtenaw Community College has acquired a 1974 Volkswagen Thing. The college's automotive programs are turning the quirky gas-powered car into an electric vehicle. When Washtenaw Community College ...

Elizabeth Weinberg, 40, a Los Angeles-based photographer, on her 1974 Volkswagen Thing, as told to A.J. Baime. I have a son, so I need a safe, reliable car. I use an Audi Q5 as my everyday driver. But ...

A few months ago, I wrote about a 1978 Lincoln Continental Mark V a car dealership owner had squirreled away with five other trade-ins he decided to keep instead of reselling. Through the years, they ...

Washtenaw Community College has acquired a 1974 Volkswagen Thing. The college's automotive programs are turning the quirky gas-powered car into an electric vehicle. When Washtenaw Community College ...