BARSTOW, California —Last month, Volkswagen celebrated five decades of desert racing when the flag fell at the 50th Baja 1000. Ever since the first running of the sprawling race in 1967, then known as ...

The world of crossovers is chock full of vehicles that look like they could go off-road but fall short when the going gets tough. That's why I was pleasantly surprised when I took a pair of Volkswagen ...

Subaru is renewing support for its Crosstrek Desert Racer program. A new partnership with Crawford Performance and Grabowski Brothers Racing puts a Class 5 Unlimited off-road buggy in contention for a ...

SAN DIEGO — An American racer who competed in the Baja 500 has a story to tell. Mike Steel didn’t win the race – his Class 11, Baja bug broke down – but he won in the end. Class 11 Volkswagen bugs are ...

A Volkswagen Beetle was made to get down and dirty. Why else would the lovable little craft be used continuously for the last 50 years to blast across the Mexican desert. Well, blast might be a strong ...

Three driving teams and 14 people in seven chase vehicles guided No. 1137 down the Baja peninsula on an epic adventure. I love two-seater, RWD convertibles and own a 2004 Mazdaspeed Miata for pavement ...

Over the years, the iconic Volkswagen Beetle has served as a platform for very creative automotive projects, having been reimagined into everything from a drag monster or dune buggy to a pickup and ...