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 ...

Volkswagen has teamed up with Rhys Millen Racing to enter one of the all-electric utility vehicles in the five-day Norra 1000 race in Baja, Mexico. It's not in it to win it, but to test the durability ...

If you’ve ever thought about racing in Baja and wondered what it would be like, or maybe if you’ve already done it and want to be reminded what a desperate, rock-bashing hellfest it is, spend the next ...

Desert racing is a grueling bloodsport fueled by raucous internal combustion engines—that is, with the rare but growing exception of offroad EVs. In stark contrast to the thunderous gas-powered trucks ...

Twisted Automotive reimagines the iconic Baja Bug for the modern era. Combining a reinforced chassis, long-travel suspension, ...

Instead of asking, “Would you like to experience Baja 1000-style driving,” the guys at Wide Open Baja should have posed the question thusly; “How would you like to know what repeated piledrivers from ...

What do you do when you have a brand new Corvette C8, a drag strip, and an unlimited amount of YouTube airplay? You race it! That’s exactly what the folks over at Hoonigan love to do on their This vs ...

Volkswagen is known for dominating Red Bull Global Rallycross, with the Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross Team’s highly modified Beetles winning both the driver and manufacturer championships for the ...

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 ...