Want proof that diesel is finally taking hold in North America? Look no further than this 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible. For a while now, it’s become easier to understand why more automakers are ...

It was odd, I thought as I walked around the two-door models in my garage last week, that both were shod in Hankook Optimo 17-inch tires. One, the Volkswagen Beetle TDI, is German-based and built in ...

ASSOCIATE EDITOR JAKE LINGEMAN: This 2013 Volkswagen Beetle TDI is possibly the most fun I've had in a Beetle ever. And I never liked these things, either. It's all about torque. This diesel has a lot ...

Without so much as a small press release, Volkswagen has updated the entire engine range of the Beetle in a big way. Just like the Scirocco, this two-door belongs to the old guard of the Volkswagen ...

SENIOR MOTORSPORTS EDITOR MAC MORRISON: Quick run in this 2014 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible TDI. Well, quick in terms of time, not necessarily speed. Everything about this VW Beetle is light: Super ...

Here's some Jalopnik sacrilege: I was given a 2015 Volkswagen Beetle with a diesel engine, and a manual transmission. And I have no idea if I like it. But that's mainly because I don't understand ...

The world has fallen out of love with the Beetle and the TDI engine could follow next decade. However, both of them meet in this wacky 1998 model from the revival era (that's the first year of ...

Her nickname was Spork, for reasons that escape me now, and she sat next to me quivering in anticipation of the global debut of the reincarnated New Beetle back in 1997. When Volkswagen revealed the ...

Ann Arbor- Convincing evidence that an old dog can learn a new trick, the tediously familiar Volkswagen New Beetle makes its eighth year of production a whole lot more interesting with one very tricky ...

Nelson Ireson November 28, 2012 Comment Now! Despite the seemingly endless combinations of drivetrains, body styles, and features, there are still a few cars in the U.S. market that are unique in ...

The 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible includes a TDI model that squeezes 41 miles out of a single gallon of diesel fuel, which should make drivers happier than a June bug on a tomato plant.

1. Beetle TDI models make 140 hp and 236 lb-ft of torque from a turbo-diesel 2.0L 4-cylinder. 2. Fuel economy is 28/41 mpg (city/hwy) for the manual or 29/39 for the automatic. 3. Pricing starts at ...