Powering the open-top VW is a longitudinally, mid-mounted ... valve 3.2-liter V6 engine (headed for the Cayenne as well). Running direct injection and a more free-flowing exhaust system, the ...

Two months before Austria’s annual Wörthersee gathering of Vee-dub faithful, designers widened a Mk5 GTI and stuffed the W12 engine from ... gearbox from a VW Phaeton, the mid-engined freak ...

The first time it was used as the base for an unofficial MR2 Spyder return as a mid-engine “GR-S” roadster. On this occasion, though, it keeps the VW badges and comes back to life with modern ...

Same with the center-exit exhaust, and even a roll cage isn't ... Yep, the V-8 StealthBeetle isn't merely an engine-swapped VW—it's an entire chassis kit that relocates the engine where it ...

Trevor Summers The engine and transmission came from a B3-generation VW Passat; so did the entire ... Nigh hasn't dynoed the mid-engine Caddy since adding the turbo, but he estimates it's putting ...

Per Automotive News, this is exactly what’s happening, in part, to VW Group member Porsche’s anticipated “960” mid-engine supercar. We say “in part” because the 960, an exotic piece ...

This would have been a very different — and to my way of thinking, much more exciting — modern VW. It's built like a tiny exotic sportscar — very low center of gravity, mid engine ...