When air-cooled engines are mentioned, we tend to think of the VW Beetle or Porsche 911, but plenty of other cars featured them as well. First introduced in 1948, but discontinued by 1950.

The Volkswagen air-cooled engine is remembered ... 40 horsepower. However, VW made several other displacements over the years. The engine was located in the car’s rear and had no radiator.

Though not the only car to ever feature an air-cooled engine, looking at you, VW Beetle, it is arguably the most famous.

First produced in 1949, the Citroën featured a 375cc air-cooled ... made its cars easy to own. The engine's simplicity makes them reliable, though they can have some issues. Modern VW forum ...

It's a 2.7-liter air-cooled, fuel-injected flat-4 making 210 horsepower and 182 pound-feet of torque bolted up to a 5-speed manual transmission. In a car as light ... and VW Type 4 and Bus ...

and comes with a certificate of authenticity from VW and a numbered plaque on the dashboard identifying it as one of 600. The Microbus originally came equipped with an air-cooled 1.2-liter flat ...

To a certain extent, spending hours around a Skittles rainbow of Porsches can begin to induce some sensory overload, reducing the sense of special-ness these undeniably special air-cooled cars ...

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This Sunday, January 26, 2025, classic VW enthusiasts from the Algarve and beyond will gather in Monchique at the peak of Fóia for the 8th Algarve VW Meet, an unforgettable event that promises to be ...

The distinctive, round-shaped car had an air-cooled four-cylinder boxer engine ... Volkswagen's Type 1 would become known more affectionately as the VW Beetle. The basic design remained relatively ...