Now that the 2023 Honda Civic Type R is finally on sale in the United States, Hot Hatch enthusiasts are ravishing the segment with novel ideas. Both in the real world and across the virtual realm.

[This story originally appeared in the Spring 2011 issue of MotorTrend Classic.] Nobody knows exactly when and where iconic actor/director/soon-to-be-racer Paul ...

Rotary engines will eventually make a comeback - we trust Mazda enough to tell you that. But for now, there aren't any production cars that have one installed. And that kind of makes a 1966 VW Beetle ...

Volkswagen's New Beetle wasn't a terrible car, but it also wasn't exactly built with enthusiasts in mind. VW basically drew up a retro-inspired design and then told its engineers to figure out how to ...

While Volkswagen is now known for crossovers like the Tiguan and Atlas – two of its best-selling models in the U.S. last year – the brand was once defined by a small, quirky vehicle that many people ...