Can A 5.7 Liter LS V8 Fit In A Modern Volkswagen Beetle? You Are About To Find Out

The soft and bubbly appearance of the Volkswagen New Beetle makes it one of the least menacing cars on the road. It's not quick, nor is it particularly pleasing to look at, but perhaps throwing gobs of power and doubling the number of cylinders under the hood might make it more interesting. And in fact, that's exactly what one madman did to change the tune from "boring" to "sleeper,” and now the world's most muscled-up VW New Beetle is for sale.
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scenicbyway12 - 8/25/2020 3:48:47 PM

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Got torque steer.

MDarringer - 8/25/2020 6:44:57 PM

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I love LS engine swaps but this would be unfun.

TomM - 8/25/2020 7:01:45 PM

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The modern Beetle was Front Wheel Drive - I wonder which FWD Transaxle they put into this that won't explode on acceleration? Certainly VW's would not qualify.

qwertyfla1 - 8/25/2020 7:37:16 PM

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When I lived in Fort Liquerdale 20 years ago some local nut job stuffed a 911 Turbo rear end and drive line in an old vintage Beetle with the Fuch rims to complete the package. It was a lime green speed machine with the turbo tail morphed onto the Beetle body. It was chopped and dropped but did look cool in a freaky sort of way long before retomods became a commonplace thing.