Volkswagen says it harks back to the dune buggies of the 1960s and 1970s – best known as Baja Bugs, for their involvement in the famous Mexican off-road rally. The Beetle Dune sits 10mm higher ...

Volkswagen announced earlier this year that it would be entering the World Rally Championship starting in 2013 with the Polo R, and we got our first glimpse of the race car here in Frankfurt.

That’s just what happened with the Volkswagen’s Iltis. From a publicity effort for its new civilian utility vehicle derived from a military spec model came the foundation for a dominant rally car.