In 1968, the VW air-cooled 4-cylinder engine became the first to offer electronic ... It has been a leader in its field ever since, releasing many best-selling models such as its Ninja sportbikes.

We'll do our best to keep things clear by using familiar ... and even found its way into the Porsche 914. The air-cooled VW engine seems like a distant thing of the past to most.

With 16 cars and 12 motorcycles, all air-cooled, this simple means of internal combustion finds the spotlight.

Introduced in 1957 as a counterpart to the West German VW Beetle, the East German Trabant was powered by a 600cc 2-cylinder air-cooled 2-stroke engine. While it only had 18 horsepower and produced ...

For decades, the massively popular Volkswagen Type-1 Beetle and the Type-2 VW Microbus or Transporter were powered by a unique air-cooled boxer engine. The Volkswagen air-cooled engine is ...

Primarily there are 2 types of cooling used for the engine. Air and Liquid. Air cooled engines are cheaper but the cooling may not be uniform since the rear portion of the cylinders cannot be ...