No mistake about it, this 1959 Volkswagen Bus has a pair of 36-hp, air-cooled flat-fours on board. But only one of them drives the rear wheels. The other, a midships-mounted VW industrial engine, is ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — D.C. fire crews combatted flames and heavy smoke pouring from the rear engine compartment of a charter bus as work commuters made their way through Northwest D.C. Thursday morning ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- An investigation is underway into the death of a driver who rear-ended a METRO bus in west Houston on Thursday, according to police. METRO police told Eyewitness News that the ...

If you cannot understand the hype surrounding the Volkswagen Bus, fret not, fellow petrolhead, because it's not something I'm into either. What I can acknowledge, however, is its legendary status and ...

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - No students were aboard a Guntersville school bus when it caught fire on Jan. 11. In a statement sent by supervisor Bo McRee, a rear-engine bus caught fire starting in the ...

You would think that after 140 years of producing automobiles, the industry would have settled on a basic layout. After all, bicycles don't have heaps of alternative ...

One of the very first elements any automotive designer must consider is where to locate the engine. Whether it's a typical internal-combustion powerplant or electric motors, engines require a lot of ...