"We are infested by bugs," Faye Allen, track manager at Orangeburg Drag Strip, said, smiling as dozens of Volkswagen beetles converged at the site for the third annual VW Drag Night July 15-16.

Back in the 1970s, the idea that Volkswagen might stop making the Beetle was unthinkable. The car and the brand that built it had become synonymous, and no one could imagine that VW would give it up ...

With the Weissach Pack added, the car cost around £230,000. Finally, we come to the Bug Zappa! It’s shaped like a classic VW Beetle, but it’s powered by two Tesla motors and produces 800hp and 930Nm.