400HP Turbo Volkswagen Beetle – Crazy blue. Crazy fast! Acceleration & Sound by turboandstance - January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 Starting with a bare shell of a 1969 VW Beetle, Louis Cloete and his father spent the next decade building a monster Bug. Using a Volkswagen Type 4 air-cooled engine stroked to 2.7 litres and with turbocharging, they have ended up with this crazy blue 400hp (nearly 300kW) Volkswagen Beetle.