Baja Bug

A Baja Bug is an original <a href="/facts/Volkswagen_Beetle/6wCVPMdJ">Volkswagen Beetle</a> modified as an <a href="/facts/All-terrain_vehicle/eA7yrYlm">all-terrain vehicle</a> to operate off-road (open desert, sand dunes and beaches), although other versions of <a href="/facts/Air-cooled_engine/bND0JMUb">air-cooled</a> Volkswagens are sometimes modified as well. Baja bugs often race in off-road desert races such as the <a href="/facts/Baja_1000/hANU4quQ">Baja 1000</a>. There are different classes for bugs, namely class 11, class 5 1600, and class 5 unlimited. According to desert racing association Score International, class 11 is a <a href="/facts/Production_vehicle/59f1lGsB">stock</a> VW beetle with modifications limited to <a href="/facts/Ride_height/v7XgG4UL">ground clearance</a> and strength. Class 5 1600 rules state that a 1600 cc VW engine must be used and the car must have the exterior appearance of a "Baja bug" with body modification limited to whatever cutting is needed to install a consumer baja kit. Class 5 unlimited is any <a href="/facts/Flat-four_engine/ooHjdXTx">four-cylinder VW-style engine</a>, and it must have Baja-style fenders and side panels, and VW-style <a href="/facts/Car_suspension/KuAt6dB1">suspension</a>.. Another version of Baja Bug is Old Fusca, used for dirt racing in <a href="/facts/Paran%25C3%25A1_(state)/gztCpNKP">Paraná</a>, Brazil. They are equipped with the <a href="/facts/Volkswagen_EA827_engine/J6AsP3IY">AP engine</a> from the early <a href="/facts/Volkswagen_Golf_Mk1/XpoPCqwc">Volkswagen Golf</a> generations, and can be fed by <a href="/facts/Carburetor/DMvC7y9M">carburetor</a> or <a href="/facts/Fuel_injection/0u4SxFyG">electronic injection</a>.

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Baja Bug