On April 18, the new Volkswagen Beetle will be officially unveiled, with its debut staged over three continents and with a marketing alliance tie-up with MTV in tow – Veedub will launch the car as a world premiere in Shanghai, with MTV’s VJ guest hosting an exclusive MTV Sound System, followed by stage events in New York and Berlin.
Appearing at the event in New York will be The Black Eyed Peas, performing numbers from their latest album The Beginning as well their existing hits at Terminal 5, and in Berlin (E-Werk) the MTV World Stage Party will be headlined by Belgian duo 2manydjs performing a DJ set.
The World Stage in New York City will be the most widely distributed World Stage event to date and highlights of both events will be available online, streamed live; highlights from the show will be broadcast later on MTV channels around the world.
“The Beetle is an icon of the automotive world, just like MTV is an icon of the music world. In the context of this marketing alliance, we are taking the new Volkswagen directly to our customers and fans of the Volkswagen brand – and we are doing it globally,” said VW’s director of marketing for the Group and for Brand Passenger Cars, Luca de Meo.
Ah yes, the 21st Century Beetle, which is what the fuss is actually about. Well, nothing has been revealed officially about it, save VW saying that the exterior reinterprets the silhouette of the famous Beetle and combines stylistic elements borrowed from the original, merged with the latest technology. Which is saying a lot, but nothing – guess we’ll wait for April 18!
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Saw the model (pic) at Wearners Ampang. NICE!
Hmm… hood looks flatter. I do not expect much change in the design.
… and i might be wrong
some images of the new beetle… http://blog.caranddriver.com/2012-volkswagen-beetle-spied-nearly-camouflage-free/
lol…it looks like a London cab..but in silver color…XD
woohooo, 21st century beetle
No wonder the dealers have been clearing off the beetles for the past few months. Now I wonder if the golf MK7 will be launched earlier than anticipated.
About time.
wait for the Kia Picanto and this lame and expensive ‘people’s car’ can go home…
yup, about time..i am glad they extended the roof so that the rear passengers are not basking under the hot sun…
Is that shape suppose to be desirable now…? , It may have work last time becuz if u didn’t like it, the Fuhrer would gas you….
Personally i guess this Beetle was meant for ‘I can’t afford to buy Porsche’ segment? :D
wow looks like porsche !!
VW burnt its fingers with the new beetle (current model) as it did not predict the birth of the premium small car segment and gave it average drivetrains and cheap materials…bmw came with the mini and created a segment where people would pay good money (even in the open market a cooper s is about 125-130k) for small cars
then fiat came with another classic relaunch with the 500 which was a big hit all over the world…..im sure this time they would have done their homework and i reckon this car is gonna be an exceptional little car with high quality interiors and exteriors with a strong engines and the works…..its gonna be a hit if they get the marketing bit and the price right….i dun see it failing at all actually..(maybe in only in the UK or something)
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder….
Even u or some poor people still can’t afford a Porsche Beetle :)
sides looks like neo lol
From the sides, it looks like a neo lol