All data and information discussed here comes from the following sources:VW Customer Service in WolfsburgVW Racing GmbHVW Pilot Department in WolfsburgVW Pilot Department in PueblaVW employees of Racing GmbH & engineers who were involved in the construction in PueblaVW Importers Abu Dhabi & Dubai - Al Naboodah and its branchesAUDI / VW Middle East FZEVW Product Support (in 2013)ABT TUNING - responsible for the ECU software & configurationVIN certificates issued by Volkswagen AGCUP MILLENNIUM BEETLE OwnersPeople on site during car delivery in Abu Dhabi - Ali & Sons Musaffah Auto WarehouseVW Beetle forums on the internetVIDEO from the UAE explaining/confirming the theory about the ruling family!IMPORTANT !Volkswagen is no longer distancing itself as directly as it did years ago, based on the leaked data, and is even displaying data on issued certificates that actually constitutes a kind of admission and confirmation of the Beetle conversion!An official VIN query for a data sheet for these cars yields almost exclusively data for the standard production vehicles, which doesn't truly reflect the extensive modifications carried out in Puebla before delivery! However, a few details on the new certificates often refer to the type as " Dubai Beetle " or specify the delivery status as "VIP and other direct customers" !! ... which I find quite clear :)For data protection reasons, and to protect the "willing VW employees & information donors", no names will be mentioned here or externally, in writing or verbally, as long as VW Wolfsburg does not publish the facts/data on this project!A conversation with a "competent VW representative" could quickly resolve and clarify the justified accusation of "strange sales and business practices" within the VW Group! Why doesn't VW do this?

Since the beginning of May 2026, there has even been written documentation from VAG , such as a VIN number data list for all cars converted to the " Cup Edition Millennium Beetle "! In further official VW documents, after listing the features of these cars, the internal project name "DUBAI BEETLE" is even found. FACTS - as of June 2026:The construction of the cars was approved by VAG management and also monitored and specified by VAG's quality control department!The executing authority for the planning, design, parts used, etc., was "transferred" to VW RACING GmbH, which also carried this out!The conversion from a standard production car to the " Cup Edition Millennium " Beetle was carried out in the pilot department of the VW plant in Puebla (Mexico).The first prototype was presented in Dubai at the local importer "Al Naboodah" (also listed in the VAG data list) and to other dealers in neighboring countries! According to local media, the prototype was also presented at the Dubai Auto Show in 1999!The first production prototype of the Cup Edition Millennium Beetle It was spotted on German roads during test drives in 2000 (…see Prototype). The driver of the car is also known and familiar with the website!The evidence is here, but it's incomprehensible to the New Beetle community why such a visually stunning and eye-catching VW model wasn't presented to the public and why the media were never informed about it. VAG fitted the RSI body kit, including the wheels, to a standard New Beetle Cabriolet, and the German press raved about the planned "RSI CABRIO," which was never built! Even the prototype is now in a museum and bears no resemblance whatsoever to an RSI, except for its appearance! The Cup Edition Millennium , on the other hand, a beautiful and highly successful car in a limited run of 80 units, was clearly never publicly announced, and its construction was never disclosed to the media or the public in any way!The question will always rightly be asked: WHY?Unfortunately, we can no longer ask Joachim Voiges , the Body Department Chief Engineer responsible for the renovation in Puebla – we received news that he has sadly passed away. Two senior employees from that time, also mentioned by name, would be the next people to ask for some information about this project!According to the pilot department, there was officially a client for this project.The cars have service booklets from VW importers with official, but sometimes incorrect, entries (engine type APH)! Who issued these service books? One would think that VAG would know what its importers are passing on to their customers?Has an official VW importer ever serviced a car not built by the group and confirmed this work with a "VW dealer service stamp"?Also interesting! ... some owners received, in addition to the standard service booklets, a second booklet in Arabic script, to be leafed through from right to left ! In my experience, this also points to "special customers"!An entry in my car's service booklet lists the VW importer "AL NABOODA Automobiles" as the first owner! Even though I bought the car from a large villa and a very respected person! In my experience, this is yet another indication that the "first owners" were later untraceable! The VW dealer was obviously acting as an alibi for a VIP customer!Many of these facts are verifiable, but unfortunately, current employees in Wolfsburg don't have access to the processes that were certainly documented back then! Other employees, who were in the know at the time, are proving very helpful and letting some valuable information slip through! There are no longer any concerns!All reports, facts, and images listed on the website,The dates and other details are accurate!VAG, VW Racing GmbH, Pilot Department, Quality Controlor whoever was responsible for the project... Volkswagen AG built the cars!Here are a few excerpts from correspondence with different VW departments:Report from a VW development engineer - involved in the RSI and the Cup Edition!Original report from the forum - in English - by the same engineerOriginal report from the forum - in Spanish - by the same engineerKÖNIG Racing Seats - GermanyVW/AUDI Middle East Support - DubaiVW employees - involved in planning & production in PueblaVW Publications WolfsburgExcerpt from the service book of a Cup Edition Beetle in Dubai

There are 2 different versions / reports and 3 possible resulting assumptions as to how the order & construction of the 80 cars in the pilot department in Puebla could have come about.Version 1: Al Naboodah Showroom - Marketing ManagerA sales employee working for Naboodah at the time reported in an email that the car was exhibited at the opening of the new VW showroom in Dubai. He also reported on the orders and the distribution of the 80 cars to the neighboring countries.Version 2: Pilot department in Puebla - FE engineer - Cars were converted in PueblaAn employee from the pilot department in Puebal, who was involved in the development and conversion at the same time, reported the following:Version 3: Combination of both versionsIn business dealings in the Emirates, buyers from the ruling family rarely act under their own names or directly as business partners! Rather, it is their companies, in which they are co-owners, that act on their behalf or fulfill their wishes. This is my own lived experience after 25 years in the Middle East!The assumption that the VW importer in Dubai – Al Naboodah – acted as the client for the 80 "Cup Edition Millennium" is highly plausible. This third version would combine both other versions and should be considered the most likely by the VW Group until the matter is definitively resolved.Unbelievable for Europe or the rest of the world - normal in the UAE!When a VW importer orders cars – regardless of the country – they order from the supplier's portfolio (VAG, AUDI, SEAT, Mercedes, etc.). For exclusive customers, this also includes R-Line, RS models, Cupra, or AMG models!Just put this out there: No importer worldwide had ever commissioned a small series of 80 cars.The sons of rulers or important families in the Middle East are so influential that a single phone call is enough to change company principles and policies. Money and power rule the world!If someone imagines they want several RSIs and doesn't get them, they can simply have something similar or even more special built!There are 250 RSI units worldwide!Cup Edition Millennium Beetle, but only 80 units available !!That's how things are done in these circles! Just one example: Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum had previously bought the best horse for the "Dubai World Cup 2000" – then had it renamed " DUBAI MILLENNIUM " (see "Year 2000 Info" on this website) – in order to then take first place in the $6 million World Cup race for the millennium year... Any questions? Please contact us!Video of a car tester in the EmiratesArab car testers report in the video below (…full video available under Media ) and also mention an order from a sheikh of the ruling family. See the translation in the video about the "Cup Edition Millennium Beetle".