School teacher wins iconic VW Beetle

By thoriq, 19 December 2019

ICYMI, the folks at Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) had kicked off its ‘Win The Icon’ Instagram-based contest not too long ago. Aptly, the grand prize up for grabs here was a brand new Beetle 1.2 TSI.

The contest ran for two months starting from October 1 until November 30, attracting over 800 posts and submissions of photos and videos on Instagram by avid Malaysians test driving their favourite Volkswagen models using the hashtag #BetterExperiencedThanExplained – as required by the contest.

It didn’t take long for VPCM to find a clear cut winner, and it was none other than Muhamad Rizal bin Sadiman. The 28-year-old high school teacher from Perak’s winning entry saw him test driving both the Polo and Tiguan models whilst emphasising on safety.

“I am so thrilled and excited with this win! I can’t wait to drive my new Beetle around town and to school,” said the schoolteacher as he received his prize from VPCM’s managing director Erik Winter earlier this week.

Cult object and design icon, the award-winning Beetle has captured the hearts and minds of the people in its 80 years of production. Sadly, after three generations, Volkswagen has ceased production of the Beetle in July this year, thus making Rizal of one the lucky few to own a Beetle before they are all gone.