2000 NB Cup Edition

Country and/or Category/Destination: Gulf States, UAE | Production: Puebla | VIN range: not known | S-code(s): not known | Extras/Options M-code(s): not known
LW5Y Techno Blue K9 (upholstery not set)
LG9R Silberpfiel P4 (upholstery not set)
LY9B Brilliantschwartz A2 Y9 (upholstery not set)

1.8 turbo, 185hp, RSi body kit with adaptations (built on the New Beetle platform without 4-Motion) originally ordered by the ruling family of the UAE as gifts to other members. Order value rumoured to be six million dollars and requested to be less powerful and more comfortable than the RSi.

New Beetle interior, two-tone Koenig bucket seats with Cup Edition logo. VW Racing 18-inch ET10 wheels, single exhaust. Michelin 235 ‘Pilot’ tyres.

80 built, LW5Y Techno Blue – 28 built, Brilliant Black – 20 built, Silver Mirror – 33 built.  Black door panels.

Millennium Cup Edition website.

Information and pictures courtesy NewBeetle.org. Further information courtesy Klaus Schwingenschlögl

This page last modified: 2026-09-04