If the one to the right is caught, he becomes the new beetle.

He was looking at Richie as if he had discovered an interesting new beetle.

But this was not just any old new beetle.

Natalenko tittered happily, like a ten-year-old who has just found a new beetle to pull the legs out of.

Personal danger and a hideous death were small things to him compared to a new beetle or an undescribed fly.

Ivie said it was rare to discover a new beetle in the United States and rarer still to uncover a completely new genus.

Volkswagen will bring diesels to its Jetta and new Beetle next year.

First there was the new Beetle and now there's the new Microbus.

Currently, the Volkswagen Jetta, Golf Estate and the New Beetle are produced in Puebla.

Improved handling and better looks put Volkswagen's new " new Beetle" streets ahead of its modern predecessor.

The Puebla plant is the company's only North American facility and the sole producer of the popular New Beetle model.

But the success of the new Beetle and the Mini is a reminder that nostalgia can be a niche market.

Volkswagen has published details of its new Beetle Cabriolet, due to makes its international debut at next January's Detroit Motor Show.

"It must be like finding a new beetle," said Venning.

For VW, the big news was a sports version of the new Beetle which can achieve a maximum speed of 280 km per hour.