
Volkswagen New Beetle Reflex Silver Metallic Bburago 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Volkswagen
- Manufacturer
- Bburago
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 3322
- Year
- 1998
- Era
- 1990s
- Body Type
- Hatchback
- Vehicle Class
- Modern Classics
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 8002455033222
About the Volkswagen New Beetle Reflex Silver Metallic Bburago 1:18
TL;DR: Bburago's 1:18 Volkswagen New Beetle in Reflex Silver Metallic is a diecast of the 1998 retro reboot that reinterpreted the original Beetle's shape on a modern platform. Doors open on this casting. This is a used model with a box showing traces of storage, at an accessible entry-tier price.
The New Beetle took a shape everyone already recognized and rebuilt it on front-wheel-drive Golf underpinnings, a deliberate nostalgia play that worked well enough to sell in serious numbers through the late 1990s and 2000s.
An Entry-Level Diecast with Opening Doors
The doors open and settle where released, giving a look at the New Beetle's distinctive dashboard, which famously included a flower vase and a bulging, curved instrument binnacle echoing the original car's simplicity. The zinc-alloy body carries reassuring weight for its size, and Reflex Silver Metallic covers the rounded, bug-eyed shape evenly, though at this tier the paint reads flatter than a costlier clear coat would deliver. Panel gaps around the opening doors run a bit wider than sealed entry-tier castings typically show, an honest byproduct of the moving parts. The overall silhouette, that unmistakable rounded dome shape, comes through clearly and is really the whole point of any New Beetle model.
A Nostalgia Piece for a Modern Classics Shelf
At roughly 20cm, this New Beetle takes a modest shelf footprint, and its retro design makes it an easy addition to a 1990s or modern-classics theme without needing motorsport pedigree to justify the spot. This is a used example, and its box shows traces of storage from time in a collection; the doors and casting remain functional. Set beside an original 1960s Beetle casting if one is available, this piece makes a strong before-and-after statement about how VW reinterpreted its own history.
An accessible, honest entry-tier piece for anyone drawn to the shape.














