Rizal receiving the Beetle from Winter.
KUALA LUMPUR: A teacher has won the Volkswagen “Win the Icon” contest, taking home the grand prize of a Beetle 1.2TSI.
Muhamad Rizal Sadiman, 28, a secondary school teacher from Perak received his prize from Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia managing director Erik Winter.
The contest which ran from Oct 1-Nov 30 saw over 800 posts and submissions of photos and videos of Malaysians test driving their favourite Volkswagen models while documenting their experience.
Participants were to caption their submissions creatively with the hashtag #BetterExperiencedThanExplained.
Rizal submitted a video of him test-driving the Polo and Tiguan.
“A Volkswagen is truly better experienced than explained. Safety is a top priority for me as I was involved in an accident two years ago where the brakes failed," he said.
"In my submission video, I showcased how the Tiguan performs during emergency braking and I am very impressed. The Polo is another favourite as we had one in the family and it is a sturdy pocket rocket. I am so thrilled and excited with this win. I can’t wait to drive my new Beetle around town and to school.”
