The Love Bug MG and a pearl white Volkswagen Beetle. The Volkswagen Beetle was chosen as it was the only one that elicited the crew to reach out and pet it. The Volkswagen brand name, logo or shield does not feature anywhere in the film, as the automaker did not permit Disney to use the name. The only logos can be briefly seen in at least two places, however. The first instance is on the brake pedals during the first scene where Herbie takes control with Jim inside (on the freeway when Herbie runs into Thorndyke's Rolls Royce), and it is shown in
Volkswagen Beetle in Mexico and clothes inside were unchanged from the 1995 model year. The second phase of the 1996 model year was characterized by the complete dropping of all moldings of the "Vocho". Now there were two different versions available: Derived from the "Sedán Clásico" went on sale in mid-1996, the Limited Edition "Volkswagen Beetle Harlekin", inspired in the Golf Harlekin (sold in North American markets) and Polo Harlekin (sold in European markets). This Beetle was characterized by having different colors in the different body parts, as four different colors: Marine Blue, Green, Yellow and Red. In 1999, the same way then 1996,