...<font color="003366"> be called "Rabbit." Really.

WTF are they thinking?</font>

He didn't say anything about car names, just design ;-)

"The Rabbit was always exclusive to the U.S. and Canadian markets; while the rest of the world had the Golf, we had the iconic Rabbit," said Volkswagen's Director of Brand Innovation, Kerri Martin. "The reintroduction of the Rabbit represents Volkswagen's commitment to this market and is a nod to the passionate North American enthusiasts who have an emotional connection with the Rabbit name.
"Volkswagen customers want a relationship with their cars. Names like The Thing, Beetle, Fox, and Rabbit support this," Martin added.

in "imola" yellow. The Pensylvania plant wasn't exactly doing a crackerjack job back in '74....but it did have personality and was kinda fun to drive...

...<font color="003366"> You <i>actually believe</i> press releases, public relations people and their utterances to be The Unvarnished Truth.

Interesting that the P.R.-induced quote didn't mention the top selling VW of the past decade - the Jetta.

Well, interesting to me at least.</font>

...<font color="003366"> as an early 2009 model. That said, I wouldn't be complately surprised to see it slip into the 2010 model year.</font>

<ul><li><a href="http://www.vvm.com/~histpart/vwhistory.htm">VW History</a></li></ul>

Thanks for the link :-)

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tyvl

well maybe some things - like the obituaries :-)

I think the are nutz with a capital Z but that's just me.

It is strange no mention of the Jetta......

brown "Chocolate Rabbit."