New Passat

[Jim Buck <vwpride@mixi.net>]

Etrik Patricella wrote:

> I have heard that the 20v has NO lag and is very smooth for a turbo
> car.  A dealer friend recently went to one of those "test drives"
> for the dealers, basically they had four of four differn't cars and
> they beat them up, The cars were a Toyota camery, Passat 20v,
> Ford contour and Mercedes (can't remember which one).  He said the
> camery was total sh*t, it was trash after they done with it,
> and it was slow as hell to boot, the contur was okay, the merc
> and the VW were on the top.  They did all kinds of stuff to
> these cars, braking, accel, laps around a closed circut (wish I
> coulda been there :).  150hp?  I thought it was more 170-180??
> 
> Later
> Etrik

Yea, that motor has some scoot!  I drove one and it kicks in quickly,
and I like the feel of the shifter, even though it's the cable shifter.

-- 
Jim Buck,
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