To B6 or not B6, that is the question

[Ti Kan]

William Magliocco writes:
> In reading recent posts, I am confused as to what
> constitutes a B6.
> 
> I own a 2006 VW Passat, which was the first of the B6
> series Passats in the US market.
> 
> Now I am reading about much earlier A4s based on the
> B6.  Confused...yes.

The VW "B6" platform is totally different than the Audi B6.
Don't read too much into this nomenclature.  All it means
is the 6th generation midsize platform, sometimes this
platform may be shared or similar between Audi and VW (e.g.,
the B5), but in this case they are not.

-Ti