2006+ Passat 4WD

[Mark R]

Our '01 GLX definitely has some less expensive trim than my '00 S4.... but
it was definitely an Audi for VW money.  And a larger back seat.

Mark Rosenkrantz

On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 12:40 PM, William Magliocco
<magliocc at rocketmail.com>wrote:

> Louis:
>
> Perhaps this is due to the 2006/7/8/9 VW Passat PQ46 chassis being a side
> mounted engine?  The "B6" Passat is not the twin of the A4 Audi on sale now.
>  With the "B5" Passat & A4 they were clearly cut from the same cloth.
>
> I read somewhere the B5.5 (late version B5) was too good of a car and VW
> decided the next generation needed to be a bigger version of the Jetta.  I
> own a 2006 Passat and had a neighbor with the B5.5.  It was very clear VW
> "cheapened" the Passat with the current generation.
>
> Not that it is a bad car, mind you...
>
>
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