[Vwdiesel] rabbit commercial?

[Shawn Wright]

I'm not sure what the confusion is about - the VW press release makes it 
clear that is just the same Golf the rest of the world gets, only once again 
called a Rabbit for the NA market. 

http://www.vw.com/companyinfo/news_20060410.html

Sure, I'd love to see the Polo too, but the Rabbit isn't it...


On 3 Jul 2006 at 21:58, Libbybapa at wmconnect.com <Libbybapa at wmconnect.com> wrote:

> In a message dated 7/3/06 6:50:57 PM US Mountain Standard Time, 
> vbriggs at stny.rr.com writes:
> 
> 
> > I just saw the commercial tonite, from what I can tell, they are a 
> > rebadged polo. not as small as the lupo, but good enough sized really, 
> > now if they will offer it will offer it in the diesel, I'll buy one in 
> > a second, I hear from my friends across the pond that they get around 
> > 60 mpg with the small diesel they put in the polo, upwards of 70 mpg 
> > with the lupo and the 3 cylinder diesel they put in those.
> > 
> 
> You should look up the specs on the Polo.  Even with the 1.2TDI it is hardly
> snaillike.  Fuel economy is supposed to be above 80 mpg.
> 
> Andrew
> _______________________________________________
> Vwdiesel mailing list
> Vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/vwdiesel
> 


Shawn Wright
http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
'88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
'85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA