Last Friday I visited the Porsche, Audi, VW dealer in Syracuse, NY and drove a Tiptronic '98 Passat. True, it's not an A-4, but for the price, it's not bad. Rear seat room is ample, although the seat is rock hard. Can't wait to see the GLX Syncro. I understand they will be out next Spring. Phil Williams 90 V8 et. al.