Re: [non-scirocco] Styling rant (long as hell)

[Paul Maione <scirocco_16v@yahoo.com>]

I'm going to have to go with Ryan on this one. I have
driven both Passats 4-Cylinder and a 6-Cylinder. The 4 was smooth,
drove nice, and had decent power. The 6, forget aboot it! I was doing
180 km/h, felt like I was doing 70 km/h. Extremly smooth car! The car
s just exceptionally made. 15" Alloy's, Side Repeaters, Heated Seats,
Enough Trunk Space to fit at least 8 dead hookers!:) But I think the
A4 is disgustingly beautiful as well, but I like the way the Passat
handles, feels like you're driving on Jello, comfortable frim seats,
Tiptronic Shifting (Useless Kinda). Very nice looking car but I think
the best Passats are the one's from 1995, GLX VR6 5 speed w/ leather
interior and all the bells and whistles!


> Ack! oh my gosh, no way dude, the Passat doesnt look as good as the 
> B4? Oh me oh my, have you seen a done up Passat, if you laud the A4 
> as decent, a slightly, and i mean slightly modified Passat looks 200%
> better than an A4. Everyday I look at Lexuses, Mercedes, Infinities,
> and the likes of other sedans, and the Passat puts them all to horrid 
> shame. When you see me pulling up in your rearview mirrior you'd 
> swaer you saw a hovercraft, they baby skimms the ground on a thin 
> pad of air, an all silver blur overtaking you with smooth styled 
> lines from the headlights back to the all red taillights, and with 
> just a glint of the chrome dual tip exhaust dissapearing over the 
> hill...The passtis smooth, its not a jellybean car 
> (elantra/taurus/etc) it's curves are gracios yet subtle, the side you 
> never see (pan) is also an amazing design, nothing liek anyone has 
> right now for the money.
> 
> the Passat is DEFINITELY a VW, i can spot them a mile away amidst the 
> sea of wannabe VWs
> 
>  Ryan
> 
> > looks like a 7/8 scale version of the Passat which in turn looks
nowhere as
> > stylish as the previous model.  Clean, yes, but to the point of
sterility.
> > The only exception is the New Beetle which is a brilliant updating
of the
> > most recognizable shape in the automobile kingdom.  Unfortunately,
trunk
> > space is at a premium and one could safely land the Concorde on its
> > dashboard.
> > 	There seems to be a disturbing trend toward homogenization and loss
> > of "bite" of German car styling.  The Audi A4 is a terrific
looking car but
> > it may have been the harbinger of cars which have a similar
"puffy" look to
> > them but not done as well.  The BMW 3 and 5 series look like
clones save
> 
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