All: Pass on the article about the EV and read the review about the new Mini instead. Sacrilege, no just Friday! Dan Weber Miss Blue - '87 GL Weekender ----- Original Message ----- From: Ari Ollikainen <Ari@OLTECO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 4:11 PM Subject: 2001 EV Car and Driver road test
> At 1:51 PM -0700 7/20/01, Ari Ollikainen wrote: > >At 4:34 PM -0400 7/20/01, Michael Townsend wrote: > >> Well anyway, before I get flamed -- what did > >>they say about the 2001 EV? Can we get it with the highly efficient > >>low-polluting V6 TDI in the US yet? > > > > You can read the Car and Driver 2001 EV article here: > > > >http://www.caranddriver.com/xp/Caranddriver/roadtests/2001/August/2001 > >08_roadtest_eurovan.xml > > It appears they drove an MV Weekender... > > For those who don't want to read another depressingly negative > article about VW's missteps in the (mini)van marketplace, here's > C&D's verdict: > > Highs: Vast interior, firm seats, Audiesque fit and finish, > a rarity in America. > > [ 11.0 seconds 0-60 ] > > Lows: Slightly contorted driving stance, box-car awkwardness around > town, Tippecanoe and EuroVan, too. > > [ .66g skidpad performace ] > > The Verdict: The neighborhood fat kid who tries out for baseball. > He's fun, he's amusing, he's upbeat. But he's not all > that good at baseball > |
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