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front wheel drive front transversely mounted engine. Fourth generation Golfs are the best selling car in Europe in this day and age. In the mid 1990’s the Golf outsold the Ford Model-T and became the third most popular car of all time. In 1984, Volkswagen introduced the Rabbit convertible and the Jetta, a sedan based on the Golf. The GTI was also introduced in this decade. The GTI was a two-door Rabbit. In the mid 80’s the GTI won Motor trend’s “Car of the year” award. In the late 80’s the Volkswagen Fox was released. The Fox was small, spacious, durable, and affordable. In 1990 Volkswagen released the Passat as a family sedan. The Corrado was introduced as a sports car with a four cylinder engine but three years later it rocked the automotive world with the first

ever Volkswagen V-6 called the VR-6. In 1995 the VR-6 was named one of the top ten engines by Ward’s Auto World. In 1998 Volkswagen introduced the New Beetle. It was quickly named the most original car in the world. The Volkswagen holds a unique place in automotive history. It started from next to nothing after the war, and grew into a world class car company through introducing many new innovations to is various models. Auto World, “Volkswagen Celebrates 50 years on American roads,” [WWW document],no date,(accessed 3-6-01) URL: http://www.autoworld.com/news/volkswagen/vw50years.htm Barber, Chris, “VW in history, early design,” Dune Buggies and Hot VWs, April 2000, pp. 56-57,104. Seume, Keith, VW BEETLE Custom Handbook, Bideford, Devon, Bay Veiw Books Ltd., 1989, 1992,

pp. 6-35.