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" Didn&amp;#039;t cause anyone any trouble. Mild mannered. Quiet. This is what they say, after the rampage, of the inconspicuous monster next door, isn&amp;#039;t it? This is also what someone who&amp;#039;s driven the popular Volkswagen Passat would say, not that the Passat would ever go postal. But make no mistake: This car is a bit of a monster. In this case, Frankenstein&amp;#039;s monster; in fact, you could call this sporty German sedan a Frankenwagen. You see, while the Passat is very much its own car, it&amp;#039;s also a little bit of an Audi A4 and a Porsche Boxster and a New Beetle and a Saab and a BMW. The popular Passat is a hybrid of each of those cars, in the form of either inspiration or directly shared parts. Notice the New Beetle roofline. Or, if you have a chance to drive it, its tautness, courtesy of the Audi A4, from which it heists its four-link suspension, 1.8-liter engine, and chassis. And there&amp;#039;s the Passat&amp;#039;s gearbox, which comes from VW cousin Porsche, a Tiptronic transmission that morphs from a clutchless manual, for the open road, to an automatic, for stop-and-go traffic. For a finishing touch, throw in an elegant but restrained interior reminiscent of that of a BMW 3 Series. Rather than a chop-shop special, this vehicle is wholly formed, a perfect example of how a large automaker can build a car that&amp;#039;s better than the sum of its various lines&amp;#039; parts. It&amp;#039;s quite a car. And all of it comes without the obvious suture marks or green skin. But the best part: You don&amp;#039;t need to jump-start it via bolts on its neck. The battery works just fine. Scary, isn&amp;#039;t it? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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