PAGE 8, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1975, WHITBY FREE PRESS CAR.DRI VER CARandAPRIL 1975 'Whole populations of drivers wiIl live for yearits with this car, strongly irnpressedi by ils generauly nimble disposition aind ils sensitive feel of the roaid through the steering wheel and brake pedal, It slips through cify traffic li<e ca 3cycle and ttrives on the parking-space rem- nants most cars pass by. You can stuff enough groceries for a football teami through the rea *r hatch while the bock seat folds and pivots fcrword out of the way. The only thing 'you'Il need a troiler for is'objects too heavy to boost ocross the high lift-over." ROADi! TRAUK MAY 197 5 ' The winner, and not by a hare (sorry, couldn't resist). This car does it ail: it's small, light, roomny and fast, with nimrble and respon- sive steering, ride and handling. A modern and sophisticated car with a handsome. Guigiaro- designed hatchback body. The Rabbit offers one of the most* space-saving mechanicai Iayouts we've seen yet: front-wheel drive, transverse engine and a unique, independient rear suspension fea- turing an integral aiti-roll bar and using so littie space it's remarkable. The Rabbit has a solid f eel and an ultramodern look to it. Best of ail il is almost sinfully en- joyable to drive." THE MAGAZINE FOR MEN AIJfGIST 1975 "VWs new Raibbit is significont because it is o complete dep<irture for Volkswagen, and also because it is thie specific type of cai-'thact Detroit will hýe building in the 1980's. The stoitistics speok for therniselves: accornirio- dationi for four, a seventy-horse'power engine, fuel consumrption of thirty-eight mpg (U.S.) and a weight of under two thousand pou nds. "What they came up with was a car thot doesn't have an ounce of fat, one which provides excellent operating economy, as well as perfor- mance and vakue,ý Personally, 1 think that VW's Robbit is one very good idea aheaid of Its time'- "The most important new import for 1975 is the VW Rabbit. The 1800-pound Rabbit is a mechani.cal, mas- terpiece. It gets up to 60 mph in about ,12 seconds-giy'ing it the edge on some V8 subcom-. pacts. Its hatchback design provides 24.7 cubic feet of Iuggage capacity with the rear seat folded. VW got the greatest possible amount of usable interior space into the smallest possible outer sheli - and on exterior with some style." Money can't buy this kind of advortising.