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Subject:Re: New Jetta Model -Whoosh!
From:Per Lindgren
Date:Sat, 5 Jun 1999 15:08:57 +0200

Marshall Ruskin wrote:

> Supercharged 200+ hp Jetta may be coming, with supercharged VR6.
>
> See
> <http://www.thecarconnection.com/columns/caught/caught4-26-99.asp?idSection=
> 09&idCategory=15>
>
> You will probably have to copy the entire url into your browser if it
> doesn't copy properly using a multi-line select.

The same rumors are out here in Europe, too. Instead, they are talking about
between 300 and 350 hp here. Allegedly, VW are out for BMW M3s neck here. The M3
only makes 240 hp in the US, but the Euro car has 321 hp, which means that VW
has to put out something around that figure to be competitive.

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