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04 September 2008
Volkswagen Rabbit Was Named a 2008 Top 10 New Back-to-School Car by Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com
The 2008 Volkswagen Rabbit ranked among the best by Kelley Blue Book for Top 10
HERNDON, Va. – Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced today that Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com named the Volkswagen Rabbit one of its 2008 Top 10 New Back-to-School Cars. With students nationwide heading back to school, Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com editors used this award to offer their top picks for reliable and economic cars designed for getting to and from school. The models recognized as Top 10 New Back-to-School Cars are top-ranked in providing the consumer, either a parent or student, with the results that are needed in today's economy.
In choosing the 2008 list of Top 10 New Back-to-School Cars, the kbb.com editors used the same set of criteria that many parents do when shopping for a vehicle for their children: affordability, reliability, practicality and safety.
"Every time we drive the Volkswagen Rabbit we're re-impressed by the responsive five-cylinder engine, the curiously tenacious cornering grip and an interior unmatched in materials and build-quality by anything within several thousand dollars," said Jack R. Nerad, executive editorial director and executive market analyst for Kelley Blue Book and kbb.com.
For more information about the 2008 Top 10 Back-to-School Cars from Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com, visit www.kbb.com/schoolrides08.
The 2008 Rabbit features a standard CD and MP3-format readable audio system with a single-disc in-dash "changer" and an eight-speaker sound system in the two-door model. Four-door models come standard with an upgraded audio system with a six-disc in-dash CD changer and 10-speaker sound system. For comfort and convenience, the 2008 Rabbit comes with an anti-theft alarm system with a central remote locking feature, a six-way manually adjustable driver's seat that includes height adjustment, front seats with adjustable lumbar support, and a tire pressure monitoring system. Four-door models come standard with heated front seats and rear seats that include an ultra-convenient center armrest trunk pass-through for carrying long objects, like snow skis, without having to fold the rear seats. In the two-door models, the front seats incorporate the Easy Entry System for improved access to the rear seats and the front passenger seat folds flat.
The 2008 Rabbit offers a 2.5-liter, five-cylinder engine with a five-speed manual transmission that achieves an EPA-estimated fuel efficiency of 29 miles per gallon on highway driving and 22 mpg in city and the six-speed automatic Tiptronic® transmission achieves 29 mpg on highway driving and 21 mpg in city driving. It also comes with a sophisticated suspension system.
The two-door Rabbit with five-speed manual transmission starts at $15,600.
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About Kelley Blue Book (www.kbb.com)
Since 1926, Kelley Blue Book, The Trusted Resource®, has provided vehicle buyers and sellers with the new and used vehicle information they need to accomplish their goals with confidence. The company's top-rated Web site, www.kbb.com, provides the most up-to-date pricing and values, including the New Car Blue Book® Value, which reveals what people actually are paying for new cars. The company also reports vehicle pricing and values via products and services, including software products and the famous Blue Book® Official Guide. Kbb.com is rated the No. 1 automotive information Web site among both new and used vehicle shoppers, and half of online vehicle shoppers visit kbb.com. Kbb.com is a leading provider of new car prices, car reviews and news, used car blue book values, auto classifieds and car dealer locations. No other medium reaches more in-market vehicle shoppers than kbb.com.
Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Volkswagen of America, Inc. recently announced Electronic Stability Program (ESP) as standard equipment on all its 2009 vehicles. As a result, Volkswagen is one of the only original equipment manufacturers to offer an electronic stability control system on their entire product line – ahead of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) deadline requiring vehicles in the 2012 model year to include stability control systems. Volkswagen's ESP technology works in conjunction with anti-lock brakes and helps reduce loss of control and rollovers to avoid crashes. NHTSA predicts nearly 10,000 lives could be saved each year if automakers included stability systems as standard equipment.
Founded in 1955, Volkswagen of America, Inc. is headquartered in Herndon, Va. It is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. Volkswagen is one of the world's largest producers of passenger cars and Europe's largest automaker. Volkswagen sells the Rabbit, New Beetle, New Beetle convertible, GTI, Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, GLI, Passat, Passat Wagon, Eos, Tiguan and Touareg through approximately 600 independent U.S. dealers. Visit Volkswagen of America online at vw.com.
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