Hmmm - take away 6" and there's still plenty of room? I'll have to check the dimensions - din't realize this thing had limo space for the rear passengers. BTW - what's a good site for comparing interior and exterior dimensions of a couple cars, side-by-side?
Jaeger
Seriously, I set the driver seat for my 6'-1" self, then sat behind myself. There was so much room I tried to move my feet forward to touch the driver seat (feet still touching the ground) and I could barely do it with a bit of stretching. That's why I figured maybe the Passat has too much rear legroom. The footrests in the Sienna XLE would feel at home in this car.
If the Golf is tight on rear seating, as some posters are suggesting, and the Passat is a limo, where does the new Jetta fit in the overall scheme of things?
I found it weird, the Rabbit felt like a midsize car comfort wise, the Golf wagon was tiny in the back.
The Jetta I stepped into as well, with the driver seat set for myself, I had about 3 inches in front of my knees in the back, it was very comfortable. The Jetta would be more than enough car for me.
Golf = compact, Jetta = midsize, Passat = gigantor.
Same here. If there is much of a differential side to side, it isn't that obvious. It does mean the fan is running at a higher speed too which can be annoying.
Automatic climate control I could live without too. They never seem to direct enough air at the windshield on their own, so they end up partially overridden. Most don't circulate any air until the engine has some heat, then go full bore, so I end up overriding that too. Not much automatic at that point.
I found my sister's BMW X5 auto climate control setting to be equally as finicky. My Mazda 5 has been set and forget. In colder temperatures, it automatically directs air onto the windshield to keep it clear, it's when it's 8-15C and raining that I have to manually turn on the defogger.
Actually I would've preferred VW's old climatic system, it's an automatic climate control system but with manual fan speed and vent mode controls. The 2nd gen Smart cars I drive often have the same system and it works really well. 2nd gen Acura ELs had this too.
