2006 Volkswagen Rabbit review from North America

Nothing yet.

I know it's early, since I've only owned the car for 3 months and there are only 10,000+ miles, but some might find this helpful:

I test drove the Mazda 3 and 6, the Honda Civic and Accord, as well as the Nissan Altima. I fell in love with this from the moment I sat in it.

It is so plush for what is essentially an economy car. It has, by far, the sharpest interior of any car in its class or (I dare say) any class of car for that matter. In my opinion, the 4-door is nicer looking than the 2-door.

It is surprisingly quiet, but for this minor baby squeak that comes and goes from somewhere in my dash. I'll figure it out sooner or later.

It has lovely pickup from a stop, with 150 horses. At higher gears/speeds, it's not quite as peppy, but is fine nonetheless.

Handling is brilliant, better than the vaunted Mazda 3 believe it or not.

The only occasion I have had to use that overrated and largely useless auto-stick feature is when I'm in city traffic and want to take it easy on the transmission.

It's also surprisingly roomy. 4 adults sit without a hint of constraint. The hatch, with the fold down front seat, is so big that I actually was able to move my entire household (with the exception of my bed and couch) in merely 4 or 5 trips!

In summary, I love this thing and I hope that my VW quality fears aren't realized.