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| April 30, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2001 Crain Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Move over John Force. There's more to drags than funny cars.

Volkswagen CABRIO GLX

Price: $23,725

Engine: 2.0-liter I4, 115 hp, 122 lb-ft

Curb weight: 2914 lbs

Drivetrain: fwd, four-speed automatic

Drag to drive: Sometimes anticipation overshoots reality and gets shot down in a flaming ball of disappointment. That's what happened when the first warm, sunny week of spring hit One AutoWeek Tower, and among the five drop-tops in the parking lot sat a cutesy red Cabrio. Nobody complained when assigned the VW, not with the mercury stretching for the mid-70s. But they whined when they returned the keys. ``This motor couldn't pull an automatic 10 years ago, and it doesn't now,'' said one tester. The real drag: For all the VWs and Audis we have come to love, the 2.0-liter automatic Cabrio comes up short and slow off the line. Hey, VW, it's time to pull the chute.

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