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2006 Volkswagen Passat Wagon TDI 'Junior' B6 [Typ 3C]

2006 Volkswagen Passat Wagon B6 [Typ 3C] in James May's Big Ideas, Non-fiction TV, 2008 IMDB Ep. 1.01

Class: Cars, Wagon — Model origin: DE — Made for: USA

2006 Volkswagen Passat Wagon TDI 'Junior' B6 [Typ 3C]

[*][*] Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene 

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Neptune US

2008-12-09 20:36

"Junior" (from Stanford University)

Junior is a 2006 model, Passat Wagon TDI
Created by team Stanford, from Stanford University in partnership with Volkswagen, Junior
was entered into the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge (a race evolving driverless vehicles) It finished in 2nd place.

"Boss" (from Carnegie Mellon University) came in 1st place.

Neptune US

2008-12-10 18:39

I found some video clips of Junior in action:

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=BSS0MZvoltw
Junior performing a preliminary test-run (note the car has yet to receive it’s sponsor’s decals)

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=xcNFUi06fh8&feature=related

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=P0NTV2mbJhA&feature=related
Coverage of the DARP Urban Challenge (Junior is seen a few times)

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