Larry,

How many passengers would such a car carry?


four, including the driver. Available from Volkswagen in Germany as we
speak. See
http://showrooms.volkswagen.de/vwcms..._public/showro
oms/de/lupo/lupo_3l_tdi/home.frameset_outer.html

But indeed, the comparison is of limited value, as anyone would find
out who'd try to drive his VW from the US to Europe.
--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)