31.   Passat certainly cuts a different sort of figure among the crowded pack of midsize cars, including perennial favorites Ford Taurus, Toyota Camry and Honda Accord.

32.   Pontiac is back with wide-track on its all-new Grand Prix, a midsize car with distinctive Pontiac styling and performance.

33.   Saturn, the small-car brand that GM created a decade ago to win back baby boomers from imports, will begin selling a midsize car in July.

34.   Some auto designers think that midsize cars can be made exciting again.

35.   SUV, van, and midsize car sales took off.

36.   That will change next year, when Saturn gets a new midsize car.

37.   That midsize car is somewhat larger and has a bigger interior and a more powerful engine.

38.   The company will introduce two new midsize cars, the Chrysler Concorde and Dodge Intrepid, beginning in October.

39.   The Concorde is aimed at midsize cars like the Mercury Sable and at full-size sedans like the Pontiac Bonneville and Toyota Avalon.

40.   The combination of lower prices and costs has forced rival auto makers to reduce costs, cut prices and offer larger rebates on their midsize cars.