Our story takes us back in time to a familiar planet in our solar system called Earth. It was on this planet that a group of automotive design engineers gathered in a country then called the Federal Republic of Germany. The engineers embarked on a mission that was daring in its simplicity: to attach a cargo carrying compartment to the rear of a proven terrestrial transporter, the Volkswagen Rabbit. During the compartment grafting procedure, the vehicle’s other dimensions would also be slightly enlarged. The engineers called the result of their efforts the Volkswagen Jetta.