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“If you see me acting strangely, don’t be surprised” go the lyrics to “Mr. Roboto,” the robot-themed art-rock tune by Styx. It’s good advice, too, if you find yourself strolling past the latest Volkswagen auto show display.

Throwing caution to the wind, many visitors to this month’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit got the chance to hop into a black Volkswagen Golf and offer wild recreations of “Crazy Guy,” the 1999 commercial in which a disturbing young man grooves mechanically to “Mr.

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