All Wheel Steer was Audi vs Subi

[Lawrence C Leung]

US NEVER got the 150HP 2.0 16V VAG motor. Closest thing to that (in terms
of HP) is the 1.8 T 20V VAG motor (which I'd imagine has a ton more
torque than the 2.0 16V). The 134 HP 2.0 16V was last offered in the US
until the end of the 92 model year, and it left along with the last of
the A2 body Golf/Jettas. The A3's only came with 2.0 crossflow 8Vs (115
HP) or the 172 VR6. The Corrado and Passat got 174 from the VR6
apparently due to better exhaust plumbing. Oh, the 134 HP 2.0 16V's
remained availible in the Passat until they switched to the Audi A4 based
(not VW A4, ahhhh!) chassis, okay when Passats went back to the
longitudinal engine mounting! Anyway, US AGAIN missed out on the more fun
engines. Bummer!

LL - NY

(Heck, if the 150HP 2.0 16V was availible in the A2 body in the US, I'd
switch to FSP in Solo2 for sure! A 150 HP Golf sounds like a really,
really sweet ride!!!)

On Fri, 03 Nov 2000 01:12:31 +0100 Per Lindgren <lindgre at online.no>
writes:
>That was only up to the 92 models, right? The 150 hp 16V was 92-97 
>models.
>
>And the 12v VR6 was available in 4 different hp levels here:
>
>140 hp in the Caravelle (Eurovan)
>174 hp in the Golf, Vento (Jetta 3), Passat and Sharan incl. Syncro
>184 hp in the Passat Wagon Syncro
>190 hp in the Corrado, Golf Syncro and Golf Wagon Syncro
>
>The 12v is now replaced with a 24v with 204 hp for the Golf, Bora 
>(Jetta 4),
>Sharan and Caravelle.
>The New Beetle RSI gets a 3,2 with 225 hp but thats in a limited 
>version
>(250 cars)
>
>Anyone ever put a VR6 in an Audi? It would be a nice swap in a 4k or 
>CGT!
>
>PerL
>92 Cab 2,3
>
>
>Lawrence C Leung wrote:
>
>> Stateside the Catalyst only 2.0 liter 16 V only put out 134 HP. Not 
>even
>> close to the US performance of the 2.8 12V VR6 with 172 or 174 HP,
>> dependant on the car it was installed in (now it's got more!).
>