Interesting A3, rear spoilers

[Beatty, Robert]

Not necessarily, however a 3ft tall spoiler is NOT needed on a honda or a
fwd audi for that matter.....

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Kwattro at aol.com [SMTP:Kwattro at aol.com]
> Sent:	Monday, November 27, 2000 11:01 AM
> To:	BeattyR at ummhc.org
> Cc:	quattro at audifans.com
> Subject:	RE: Interesting A3, rear spoilers
> 
> 
> 
> Are you suggesting that FWD cars are not in need of rear downforce?  My GT
> 
> may not agree with you, and neither would I at the bottom of the downhill
> at 
> Limerock traveling over 90 mph.  At that point, downforce is a very good
> and 
> very necessary thing.. and although I haven't measured it, I'd be willing
> to 
> bet that it's a good 2 inches off the deck...What about all of the FWD 
> touring cars (including the audis) that run with spoilers?  Yes,
> overstated 
> on a Civic, but the Si's sure boogey.  I think it's more funny when
> Accords, 
> Camrys, and (Achhh!) Oldsmobiles have rear spoilers.  Also, for those
> listers 
> argueing that the GT is much slower than the Ur-Q, and doesn't need a 
> spoiler, look at the US bound TQC, which had trouble topping 130mph stock,
> 
> only about 10mph faster than the stock GT.  
> 
> Later!
> Carter J
> Kwattro at aol.com