Comment on the "new" A4.

Ti Kan ti at amb.org
Thu Oct 12 10:36:42 EDT 2000


Todd Young writes:
> The more I look at the new A4, the more it grows on me. The long hood
> with the short trunk is very appealing, as is the extended leg room in
> the rear seat. Wonder if they just adapted the Passat floorpan (which
> was a stretched A4 floorpan)?

Probably not, since they claim a 45% increase in rigidity the unit body
is likely a new design.  However, the next-gen Passat will most likely
go to the new chassis as well.

-Ti
01 S4 2.7 biturbo (coming)
96 A4 2.8 quattro
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80 4000 2.0
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