Comment on the "new" A4.

Theron J. Bliss tbliss at mestek.com
Thu Oct 12 13:39:15 EDT 2000


I have pics of the new passat if anyone is interested in them.

Ti Kan wrote:

> 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
> 84 5000S 2.1 turbo
> 80 4000 2.0
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