RS2 in the US?

[Mullen, Shaun]

If memory serves me correctly, the car was imported by an Alcoa executive
who lives in Sewickley and was involved in Audi's initial all-aluminum body
research and development.  The car was allowed in -- and subsequently titled
and tagged -- under some sort of special exception whereby a manufacturer
can import an otherwise street illegal vehicle that is part of an R&D or
similar project. 

Shaun Mullen
Yorklyn, DE

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Craig D. Niederst [SMTP:niederst at telerama.com]
> Sent:	Sunday, October 22, 2000 6:47 PM
> To:	Quattro List
> Subject:	RS2 in the US?
> 
> Stopped by the local Audi dealer yesterday (Sewickley Audi in Pittsburgh)
> to
> see what they had on the lot. Peered into the rear lot where they keep the
> cars being serviced, and there was a beautiful RS2 there. It was pearl
> white
> w/ black leather interior w/ the blue alcantara inserts. Surprisingly, the
> car had a valid PA plate w/ registration sticker, and even had the PA
> inspection/emission stickers on the windshield. Also, the speedo and odo
> were still in kms, and had not been converted. Any idea how someone got
> one
> of these into the US? I wish the dealer was open so I could ask about it.
> 
> Craig
> '92 100S (90k)
> '86 CGT (192k)
>