Audi vs. Subaru used cars

[Lawrence C Leung]

On Sun, 29 Oct 2000 03:26:14 -0500 "Rave Racer 2000" <Ravewar at home.com>
writes:
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Muhammad Sohaib Bukhari <xsohaib at hotmail.com>
>To: <Ravewar at home.com>
>Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
>Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2000 8:20 AM
>Subject: Re: Audi vs. Subaru used cars
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>> WOW! Do the new protege's have a 4 wheel steering, surprised to hera 
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>        WEEEEELLLL.....  It is only a passive system.  It steers with 
>body
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>        There's probably a passive system on alot of older cars to 
>that we
>don't know about. 


FWIW - passive rear steer existed (and was advertised) in the Porsche 928
way back in .... 1978 as the Weissach Axle,  and the A2 chassis Golf
GTi/Jetta GLi (1985-1992) advertised it's passive rear steer (done by
special bushing compression, not the same bushing as in the non-GTx A2s)
as being similar to the Weissach Axle, although the VW, being FWD used
roll compression to act, the Porsche also used, to a degree, the driven
wheel torque. 

I am certain there are other older passive rear steer cars out there, but
I guess I'm just a little fixated on VAG/Porsche products!

LL - NY