All Wheel Steer was Audi vs Subi

[Rave Racer 2000]

----- Original Message -----
From: Lawrence C Leung <l.leung at juno.com>
To: <Ravewar at home.com>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: Audi vs. Subaru used cars



> >        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 KNEW IT!!  My 89 Jetta GTX handled to well to not have it.  I had
never been in a rear steer car aggresively driven before, and was pleseantly
surprised at what those little things can do.  I'll never get rid of my GTX.
        Speaking of which....    The GTX was supposedly never taken to the
STATES.  Was there one in Europe?  I've only ever heard of them in Canada
and never knew the difference between the GTX and the GLI other then that
the GTX was only built in Wolfsberg and not Pueblo.
                                                            RR