[urq] autocar on the ur-q

[Joseph Rae]

I remember when the evo 6 came out, it was dubbed a Sushi-quattro Car
magazine(I believe)
I thought it was somewhat humorus as well as a nice complement.

Joe

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Eaton" <Dave.Eaton at clear.net.nz>
To: "'Quattro List'" <quattro at audifans.com>; "'ur-q'" <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 8:39 PM
Subject: [urq] autocar on the ur-q


> nice little article on the ur-quattro in a june 14 2000 edition of
autocar.
> comparing the ur-quattro 20v against the mitsi lancer evo 6.
>
> dave
> '95 rs2
> '90 ur-q
> -----------
>
> "Drive a truly well sorted example [of the ur-quattro 20v] 10 years on and
> you wonder what everyone else has been doing in the meantime.  The car is
> sublime.  After a slight turbo pause the power comes on in a luxurious
> surge, not too frenetic, nicely grown up.  There's a huge amount of grip,
> fantastic balance, and a great feel through the wheel, all complimented by
a
> decent ride quality.  It sprints to 60mph in 5.9sec and with a 143mph top
> speed.  But the numbers don't begin to convey the personality of the
thing:
> it's a great big wedgy flat-topped hero of a car.
>
> ...So pay them their dues, Quattro and Evo, icons and champions.  And much
> more importantly, just about as good as four wheels gets."
>
>
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