LAC - Which version of Quattro was the Synchro

[Larry C Leung]

This is true of the Golf Syncro, not the Quantum (nee Santana or Passat)
Syncro of '86 -'88. That was all diffy (with locks for the center and
rear) Quattro 1. 

LL - NY

On Thu, 19 Apr 2001 22:07:03 +0200 "Mihnea Cotet"
<mihnea_cotet at hotmail.com> writes:
>The Syncro was none of them.
>
>Actually, it's got a center diff that disengages the rear transmission 
>from 
>the engine via a second clutch during deceleration. It's only a 
>snow-starting help, but not as useful as the 5k quattro or even as the 
>
>TorSen quattro, which, for me is a real crap, as it's more dangerous 
>on snow 
>as the first generation of the quattro systems (80-88). A friend of 
>mine 
>nearly hit a house while attempting to corner a 90 degree crossroad at 
>about 
>50 mph on snow. The 4-2 downshift and full throttle didn't work, nor 
>did the 
>handbrake and steering wheel help at all. He was just going straight 
>ahead 
>towards that house. The only thing that helped him not hit the house 
>was the 
>pavement border that was about 5 feet from the house and that stopped 
>him.
>With a pre-88 quattro system, I never had such problems, as I love a 
>lot 
>playing with my quattro on snow, which is really rare here in 
>Belgium.
>
>Here was my quattro testimonial..
>
>Mihnea
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