Subject: Re: Budget quattro/ 2.3 l 4kq (nac)

[Steve Sprague]

>Ditto, the Turbo II's were even more so. I read once in an old Car and
>Driver where they tested one of them, they remarked something to the effect
>of "0-60 in... OH MY GOD!" ;)

Yeah - I've seen a few of those R5 Turbos - mostly in Europe.  Apparently
there also used to be someone near me in Pennsylvania who was a bit of an
expert on them and who owned a few.  He was mentioned in an article I saw
about the R5T in AutoWeek a few years back.

	Yep, some years ago a friend and myself were walking around "motel row" in
Monterey during the Historics weekend and noticed two R5 Turbo II's parked
on the street.  We gave them a look and and I turned to look in the parking
lot of the motel and there were about 10 R5 Turbo/II's setting there.  I
guess a club of some sort.  It was a very religous experience for a couple
of car guys.  We didn't see them again but actually seeing them put that car
on my all-time favorites.

Other than the same general body shape, they shared almost nothing else with
the standard R5 (Le Car).  The Turbos were rear wheel drive, and if memory
serves, rear engined.  With all that power and that little bit of weight, it
was quite a car for the time!

	Yes it was!

Steve