Cabrio questions

[Per Lindgren]

You can see it here:
http://www.quattrosports.co.uk/casestudies2.asp and
http://www.mtm-online.de/S2/pr_audis2.htm

PerL
92 Cabrio 2.3


Simon Allcorn wrote:

> I believe there is/was one Cabrio quattro in existence: Someone (I think it
> was Kim Collins ? not sure though) took an RS2 (or S2) drive train / engine
> and put the rear floor pan into the Cabiro along with the rest of the drive
> train and a highly modified engine I5 ( ~ 315 bph from memory). Don't know
> if it still exists though.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andrew Duane USG [SMTP:duane at hunch.zk3.dec.com]
> > Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 12:31 PM
> > To:   quattro at audifans.com
> > Subject:      Re: Cabrio questions
> >
> > BTW, two years ago at Mt Washington, I asked one of the more
> > technically knowledgable AoA reps *why* the Cabrio wasn't
> > offered with Quattro.
> >
> > I had assumed it was another stupid US marketing decision.
> > It turns out that they couldn't figure out how to properly
> > stiffen the Cabrio chassis for handling and safety with the
> > rear drivetrain where it needs to be for Quattro.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7)                       duane at zk3.dec.com
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> >
> > Only my cat shares my opinions, and she's too psychotic to express it