Detroit Auto Show

[JanDebL at aol.com]

My wife and I just got back from the Detroit auto show.  Audi had a nice 
selection of cars; an S 4 wagon, an S 8, an allroad,  a couple of TTs, a 
Leman's R8 and the Steppenwolf that interested me.  I'm not an extremely 
large person (6'2", 210 lbs) but anything smaller than an A 6 gave me 
claustrophobia.  The A 4  based cars  just don't have enough head room or 
elbow room. The S 8 felt like it was the same size as a type 44 - in fact the 
instrument cluster is very similar to a 5K.  For the price of an S 8 I would 
expect more gauges - at least a dash similar to the old 200.
The new Porsche GT was nice, and there was a continuously running video of 
Walter Rohrl driving a 911 around the Nurburgring, but the noise from the 
other exhibitors drown the audio - maybe it will be on speedvision next month.
Both my wife and I agreed the prettiest car of the show was a black VW Passat 
with a camel colored interior.  The bright trim around the windows just seem 
to pick up the light just right - it was very impressive.  It was a V 6  4 
motion - not available in the US. 
All in all, certainly worth the price of admission.
Jan Lahtonen
 
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