LAC! Re: [torsen] More from the dark side...

[Chris Dyer]

I agree. Especially if Piech wants audi to be the BMW beater. I think pound 
for pound, audis are better. But now w/ix models, & if money is no object, a 
certain audi lister (not me of course) might be easily swayed to the bimmer 
showroom.


>From: QSHIPQ at aol.com
>To: S4audinut at aol.com, quattro at audifans.com, urq at audifans.com,        
>torsen at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: [torsen] More from the dark side...
>Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 08:29:00 EST
>
>
>Interesting to note Rod, that the 330ix is really close (in almost 
>perfectly
>so) to the new S4tt in 1/4 and ET, while retaining a rwd character in an 
>awd
>application.  I might agree that the I520vt is good/great, but remember 
>WMB's
>nack for doing silly things: like how far away is the M3ix, the M5ix, or 
>the
>XM5ix (which is slated for intro this fall)?  I might also point out that 
>the
>I520vt is a great motor always in search of a great chassis.  The 4000lbs 
>it
>must haul around, the finicky gearbox, the POS dual mass flywheel, the
>triangulated front swaybar, the marginal chassis stiffness.  We can spend a
>whole bunch of money on the 20vI5t or just go to the dealer and buy the
>current M5 at 400hp with a warrantee and all the goodies from the get go,
>including great brakes.  If it then goes quattro without the front end 
>anchor
>problem and retains the rwd character, lookout audi, the ante is up on this
>whole fwd chassis design.
>
>I'm not here to start a WMB vs audi war, only pointing out that when you 
>have
>great chassis dynamics *with* awd, audis gig is gonna get tougher.  Here's
>hoping tougher, means better.
>
>This ain't no 325ix appeasement WMB put forth here.  My take on the 330ix:
>This is what audi shoulda been targetting over all these years.
>
>My .02
>
>SJ
>20vtI5 84URQ

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