Passat 4 Motion

[Scott Sierakowski]

In CT they've been around since late last year.  Just talked to my buddy at
the local VW dealer.  They (sedan and wagon) arrived last spring.  Only
available with the V6 in automatic :-(  The setup has a torsen diff.

-Scott



on 3/12/01 11:01 AM, Steve Arbaugh at sneakers at oz.net wrote:

> 
> "Not available until April"???
> 
> Really? A local VW dealer down the road here in Seattle has (had) about six
> wagons all lined up just a month or two ago. I stopped by to see what they
> looked like, and had my choice of colors. can't remember what the final price
> was on them, and didn't have time at the time to take it for a drive, but plan
> on going back soon to do just that and compare it to the way the quattro's
> drive. From what I've heard, they won't be as sporty as the A4, VW wanting to
> capture more of the luxury side of the market, leaving Audi with the sporting
> side. I do remember the sales drone saying the 4Motion was available only with
> the v6, not avail with any other motor. He couldn't tell me what the drive
> train was, viscous or torsen or what, so can't help there. Anyway, might be
> worth checking with other dealers...
> 
> steve
> '86 5ktqw
> '86 4kcsq
> kent, wa
> 
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>> Message: 14
>> To: <a href=mailto:quattro at audifans.com>quattro at audifans.com</a>
>> Cc: <a href=mailto:gbying at juno.com>gbying at juno.com</a>
>> Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 18:05:44 -0500
>> Subject: Re: Passat 4 Motion
>> From: Lawrence C Leung <l.leung at juno.com>
>> 
>> Well, after severe scouring of the brochure (it helps to use real light)
>> apparently the publication says that 4-motion will be availible on GLS
>> V-6 models. This makes a whole lot more sense. In either case, it doesn't
>> appear that wagons of any type will be availible until April. Thanks for
>> your input. 
>> 
>> LL - NY
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