quattro digest, Vol 1 #1219 - 14 msgs

[griz]

Have you heard anything about the TDI's coming to US in Passats ?

TheRingmeister at aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 3/18/01 12:21:37 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> quattro-request at audifans.com writes:
> 
> << Sitting in Hamburg in the rain.  German television has just
>  previewed a Passat with 4Motion and a 4 litre V8 engine. >>
> 
> Yeah, it's a W8 though, and a 6 speed, and 4 motion, and 350ish hp.  Len Hunt
> has already alluded to the notion that the next generation S4 will get the W8
> engine as well.  Not the 2.7T variant that had been forecasted.
> 
> AMI automotive news has featured the Passat W8 recently,and in watching this
> month's Audi MAX broadcast here at the dealer, I can tell you that there seem
> to be quite a slew of cars ready to roll at VW/Audi Ag.
> A4 based coupes and cabrio's, a fastback S4, Tiptronic TT's, etc are all in
> the works.
> 
> Wylie Bean
> TheRingmeister at aol.com
> Audi Brand Specialist
> Flow Motors, Inc
> Winston-Salem, NC
> '90 coupe' quattro
> '99.5 A4 Avant Sport 1.8TqTiptronic