sport compact car turbo golf/audi monster

[Beatty, Robert]

I have heard of over tiring a car... first time I have heard of over
engineing a car... 900 hp in a golf is a rediculous waste... you cant even
get that power to the ground for any use... 

Rob

-----Original Message-----
From: Luke Rickert [mailto:rickert at engr.orst.edu]
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 2:00 PM
To: audi list
Subject: sport compact car turbo golf/audi monster


Has anyone seen the new Sport Compact Car article on the Swedish, street
driven awd 20v audi powered golf with a claimed 900 hp? I was struck
with the pure lunacy of such a vehicle. The cost is an equally sick
$500k! This car has 10 800 cc/min injectors, 4.5 inch exhaust that exits
in front of the rear wheel, a titanium turbo running 45 psi and has been
lightened to ~2000 lbs. I thought some of you folks might be interested
in this thing. It is in the october issue. 

Luke 

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