really scary engineering,

[Rave Racer]

    Well, I'll start with the Pikes Peak car that I know of.  The Suzuki
Escudo was a twin motored turbo V6.  That would be the red car in
Playstations Gran Turismo 2.  There is also a smaller cousin that I can't
remember the name of.  It was the purple one in Gran Turismo 2, but it had
less power.
    I thought there was an article on a twin motor Rabbit / Golf MK1 in
Performance VW.  I must be missing that issue.
    As for other suggestions for a mid engine AWD setup, the closest most
common thing I can think of is a Porsche but it's rear engine.  There is
always the original Lancia Delta.  The rally version was a mid or rear
engine also with AWD.
    I'd also research the Baja Bug.  I don't believe any were AWD, but it
owned desert racing for many years.  If there is anything that can be
converted, I'd start with that.

       Rave Racer
'89 Jetta 1.8L 16V GTX  gone but not forgotten
 http://www.vwot.org/members/Pete.html
'87 Audi 4000 Quattro Sedan
 http://www.audifans.com/registry/view.php?action=viewCar&carid=110
'72 Triumph GT6
 http://www.triumphowners.com/uploaded/50-50-111014_20raveracer-gt6-1.jpg
'83 Toyota Tercel (yoda)     ... is no more


> Message: 18
> From: lrickert at covad.net
> To: gsfent at prodigy.net, james accordino <ssgacc at yahoo.com>
> Cc: audi list <quattro at audifans.com>
> Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2002 22:16:31 -0800
> Reply-To: rickert at whitties.org
> Subject: Re: RE: really scary engineering, twin engine idea
>
>
> 11/1/02 17:37:25, james accordino <ssgacc at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >I "saw" in a mag. a few yrs. ago a VW Golf with twin
> >engines.  Both cross mounted.  The stock one and
> >another in the "boot".  I "think" it was labeled as
> >some rally variant?  Anyone else remember seeing this?
> >
> >Jim Accordino
> >
>
> It was built for Pikes Peak, I don't remember when probably around '86
would be
> my best guess.
>
> I just did a search, SJM Auto-Technik says the Dec 1985 issue of VW &
Porsche
> Magazine.
>
> Twin engine cars are if not exactly common, certainly out there. I imagine
most
> of them are done with auto trannies, since it makes controlling shifting
much
> easier. There was a twin engine Hyundai Tiburon in SCC a year or so ago,
turbo
> motors 627 hp total at the wheels. I seem to remember it was quick in a
straight
> line.
>
> There is of course the totally nuts twin engine Suzuki pikes peak special
with
> twin twin-turbo V6's, although it is not quite as fast as Rod Millan with
a
> single 2.1 liter four (ok so it makes a piddily little 1000 hp)
>
> Twin engine cars, aside from being really complicated are heavy and are
unlikely
> to be as fast as a fully developed single engine car. Interesting, but not
worth
> the trouble, (then neither is a mid engine awd home built car)
>
> interesting stuff anyway
>