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Todd Young
auditodd at comcast.net
Tue Dec 2 17:32:42 EST 2003
Audi and VW use each other's systems.
The VW 4Motion system is used in the Audi TT and A3, and the VW Golf4
and Jetta in Europe and the R32 here in the States.
The Audi Quattro system is used by VW in the Passat, the Phaeton, and
the Touareg, and of course the Audi A4, A6, and A8.
Benjamin Weste Pearre wrote:
>>I personally believe the Audi Quattro (Torsen) system is the best on the
>>market with the VW 4Motion (Haldax) system coming in a close second.
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>
> Now I'm all confused... I had thought that 4Motion was Quattro (at
> least, the recent inauguration of Syncro was, wasn't it?). Or are
> they doing one in one place and t'other elsewhere?
>
> ps. My friend with a WRX seems to agree about Torsen being the best...
>
>
>>numbers to be close or with more torque. None of this high horsepower,
>>but pathetic torque that some engines have (namely the optional engine
>>in the Toyota Matrix).
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> How about HP and torque vs. mileage? Why O why don't manufacturers
> give us an extra 10 or even 5 mpg rather than an upgrade from 220HP to
> 260? Yeah, maybe because gasoline is cheaper than water. I know.
> Just whining. Please ignore.
>
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Todd Young
7079 Dawn Ave. E.
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076
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