Coupe vs Scirocco not so silly

[S J & I Santoliquido]

I referenced Laurence Meredith's "Audi Quattro - the Complete Story" in
which he attributes the URQ to Smith. Of course Meredith is also English so
there may be a bit of nationalism at play ;~).
Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ti Kan" <ti at amb.org>
To: "S J & I Santoliquido" <santoliquido at cox.net>
Cc: "Quatro list" <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 5:46 AM
Subject: Re: Coupe vs Scirocco not so silly


> Giugiaro did the type 81/85 sedan styling, although I am not sure
> about his involvement (if any) in adapting the platform to the
> Coupe and UrQ.  Also, I thought that Martin Smith did the Sport Q
> (which, of couse borrowed much from the UrQ).
>
> -Ti
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> 2001 S4 biturbo 6-sp
> 1984 5000S turbo
> 1980 4000 2.0 5-sp
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> S J & I Santoliquido writes:
> > I thought the UrQ body styling was by Martin Smith, a Brit.
> > Steve
> >
> > > Not such a big faux pas. They are actually demonstarting a good eye
for
> > > design. Both the Audi Coupe and the first generation Scirocco were
> > > "penned" (stupid automotive-press term) by Italian designer Giorgetto
> > > Giugiaro (VW Golf I, Scirocco I, Lotus Esprit, Eagle Premier Isuzu
> > > Impulse I (!) and on and on and on). Thank them for noticing, I say!
> >
> > > Tom LH
> >
> > > Greetings Audinauts,
> > >
> > > While perusing a friend's newly purchased '83 turbo quattro Coupe, it
> > dawned on me: the real origin of the term ur-Q (joke...)
> > >
> > > "Doesn't it *irk you* when people call that thing a Scirocco?"
> > >
> > > Horrible, I realize. Although the vehicle in question has the rings
decals
> > on the doors, and "quattro" script on the side windows, somebody
performed
> > that exact faux pas earlier in the day...
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Rob
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