93-95 quattro sport

[Per Lindgren]

Tom Leppke-Hennig wrote:

>The sport package in these cars (B4 sport) is not just a trim package. It
>includes: Shocks, springs and bolstered seats and special cloth seat covers.
>The shocks and springs are totally different part numbers from a non-sport.
>FA is a great source for making these comparisons. According to some very
>rough measurements made in comparison to a non-sport, the car has about a 1"
>drop in ride height. Qualitatively, the car has a stiffer ride than a non-S.
>
That sounds just like my Cabriolet (the on I sold a few months ago). I
believe all the Cabrios had the sports package, cause I've never seen
one without sport seats, lowered suspension etc. I also loved the ride
in mine, it was firm but not uncomfortable, and I never felt it to be
bouncy. Perhaps a bit because of 17" rims, but not because of the
suspension setup. I'd like to add that my car was a 92 with the 2.3 NG
engine. My Coupe quattro feels soft compared to the Cabrio.

>Re: Reliability. There are two engines available for the B4. Code AAH and
>code AFC. <snip>AFCs had all of these revisions integrated into
>its design as well as many little changes that you only notice when you
>order parts for them. They must have been substancial enough to warrant a
>code change.

According to my Euro family album, the AFC was only used in the very
first A6, before the 30V entered the Euro market. That may be the reason
for the code change. It has been proven before that an engine may carry
a different code when installed in another car. The NF/NG is an exampe
of that, I believe.

PerL
87 Cq