No RWD Audis after all!

[Ti Kan]

Andrew Buc writes:
> This from August 2004 _Car_ magazine:
> "VW group chairman Bernd Pischetsrieder has decided a switch to rear drive
> would alienate too many existing Audi customers. Instead, he's proposed a
> compromise plan that will see the powertrains in Audi's front-drive and Quattro
> models moved rearwards to reduce the weight distribution over the front wheels
> from 65 to 55 percent."
> 
> <sight of relief!>

This is already happening.  The transmission on the latest A8 
has its front driveshaft outputs ahead of the gearbox section,
which allows the front wheels to be moved further to the front,
reducing overhang, increasing wheelbase and therefore moving the
weight distribution rearward.  I think the rest of the Audi line
will probably see a similar change.

-Ti
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