Coupe naming

[Huw Powell]

> I would concur that "Coupe" is the model, at least for the type 85. There is
> the Coupe GT, Coupe 5E, Coupe quattro. In the USA, we only got the Coupe GT.

The early ones aren't called "GT," I think that got added in '84.

>>I always figured the model was a Coupe, and the quattro was a sub-group.
>>i.e. Coupe GT / Coupe Quattro, same as 90 / 90 Quattro etc etc
>>But that was just the assumption I was working under.
>>
>>Have seen so many variations on the naming that I just went with what I
>>saw most often!
>>Anyone have a definitive answer here?

I think we've had to play with what Audi gave us, and it makes things 
tough if we don't add extra info sometimes, especially if some of the 
conversants are used to their model over others.  But here's a stab -

1.  "Quattro"  a/k/a UrQ or TQC - the original Quattro, the turbo 
quattro type 85 coupe.

2. "Coupe"/"Coupe GT"/"Coupe xx" type 85, non turbo, sometimes quattro

3. "Coupe Quattro" a/k/a CQ, the type 89 non turbo coupe.  They are all 
quattros, as far as I know.  What does Audi actually call these?  As in, 
what does it say on the owner's manual cover?

4. "TT" etc., added for completeness, usually not part of this confusion.

Usually saying the year narrows things down, except for the UK overlap 
where they kept delivering UrQ's after 1987 or so.

I hope this helps more than hurts...

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Huw Powell

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