[V8] Debate 200 20V vs. v8

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Hmm.  Five year test platform?  I don't think so.

That the then flagship model V8 became the Aluminum A8 later was just a
natural progression of Audi's innovation.
Of course, I just smile when people say, "Wow, ho do you like your A8?  It's
such a handsome car.." ;-)

Something no one would say about my 200q20v...

-Ingo
'91 200q20v...Slightly modified
'84 Urquattro
'91 v8q 5-speed w/ lots of mods :-)
http://hometown.aol.com/quattringo/index.html


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "S Dewitt" <sdewitt at stx.rr.com>
To: "Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz at kla-tencor.com>; <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 9:24 PM
Subject: Re: [V8] Debate 200 20V vs. v8


> Wasn't the V8 simply a test platform for Audi's new engine that was going
in
> the worlds first all aluminium sedan?
>
> Scott DeWitt
> Advanced Automotion
> 817-939-6761
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz at kla-tencor.com>
> To: <v8 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 7:49 PM
> Subject: RE: [V8] Debate 200 20V vs. v8
>
>
> ... yeah, it is puzzling isn't it?  It isn't really that clear to me
> that the two cars had different target markets either.  It could very
> well be that the 200q was the tailing off of the former flagship while
> the V8 was supposed to become the next???  I don't know ... when you see
> that both lines carried on (with the 200 remaining as the S4/S6 after
> '91)
>
> Steve B
> San Jose, CA (USA)
> >
> > No doubt different target markets, not a mine's better than
> > yours, but why
> > did Audi work two high end type 44 versions with such limited
> > production numbers?
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