Unintended Acceleration (was Re: 82 Coupe GT)

[kavanagh@ssd.Kodak.COM (David Kavanagh)]

When I got an '86 5000 CS turbo w/ automatic, I got a tape with it that
the previous owner had been sent from Audi.  It tried to disprove the
problem.  They used a famous race car driver (I think it was Emerson
Fitipaldi).  They showed braking distances from 60-0 with and without
the accelerator depressed fully.  The difference turned out to be about
10 feet or less.  I'll have to watch the tape again (if I can find it!)

The deal is that the car can still stop handily even if the engine is
at full throttle.  Can you say Driver Error!!  Anyway, I am happy with
my current (and past) Audis.


	David


David A. Kavanagh       kavanagh@ssd.kodak.com                  AMIGA!
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