Re: Carrera 4 & diff designs

["Barton P. Chambers" <bchambers@atlantic.nos.noaa.gov>]

Eliot  writes:
> 
> just found out that the new C4 adds 110 pounds of extra weight over the
> C2, compared to 180 pounds for a torsen quattro.  i strongly suspect that
> the C4's front drive hardware is not as strong as the previous C4, which
> is how they saved weight and inertia. 

And, btw, that's *Half* the weight penalty that the old C-4 imposed.  As to 
strength, hmmmm, in the Excellence article, Walter Rohrl notes that the same
system is slated for the new 993 turbo (which, with 450 hp, apparently willonly 
come in C-4 configuration).

Cheers,

Bart Chambers
'77 Feline Varmint Felix, Gray Tabby
'86 Carrera Cabriolet, Indischrot 
                       (aka, "Guards" Red; bka "arrest me and
                       throw me under the jail" Red)
'87 Syncro (Stealth Quattro)