Re: News from VW/Audi/Porsche

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

Howdy all,

> Current car mags indicate that:
> 
> 1.  VW will bring the "Synchro" back to the US.

I saw this isn Autoweek, but there was no mention *which* syncro version
they meant, and the issue is non-trivial.  Mine is a station wagon body
with vw badges and what is essentially the 4000Q running gear.  *BUT*
the Vanagon Syncro used a viscous arrangement completely different from
the Audi system.  

Which "Syncro" system are they bringing back?

> 2.  Audi and Porsche will link up, for marketing purposes,  in the US (it
> sounds like it will require all Audi or Porsche dealers to carry both...or
> maybe it will just tie advertising and image).  It sounds interesting, but I
> just do not see the logic.  

> Will prospective Porsche buyers take an A4 or A6 as an alternative? 

Get a grip on yourself, lad!  One would be daft even to pose the question (he
says with a grin...)

> Could prospective Audi buyers be convinced that what they really want is a 
two-seat supercar like the 911?  

Could You?  Could I?  Do fat babies make rude noises?

Cheers,

Bart Chambers
Frau, Dora
'77 Feline Varmint, Felix, Gray
'86 Carrera Cabriolet, Indischrot
'87 Syncro (Stealth Quattro) Alpenweiss