Re: A4

[Chris Idleman (FSAC-AAD) <cidleman@fsac3.pica.army.mil>]

Actually, when photographed from certain angles, sort of reminded me of...
the current Honda Accord, particularly from the front and rear 1/4 views.
Of course, you've got to block out the grille and the badging on the rear
deck, but I thought the general stance/flow of the shape as well as the
taillights/rear-facia looked "honda-ish"... (please don't flame me  ;-)  
The A4 is certainly an attractive car and the press has been raving about
the handling/quality, but it seems to have lost some of the distinctiveness
of the 90.  I'm sure my first encounter with one on the road will change
my opinions about the styling, but I'll tell you one thing -- I'll take
an A4 over an Accord any day (especially if Audi can hold the price down
at "Accord/Camry" levels!).  I think they'll do very well with the A4.

By the way, I'm assuming the tuner's favorite version will be the 4-cyl.
20v Turbo???  What sort of bump-up in power could be expected for this
configuration vs. the v6's?

					- Chris Idleman
					  '87 Coupe GT (maybe soon to
					   be replaced by a tweaked A4?)