AudiWatch Update (Tm) #53

[glen.powell@smc.com]

  AudiWatch Update (Tm) #53 3-24-95


  AUDI IN THE NEWS
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  ABOUT THE SPORT (PRO Rally) R&T, March, '95 pg 124-125
  .....As if we needed a warning.....an approaching rally car announces
  itself....."Rrrrr, rrrrr, rrrrr! Pow! Pow, Pow, Pow, Pow!".....
  It is the sound of ingenuity in action-the report created by raw
  fuel exploding as it hits the red-hot vanes of the turbocharger.
  You see, some years ago Audi discovered that you could overcome
  turbo lag by squirting gasoline into the air intake system
  (technically wrong, I think they mean into the exhaust system, Ed.)
  just upstream from the turbocharger (turbine side, Ed.). When the
  gas ignites, the ensuing series of backfires keeps the turbo spinning
  after the driver has bacaked off the throttle. This makes the engine
  more responsive and life a lot easier for teh rally driver who uses
  mostly the throttle to position the car.....It was at once awesome
  (standing just a few feet away from a 2450-lb. rally car hurling
  mud and rocks does get your attention). And anticlimatic (after the
  cars had gone by, it felt as if the circus had just left town).....
  These days, most top-seeded rally cars are both turbocharged and
  equipped with all-wheel drive.....(It's now 1995, who had turbos and
  AWD waaaaaaaaaay back in the very early 1980s? Ed.)

  Lamborghini P140: The baby Diablo, pg 39
  .....An aluminum frame, similar to the new Audi A8, ensures both
  light weight and excellent torsional rigidity for the P140.....

  ELITE EIGHTS, pg 96-107
  Riding the waves of Luxury with 32-valve V-8s
  (can you believe they omitted both the Audi V8 and A8? Ed.)

  BABY AUDI TO DEBUT IN 1996, EC, March '95, pg 24

    Fresh off the recent introduction of the A4, Audi's next new car is set to
  debut in '96. Called
  the A3 and based on a stretched VW A3 chassis, the baby Audi will be more
  luxurious and
  generously equipped. Both five-door adn three-door versions are expecetd.
  Styling will
  retain trademark Audi design cues as you can see from the computer-generated
  photo.
  (photo of small wagon in silver, Ed.)

  GOLF COUPE ON THE WAY, pg 24

    The next-gen GOlf, which will be introduced in late '96, will also spawn a
  sport coupe
  version that will mimic BMW's Compact theme: affordability and simplicity. The
   coupe
  will use existing components and drivetrain from the next-gen Golf. It is also
   rumored
  that VW will resurrect the Scirocco name for this new coupe or another design
  using
  the new platform.

  WE HEAR, pg 25

    Audi will be racing in three continents in '95-none of which is NA. Aside
  from the hi-profile
  teams in Germany and Italy's touring car series, Audi importers in Australia
  and SA will
  also be racing in the world-wide Super Touring category. Hans Stuck will be
  back for Audi
  in the DTM racing new Audi A4s.

  NEW AUDI PARTS SOURCES & SERVICES and ELECTRONIC COUNTERMEASURES
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  R&T on Audi & Auto Union road test reprints
  1952-1980 A-AURT52  $16.95
  1980-1986 A-AURT80  $16.95 (covers ur-Q, 4000, 4000Q, 5000 Coupe', etc)
  MC & VISA OK

  in US 1-800.551.4754
  ROW     612.583.3471
  FAX     612.583.2023

  COMPANIES *NOT* TO DO BUSINESS WITH
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  European Traffic aka Mid-Atlantic Automotive
  Parts screw-ups, shipping screw-ups, credit-card billing before parts
  actually ship, poor service, as reported on the .net

  SUPERCHIPS, grossly misleading advertising claiming CPU chip upgrades
  where, in fact, no CPU chip reprogramming is done in many applications,
  as discussed at great length on the .net

  COMPETITION RESULTS
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  AUDIS OF INTEREST FOR SALE/WANTED
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  WANTED: header or other high-performance exhaust manifold for
  ur-Quattro, also wanted, ABT or "sport" intercooler for ur-Q,
  the one that fits in place of the OEM unit (stock location), used OK
  call Glen @ 508-691-1248 or email glen.powell@smc.com

  WANTED: 5000/100/200 Wagon, $5,000-to mid teens, condition more
  important that miles, but would prefer less than 100,000,
  MUST be automatic, Mike La Rosa 603.881.5392, NE, Quattro list member

  '91 AUDI V8, pearl white/gray, rare 5-speed, immac, must see!
  all books & records, 319-242-8815 IA    AW   2-13-95

  AUDI QUATTROS '91  200 20V, 217HP,Red/Beige, Blizzaks, Mint $16k
  '87 4000Q, special, Red/Blk, Blizzaks, Mint, 58KMi $6k $20k for pair
  616-857-5706   AW  3-6-95     MI

  '95 AUDI S-6 QUATTRO, several to choose, factory sticker $45,715,
  your price $42,250, Mandy Alvarez, The Audi Collection, 305-444-1111
  Miami FL    AW    3-6-95

  '83 AUDI QUATTRO COUPE, xln orig cond, Emerald Green, no rust, south car,
  new Pirellis $12k/OBO 404-872-5787 GA  AW 3-6-95

  '92 AUDI S4, perfect, dark green/blk lea, 9k mi, chip, exh, CD, phone,
  htd gar, $31,900  810-625-1414 MI    AW 3-6-95

  Vorsprung durch Technik,

  -glen