Quattro misc. experiences

[Michael Stricker <stricker@ll.mit.edu>]

I just wanted to relay to the "listeners" some experiences with quattro 
gas mileage and 0 to 60 acceleration times.

	quattro		year		0 to 60 	mpg city/hwy
	coupe(no mods)	1983		high 7 sec	20/27
	coupe(mods)	1983		mid to high 6's	17/25
	5000 turbo	1986		high 7's	24/32
	200 t Wagon	1990		high 7's	22/30
	coupe 20V	1990		mid 8's		20/26

I don't really drive a car hard but the 20 Valve motor cars aren't very 
quick.  Their strong point is high speed driving (although, what Audi's 
aren't).  My highway mileage is obtained while driving between 70 and 75 
mph and are computed figures (not the computer's).  If someone is getting 
their 20 V N/A motor'ed car to get to 60 from rest in the very low seven 
second range, I'd like to know how they did that.  If there was away to 
shave about 400 pounds from these cars, that could certainly do it.

BTW has anyone verified that their TORSEN set up is working?  I've become 
very suspect of this drive train based upon recent experiences.

Mike Stricker