Re: What car is this?

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In a message dated 96-04-05 22:44:11 EST, linust@interramp.com (Linus D. Toy)
writes:

> actually would have been real simple to certify here in
>the US too, 

You are forgetting crash testing. This unique combination of powertrain,
weight class and body structure would have required a number of more-or-less
expensive homologation exercises.  Add up the total cost, divide by the
expected volume, figure out the cost of doing business.  In all likelihood,
the marginal benefit to Audi of this car in that time frame would have been
trivial.