Motor Madness

[Joe Yakubik <75363.2524@CompuServe.COM>]

Just to confuse the issue a little more:

I think the comment on " a V8 is de rigeur in a luxury sedan" is pretty much
right on target in the German/european psyche.  On the plus side of this:  in
one of the German auto mags the Audi V8 (not quattro or S8) recently won  -
outpointed - a head-to-head comparison with BMW and Mercedes.  There was a
comment made that in the future, in the big leagues,  Audi will definitely be a
force to reckoned with.

On the who-made-who question:  the Audi A4 TDI (diesel turbo direct injection --
a VERY popular motor in Europe)  uses a VW engine, but the Volvo 850 TDI uses an
Audi engine.  So, let's see:  We've got Porsche engines in Audi's (or was that
Audi engine's in Porsche's?) VW engines in Audi's, Audi engine's in Volvos, BMW
trannies in Audi's; and reaching waaaay back VW engines in Dodge's (the Omni).
Heck, my Blaupunkt CD changer is made by Kenwood.  Now I'm really confused.

Joe Yakubik