Re: V12? Why not V10 twin-turbo?

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In a message dated 96-08-21 08:33:49 EDT, bartonc@mailhost.infi.net (Barton
P. Chambers) writes:

<< Causing Yer Kindly ol' Unka Bart to wonder aloud, Are you sure that it was

 weight, Eliot?  The 928 is all aluminum.  On the other hand, it *is* wide,
 perhaps the *widest* v8 around.  My guess would be that it was rejected due
 to the excessive *width*, not the weight.  But I'm *just* guessing here...
>>

Let's not forget price here.  Those of us who regularly beef about Audi
prices should enquire about Porsche spares.  The Porsche V8 is(was) priced at
the exotic level due to its trivial production volume and high degree of
unique components.  Adding Audi's very modest volume wouldn't likely have
made it much less expensive.