Re: Spotting an A4Q

[drobbins@net2net.com (David Robbins)]

At 12:17 PM 8/28/96 -0400, you wrote:


>usual bunch of emblems with engine displacement, etc.  Why?  It also has me
>wondering: without looking at the obvious "quattro" emblems, is there any easy
>way to tell the difference, at a distance, between an A4Q and a non-quattro A4?

To my knowledge, the only way a passer-by can tell is the Quattro logo on
the grille or on the rear deck.  All other items are the same (wheels, body,
tires, etc.).

>I know the wheelbase of the quattro is 0.4 inches shorter, but that's not
>exactly easy to spot at a distance.

Where did you hear this?  I find it very unlikely as it would mean that they
are actually different cars (with unique bodies, driveshafts, floorpans,
just to name a few) as that 0.4 inches has to be taken out somewhere.

Perhaps you heard it sits 0.4 inches lower (or higher, more likely)?
Anyone else know anything about this?

-DMR.
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