Re: Air beyond the Grill

[Chris Lemon <br00206@binghamton.edu>]

On Sat, 14 Sep 1996 19:34:47 -0500 mike tipton wrote: 

>Just look at the "open frontal area" on a works Rally Ur-q, specifically
>designed to allow more air to get to the engine.  Also the "Sport Q"
>has a special hood with scoops.
>
>It wouldnt be if there wasnt a need!  So with these special purpose
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>vehicles, Audi's "engineers of air" deemed it nessary. 

Though this in not always the case.  Many auto designers will (and have)
slap a few unneeded air ducts, etc. on *any* car if they think it will make
it appear more "sporty" and boost sales.  Of course...this is common sense
knowledge...

Seems like I saw a ur-q at a recent q-club event that had *stickers* on the
hood which simulated the sport ur-q's hood air vents.  Was this a factory
option; i.e., did some Audi engineer design these??  Just curious...














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