Quattro, ur-quattro and TQC?

[quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

In message <9609270718.AB14001@pulm1.accessone.com> "Robin Samms" writes:

> However there are also some ( rare ) short wheelbase Quattro 
> Coupes around, and I would like to get more information about them.

There are several variants.  The best known is the true 'Sport' - just under 
200 originally made it to customers, although the precise numbers vary 
depending on exactly how and where you draw the line.  A number of ur-quattros 
have been shortened into 'pseudo-Sports' - some of these lost AWD in the 
process.

The Sport is an unrefined, hairy machine.  I stood in a field last weekend with 
13 or 14 of the beasts (and 60+ ur-quattros) talking to their owners and 
drivers. It's best described as a well-built kit car.  It's also quite 
uncomfortable to drive long distances because it pitches fore and aft a lot, 
but the power and maneouverability are staggering, even to a seasoned urq 
driver. Serious money, though - reckon on $75,000 for an ordinary one.

There are also a number of replicas on the market, built with 100% Audi parts.

Mechanically, the Sport is comparatively unsophisticated.  It looks almost 
agricultural under the bonnet.

Next year's joint meeting between the UK quattro Owners Club and the 
Internation Sport Quattro Owners Club will be in France, somewhere near Paris.  
I'll try and publish the date a little earlier this time.

-- 
 Phil Payne
 phil@sievers.com
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club