Re: Fastest stickiest Audi? Opinions welcome.

["Scott P. Rafe" <srafe@acc.com>]

Funny, Beemers always felt like they were suspended on big rubber blocks to
me.  And steered through one as well.  WAS a P-A mech once.  Maybe just
prejudice.

Now that I am used to it, I find myself doing things with my '84 4kq in
corners just by standing on the loud pedal that I never dreamed of getting
away with before or even trying in another car.  You CAN step out the rear
on an AWD!

I would like to find a car that is as light and direct as the 4k, with alot
more HP (and a lot less miles-217k) and a slightly more sophisticated
susp/quattro system.  Or was the "manual" AWD on my '84 the better system
for handling purposes?

What difference would one expect from the solid rear of the FWD and the ind.
rear of the AWD?  

Thanks for all the responses folks.  Imagine I'll be in the market this
Fall.  If you are selling...

Scott


At 09:06 AM 9/28/96 -0700, you wrote:

>
>That's been a debate for a long time.  Under dry conditions, the Audi
>skidpad values are lower than the equivalent BMW and the slalom is slower.
>However, the Quattro often does better than the non-Quattro of the same Audi
>for the skidpad.  
>
>That doesn't give you a full picture of handling, but it does tell you that
>perhaps AWD isn't the most important part.
>
>Of course, the lack of Quattro gives you something else critical for great
>handling - less weight.
>
>To be honest, I wouldn't be buying a Quattro if I still lived in Los
>Angeles.  It's a nice car, but the BMWs feel tighter and more tossable.
>However, I now live in the PNW, where ice and frozen bridges are around much
>more than I'd anticipated.  The BMWs are apparently better than most cars
>for that, but not close to Audi Qs or even Subaru.
>
>Regards
>
>
>



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