Re: Is the Porsche 924 really an Audi? (some Audi content!)

[Jason Palmer <palmerj@earthlink.net>]

The 924 was developed along the lines of the 914. Entry level for
Porsche, upscale for VW. To make costs lower, the parts bin was raided
from VW-Audi.
As noted, the engine was from VW-Audi.
The transaxle was Audi. As a result of the tranny in the rear, the
weight dist. f-r was excellent.
Front suspension was Golf (Rabbit), Rear was Beetle.
I think inital production was at the old NSU Neckarsulm plant. I also
believe the 944 production was moved to the Ingolstadt plant alongside
Audis.

Now the Chrysler 4 cyl... VW and Chrysler were pretty close to a merger
of sorts in the mid 80s. Part of Lee's world order I suppose. I read
somewhere that Chrysler bought blocks from VW for the Horizon, a copy of
the Rabit if I ever saw it.