Re: poor Audi crash test result

[ScharfR@aol.com]

In a message dated 96-10-05 05:54:57 EDT, withu@loxinfo.co.th (R. Wiratorn
[Thailand]) writes:

<<        The A3 crash test result was very disappointing.
  3 second after the crash,A3 caught fire and need 2 firemen and
 15 seconds to put out the fire. >>

Wrong.  There was a fire, it did result from ruptured fuel lines, but the
fuel shut-off valves worked as they are supposed to.  The fire
self-extinguished - that is, it ran out of fuel, of its own accord.  Still
not a pretty sight, but the danger was slight, given that there was not a
continuous supply of fuel.  All documented in the "auto, motor, und sport"
article.

The A3s produced up to that time were recalled and fitted with a revised
engine mount to provide a blunt surface where the previous corner had severed
the line.