Re: RS2 Sluff

["Phil Payne [Sievers UK]" <100012.1660@compuserve.com>]

 > Hmmmm....  Not sure I agree, Phil.  315hp from a 20v turbo that
 > normally runs 217 sounds like a pretty good jump to me for the
 > same size motor.  I might ask, what did you observe as the
 > difference that wasn't impressive?
 
Bear in mind the company it was in - there was a 600bhp S1 on one side, 
Blomqist's A2 on another and the BTCC A4 about ten yards away.  I was 
unimpressed because it was really not one thing or the other - too small to be a 
real (station) wagon, too nicely trimmed (pullout leather ski pouches in the 
rear) to carry the sort of loads I want to carry, and very cramped inside.  The 
driver has little elbow room, and the inward slope of the upper side 
windows is _very_ pronounced.  It really feels very cramped indeed.  And I 
prefer my digital dash.
 
To an extent, you can give _anything_ the Porsche treatment.  The RS2 is an 
Autobahn rocket that has sacrificed quite a lot of practicality and doesn't 
really bring anything new - everything it does has been done before, and most 
of it fifteen years ago.  The finish and standard of workmanship is _very_ 
high indeed - I almost think it's _too_ high for the purpose.
 
(In NYC today - not reading the list proper until Tuesday.)
 
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