RE: 325ix vs. Quattro

[Mark Nelson <mnelson@brls.com>]

Actually I think it was BFG who did the ads (same difference :-).
Although I have never had the pleasure of driving a C4, let alone a new
Turbo, I know from talking to people, including my dad, who has driven
both the C4 and the Quattro, that the C4 is definitely a much more fun
car with gobs of power at your finger tips.  I don't doubt that once
you've driven one of these monsters, you really don't want to go back to
something that's slower and doesn't handle as well.  You've stepped into
the zone of "more power!"

Later!

-Mark

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>From: 	J. Stevens[SMTP:jstevens@kaiwan.com]
>Sent: 	Wednesday, April 02, 1997 8:08 PM
>To: 	Mark Nelson
>Cc: 	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>Subject: 	RE: 325ix vs. Quattro
>
>At 02:52 PM 4/2/97 -0800, you wrote:
>
>>As far as the Carrera 4 and Turbo go, I don't know if you remember Jeff
>>Zwart, who ran the Open Class in SCCA for a couple of years, about two
>>years ago.  He was the only one that had a car that was more than
>>capable of beating Choinere's S2, and did several times.  The Carrera 4
>>was bone stock - just a roll cage and some other safety equipment, and
>>that was it.
>>
>>The Turbo, which Zwart set new records with in the Showroom stock class
>>at Pikes Peak, has won three years in a row ('94, '95, '96),
>>obliterating the competition.  This car was absolutely stock as well,
>>with just a roll-cage, and some other safety equipment.
>>
>>You're welcome to check this out for yourself, as none of this
>>information is exactly top secret.
>
>I had the pleasure of meeting Jeff Zwart when I bought my 90q20v from him.
>His domination of Pikes Peak is certainly no secret, Bridgestone(I think)
>used his car in their two page ads not too long ago.
>
>Honestly though, I don't know how impressed he was with the quattro system.
>His replacement car is a 850 turbo wagon, which he is having tuned by IPD.
>
>cya,
>John            
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