Re: New Quattro now RWD?

[Virtual Bob <honge@creighton.edu>]

On Wed, 9 Apr 1997, Ur-Bob wrote:

>Forgive me, but doesn't quattro mean *ALL* wheel drive?  Perhaps Audi's new
>two wheel drive will be rear wheel drive?

Allow me to explain/elaborate. (^:

>>New info from Audi in the latest CAR(?) magazine.
>>(1)  Audi's latest model Quattro will be rear wheel drive.  This
>>should add more fuel to the FWDvAWDvRWD discussion.

Audi has now decided the word "Quattro" shall mean 4 wheels *ON* the road,
not the previously-understood "AWD."

>>(2)  Braking will be executed using drilled 4" discs front and rear.

Not only that, but there only will be one disc per front and rear. Instead
of "inside the wheel" as usual practice of installing disc brakes, the
disc itself is installed at the drive shaft. One brake disc, two wheels.

>>(3)  All aluminum framing.
>>(4)  Acceleration figures vary on passenger.

Thanks to 6th generation ASF, the whole works now only weighs somewhere
around 470Kg. The "acceration figures vary with passengers on board" is
true enough, as the super-frugal engine only puts out about 90bhp -- and
as all of us (power-hungry) now that's simply Not Enough.

>>(5)  For those of you tired of changing T belts, this model comes
>>equipped with chain instead of belt.
>>More information to follow.
>>SquirleyD
>>86 VW Qtm Syn

Did you know the engine installed in this newst Audi member is related to
your Quantum Synchro??

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