to Doug Haley, nomenclature wiz.....

[HaleyD@YANKELOVICH.COM (Haley, Doug)]

Dave (david.becker@lw.com) wrote:
>....and anyone else who might know the answer:  did the S2 ever make
>     it to the U.S.?  I've been an Audi-watcher for a long time, and I
>     don't think I've ever seen one, unless it looks exactly like the
>     80/90-based coupes.  And since I'm on the subject, how exactly does
>     the RS2 differ from the S2?

Oh gosh <blush> I donno nuttin' all I larned cum frum da list.....

I've never seen an S2 in this country, but I thought they brought some in in 1991-92
Road & Track ran a comparison test of the S2 versus the BMW M-3 (previous
model).  That was in 1992, I think (I'll check when I get home).  Testing may
have been done in Yurrop.  Yes it was the coupe body, but on steroids.  I thought
the RS2 was a joint Porsche-Audi venture, and a quite different car (showcases
what I really don't know).

I'd like to know too whether the S2 designation really was because it was a 2-dr
with S4 being 4-dr., or whether some other logic was in place.
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"There is no fundamental difference between a sufficiently advanced technology
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'92 S4 (mine)
'95 Saab Turbo Conv (hers)
'91 Sentra SE-R (bent, soon to be fixed by Greg Haymann's brother...)
'61 Alfa Giulietta Spider Veloce (ours)
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