Re: black rag top

[Kwattro@aol.com]

In a message dated 97-05-11 00:54:15 EDT, you write:

<< The CQ is in the same class (B) as the 80/90 sedan, but it is a
 substantively (almost entirely) different body.  Furthermore, the 80/90
 sedan was given a major (though visually subtle) revision with the '93
 (US) model year.  I'm not sure if the Coupe was ever revised much beyond
 the new hood look - I don't think it was.
 
 The Cab made its US debut as a '94 model, selling alongside the revised
 90 with the same V6, dual bags, etc.  It is logical, but wrong, to
 assume the Cab is therefore based on the then current 90 sedan.  The Cab
 was and is, in fact, directly based on the Coupe ('89-'91 US) body. 
 BTW, the Coupe was not discontinued in Europe until recently.
 
 The above info comes from an Audi engineering brochure as well as
 various (actually knowledgeable) salespeople.  Want more evidence?  Just
 look at the seatbelt mounts, doors, door frames, dimensions, etc. 
 They're the same...
 
 Also, what's up with the 2-door 90CS?  Did they sell this in Europe? 
 I've never heard anything about it.
 
 Regards,
 
 Kennon Hines
 1990 Coupe Quattro ( the ex drove a '90 90)
 Atlanta, GA
 
  >>


Ok, in looking at my brochures, it would seem that we are both right, in a
way.  First, the Cab has the entire rear section of a 93 up 90, and the
entire front section of a 90, so I would consider it a 2 door 90.  However,
it does not look like the coupe up front, and pobviously the entire rear is
different.  It would seem not to make much sense for Audi to base a
convertible on a Hatchback when they had a fixed roof salon with the same
dimentions.  Think about it...What possible motive could audi have for basing
the car on a hatchback that was discontinued 2 years before the new car was
introduced.  I could swear that I have seen a V6 2 door 90CS all black, and
not a coupe (by audi definition).  However, I may be wrong.  Take a closer
look, however...That car is a lot more sedan than coupe hatchback.

Kwattro