Re: quattro vs. FWD fuel numbers

[MSV96@aol.com]

In a note dated 5/21/97 ScharfR@aol.com writes:

<<The whole premise of better fuel economy in AWD vs. 2wd is such an arcane
concept, with so many other vehicle-to-vehicle variables, that it is better
left as the stuff of legends rather than a decimal point oriented
discussion.>>

Good points, but since this a very real discovery that Audi engineers made
early on in quattro development it is indeed more than "legend" even though
it doesn't make sense at first glance or with the way the EPA estimates fuel
economy. BTW, I have exceeded EPA estimates with every quattro I have owned
but have never done so with any other car (and there have been more than a
few...) but of course YMMV :)

Mike Veglia
85 4ksq (which gets real bad mileage cuz of the driver wanting "more power"!)