quattro fuel suckage (was Re: A4 30valve 2.8...)

[ejfluhr@austin.ibm.com (Fluhr)]

>I have heard this story many times and even seen it in some Audi literature 
> - HOWEVER, if you look at specs for FWD and quattro versions of any Audi, 
>you will always (I think) find that the quattro version is thirstier.
>e.g. 1988 Audi 90 2.2 E 35.3mpg at 75mph
>     1988 Audi 90 quattro 31.0mpg at 75mph
>
>In the specs, they seem to have the same engine, power,  torque and top 
>speed - surprisingly, the quattro has a 0-62 of 8.6s against the 8.9s of the 
>FWD version.
>
>Is the quattro mpg claim some kind of theoretical advantage which is never 
>borne out in practice?

When inquiring on how my father can reduce his 1.8tq RPMs at highway speeds,
Ivor at Tap emailed that the A4 quattro has a different final drive than
the FWD version, to improve its 0-60 time (3.89 quattro vs. 3.7 FWD). 
Perhaps this is why the quattros consume more fuel, compared to their FWD
brethren?? 

Later,
Eric
'85 Coupe GT
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