Audi's small car prototype

[Tom Nas <tnas@euronet.nl>]

Hi all,

The latest issue of Auto Zeitung features a story about the Al2, Audi's
high-tech small car prototype. It's an all-aluminium car (noblesse oblige)
and powered by half a V6- a direct-injected three-cylinder engine with the
exact bore and stroke of the V6. Looking at a few details, it's pretty
high-tech in its execution. Beautiful it ain't, though (not easy with a
small car, I agree). The interior notably is quite ugly, being made from
bright pastel-coloured materials. My most favourable comment would be 'it
looks like no other car'.

Is this the shape of things to come? Audi goes downmarket and VW goes upmarket?

Bye,

Tom

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 Tom Nas                                          Zeist, The Netherlands
 tnas@euronet.nl
1988 Audi 80 1.8S, Tizianrot metallic, 212,000km

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