Audi Quattro Sport in print

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <3.0.2.16.19971026090227.3c5f1638@pop.flash.net> Tony Lum writes:

> Was shopping in Costco yesterday (a large warehouse type store) and came
> across a book called "The Ultimate Classic Car Book" by Quentin Wilson
> (ISBN 0-7894-0159-2) published by DK Publishing.  And right there starting
> on page 32 is one of the most awesome Audis ever made-the Audi Quattro
> Sport.  Four glorious pages of pictures and specs covering the all aluminum
> 300hp I5 engine, aluminum reinforced fiberglass and kevlar body with 9JX15
> inch wheels! This car was $100K NEW and is now worth 3X that.

It was $80k new.  As a matter of fact, several good Sports have changed hands 
recently (a _beautiful_ dark red one was at the Donington event) for GBP40k - 
less than $55k.  In fact, we had three Sports on the stand at Donington and one
in the paddock.

And the 'all aluminium' engine wasn't.  Check the aluninium engine production 
and homologation dates, and the Sport production and homologation dates.  They 
didn't even overlap.

It's one of the least accurate portrayals of the Sport I've ever seen.  Anyone 
with a copy of the parts fiche can see what nonsense it is.  The book is 
currently being 'remaindered' (sold at 1/3rd of sticker price) by my local 
branch of WH Smith in Kettering. 

(And the Sport is, IMO, an _unpleasant_ vehicle to drive on pavement.)

-- 
 Phil Payne
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club