Re: quattro vs. Syncro??

[Unka Bart <mendicant@buddhist.com>]

> I own an 4KQ, and a good friend owns a 1986 VW Quantum synchro.  Having been
> under both cars, and studying different aspects of their design, I can attest
> that the main difference is in the rear suspension system.

[snip]

> As for the rest of the car, they are
> mechanically identical from the transmission back.

> The Syncros use the older
> style push-pull type differential lock setup, vs the newer rotary knob in the
> Q. The engine is the same 115 hp unit in both cars.

You are correct, and a nice summary it is, Jon, thanks!

As an addendum (not a correction) to what Jon said, note that the first
generation of 4KQs used the same push-pull dif lock as the Quantum Syncro.

And the Vanagon Syncro is completely different.  It does not use the Audi
quattro system at all, but uses a viscous coupling that brings the rear
wheels into play when there is slippage in the front.

Yer kindly ol' Unka Bart