100E origins

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

In message <34F4428E.79504565@poboxes.com> Gerard writes:

> "einspritzung" (spelling? ...

It's the gerund, and therefore a noun.  Needs a capital letter - otherwise OK.
 
Exactly what form of the "Einspritz.." idea it stands for, I don't know.

No one has ever known what that "T" stands for.

> There was supposedly a early 1980's Audi that was renowned for its
> consumption figures, it was marked by a 5th gear labelled as 'E' on
> the shift knob. I have never seen one, but my ex-mechanic told me he
> remembers them after I mentioned to him something about a gearbox
> called "Victory series".

I have that gearbox in my present (1982) Passat.  But we were talking, I
believe, about a slushbox 100E.

-- 
 Phil Payne
 UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club