Re: Is the UrQ really a supercar?

[Michael Williams <daserde@ucla.edu>]

Edward A Nilges decided to speak these words:

>I think the UrQ is as cool as the next guy, in fact I'm looking for one (who
>got to the 85 at American Ford before I could call?), but my impression was
>that though its virtues were great and unprecedented at the time, there is
>little difference between it and a Turbo Quattro sedan/Coupe GT. It seems to
>me Audi put together an effective image car that financed the development of
>the Quattro drivetrain (but here I don't see how much engineering was really
>done, as we all know it's basically Iltis+Polo+hollow front
>transaxle+symmetrical rear suspension), but one that was not without fault.
>I haven't had the opportunity to ride in one, but the nose-heavy layout
>seems entirely ill-suited to an AWD drivetrain (has anyone tried steel
>wheels in the rear only?), and indeed, lateral acceleration and slalom
>figures, while good, are not phenomenal. I don't see how the UrQ could be
>marketed at all today without some serious re-engineering to balance the
>chassis, and what about the early 90s Coupe Quattro? How does it compare?


All i have to say is: Oh sh*t....You better have a lot of nomex at home 
for this one...

Lets see...the UrQ is somewhat like the human mind.  The brain is complex 
and is great and all, but it is still not able to account for the whole 
of the mind.  So the mind is more than the sum of its parts...as is the 
UrQ.  I have been able to drive 2 of them, Steve's UrQ, and an 85 UrQ 
with a stage 2 package and a euro cam.  anyway, i was highly impressed 
with both.  It is an interesting feeling knowing that you are driving a 
legend.  But it is definitely more than the sum of its parts.  But also 
remember that once the UrQ was no longer sold in the US, it got pretty 
much immediately better, until it had the 20v engine and a whole new 
suspension (right?).  anyway, the UrQ is quite an amazing car...thats all 
i have to say...



later...


Michael Sheridan Williams

My new one: 1985 4000 S Quattro
175,000+ miles, and going like a new car
Well, went like a new car.....right into a guard rail :o(

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