Is the UrQ really a supercar?

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

In message <2.2.32.19980414012647.00eebf88@popmail.mcs.net> Edward A Nilges writes:

> 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.

Has to be a troll.

> I haven't had the opportunity to ride in one, ...

Ah.

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