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RE: Quattro Truth
>>> Jeffrey J. Goggin <audidudi@mindspring.com> - 5/3/98 10:41 PM >>>
Take heart,
though ... VW's Syncro drivetrain is/was definitely worse still!
Derek Daily writes: >>Hey, hey, hey...settle! Remember (A) all syncro are not
alike, (B) the =
quantum uses the 4kcsq setup and (c) if syncro vcd (viscous coupling =
device) are so bad, why then are audi choosing it for the tt & tts?
My guess:
(c) True quattro system is designed for use with longitudinally-mounted
engines. The tt and tts are using a modified A3 platform and only have
the snchro system available for awd. The system is not as good as
quattro, but not bad enough to re-engineer the quattro system. (Audi's
150hp 1.8T is being used transversely in A3 applications, including the new
Beetle. I understand that 200+hp VR6 with synchro is the next step:
2000 Power Beetle, possible for tt as well as an option to the planned 200+hp
1.8T.)
Bill Elliott
Lake Mills, WI