Re: FW: V8 5 Speed the best Quattro ever made

[John Karasaki <johkar@teleport.com>]

You're totally wrong.  The body's are entirely different.  You can use the
front doors, sunroof, and trunk lid from a V8 on a 20vt or a 5k, but that's
it.  The V8 was a whole new car.  It is more rigid than the 5k based '91
200tq.

The 200 feels more sporting because it is lighter and easily tweeked for
much more hp.

HTH.

At 11:51 AM 7/8/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Arun,
>
>I believe (don't quote me on this) that the Audi V8 and the '91 200TQ
>20V share the exact same body (minus the hood, bumpers and tailights)
>and have the same amount of rigidity in it.  The engine and drivtrain
>are the only real differences.  This is the way I understand it, but if
>I am wrong, please clue me in.  They both feel very similar (yes, much
>more solid than my measly 5KTQ) although the 200 feels a bit more
>sporting.  
>
>Later,
>Dan
>
>
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>> From: 	Arun Rao[SMTP:rao@pixar.com]
>> Sent: 	Wednesday, July 08, 1998 10:35 AM
>> To: 	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>> Subject: 	Re: V8 5 Speed the best Quattro ever made
>> 
>> MSV96@aol.com wrote:
>> 
>> > Seems the only "bad things" I have heard (about the V8 5spd
>> > q) are from 91 200q owners...hmmm.
>> 
>> > Could it be latant V8 envy? ;-)
>> 
>> In my case? Absolutely!  I went up Pikes Peak in Ingo Rautenberg's V8
>> lastyear,
>> and was totally impressed. Far more rigid than my car, better build
>> quality,
>> and wonderful engine sounds. (His car had 170K+ on the clock at the
>> time, and
>> mine
>> had 60K or so!)
>> 
>> IMHO, it's the only Audi I've been in that ranks with Mercedes
>> in build quality. (Now I've really gone and done it, haven't I?)
>> 
>> -Arun
>> 
>> --
>> Arun Rao
>> Pixar Animation Studios
>> Pt. Richmond, CA 94804
>> (510) 620-3526
>> 
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