Re: 944turbo v. ur-q

[audidudi@mindspring.com (Jeffrey J. Goggin)]

>Go out and buy "Audi Quattro Gold Portfolio 1980-1991", published buy
>Brookland Books.  This book is paperback and is a collection of magazine
>articles about the Ur-Quattro.  On page 116 "  Titans Clash Audi Quattro vs
>Porsche 944 turbo Comparison test 1986. 0-60 times are Quattro 6.6 and 944
>turbo 6.2 by the looks of the article the cars are just about even accept the
>Porsche has a little bit better performance while the Quattro has better ride
>and handling.

The above article compared *UK* versions of these cars ... here in the U.S.,
the results would've been quite a bit different, I'm afraid.
Percentage-wise, the Ur-q lost more power and gained more weight than the
944t did when it crossed the Atlantic Ocean...

I find it interesting that so many of us who own Ur-qs are realistic about
its performance limitations, unlike the case with owners of other various
Audi models.  ;^)  

>Get this book it is a must for an Audi/quattro enthusiast.

Ditto for the four volumes of collected articles reprinted by Transport
Source Books ... reproduction quality isn't all that great but for those of
us here in the U.S., the information can't be found anywhere else.
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