In defence of WR's

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

In message <058c41554211488UPIMSSMTPUSR04@email.msn.com> "Ian J Haseltine" writes:

>> "If" not the fastest or best handling - it was and always will be
>> the ur quattro. It certainly captures the spirit of the early
>> '80s rally cars. Low compression, lots of turbo lag and  ..... no
>> T*rsen.  Emasculated is the last word I would choose to >describe
>> it.

> I think Phil was comparing NA spec WR's to Euro spec WR's.

The 'ur' quattro was the Iltis.  The WR is a crude machine.  Production
for consumers started in 1981 - two years into the program, the doors
were opened to North America.  Two years later (1985 model year) they
were closed again.  The 1981 - 1985 section of the wiring diagrams,
for instance, occupy less than 1 cm.  Yet the book is 5 cm thick.

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