RE: rare urq pix (Audi Quartz)

[c a l i b a n <caliban@sharon.net>]

	the description in the book:

	"with the audi quartz, a 2+2 coupe based on the
	4-wheel drive audi quattro, pininfarina not only
	wanted to prove that a car can be streamlined while
	having a character of its own, but above all that the
	use of new lightweight materials derived from space
	research meant new body designs.  he says that you
	cannot just replace heavy materials with light ones,
	because the properties of modern materials like
	kevlar, honeycomb or carbon fiber, or metal and
	plastic laminates are far too complex.  a whole new
	rethink is needed in terms of technique and style to
	find innovative solutions: one component is enough 
	where five were needed previously."

	concept car seems pretty likely though; a close 
	look shows a pretty flat trunk space with no rear
	seat wall, and certainly no room for more than
	an 8 gallon gas tank under that carpet.

	pretty, though.

On Wed, 3 Feb 1999 RELAYER@aol.com wrote:

]c a l i b a n <caliban@sharon.net>n Said:
]
]
]>	looks like a pininfarina one-off, early eighties
]>	vintage.  love to know what happened to this car,
]>	where it is today.
]>
]>	http://caliban.sf.ca.us/img/audi/urq-quartz.jpg
]>	http://caliban.sf.ca.us/img/audi/urq-quartz-2.jpg
]
]The Audi Quartz was Audi's concept car in '79 or '80 car shows from what I
]have heard.  It was basically a show car that was a hint of things to come
]from Audi.  I believe the show car boasted all wheel drive and a turbo motor.
]Of course, it was never produced, but led to The Quattro that came out a year
]or two later.
]
]  /\        _I        Christian J. Long (& Breeze Parker Long)
]/    \ I_I I_I I      Orlando, Florida, USA
]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
]'98 Audi A4 1.8tsm    Neuspeed .8 bar, K&N, 17" Ronal R28s
]'96 BMW 318ti         For sale!
]'90 Audi 90              
]Past Audis: '84 CGT, '85CGT, '87.5 CGT, '90 CQ
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