Re: What year did TOR$EN start in US cars?

[Todd Young <tyoung@wamnet.com>]

I thought the auto-trans equipped quattros didn't use the Torsen? I seem to
recall reading something about a hydraulic clutch pack (instead of the Torsen)
that uses the same fluid that the transmission uses.

harrison sapir wrote:

> Torsen diffs entered the US market in 88 in the 80/90 series quattros. A year
> later in 89 they were fitted to the 100/200 type 44 quattros and have been in
> all quattros since then.
>
> harrison
>
> Lewis, Gary M wrote:
>
> > Hi folks,
> > What year did the TORSEN diff start?  I thought it was 1991, I was just told
> > that it was 1989.  If it was 1989, was it ALL 1989 or just the MAC-14 (late)
> > 1989.  I need to know in the next hour if possible.
> > thanks,
> > Gary

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