re: Tilt wheel, Audi style ..

["G. Benedikt Rochow" <rochow@segosf.hlo.dec.com>]

>On my '91 200Q, the steering wheel is tilted about 5 degrees off the
>longitudinal axis of the car towards the left. No, my car wasn't in a
>wreck: if you look at the shroud on the steering column, it's pretty
>obvious that it was designed to be asymmetric.

>Anyone know why this is?  Safety? Ergonomics?  True of all Audis?  The
>only other car I know of which has a similar "feature" is on a Hindustan
>Ambassador (which is an Indian-made '57 Morris Oxford).

Same thing (not sure that it's all of 5 degrees, though) on
the '95 (I guess '94-'96, due to dashboard shape) Chevy Caprice.
I have no idea why.

-gbr