Audi books

[Tom Nas <tnas@euronet.nl>]

Hi all,

Just thought I'd write a little 'review' of two Audi books I've acquired
recently.

One is 'Audi A8' by Jurgen Lewandowski, published by Delius Klasing Verlag
in Germany, ISBN 3-7688-0851-3.
Non-tech book on the general history of Audi with special focus on
aluminium constructions. Audi Avus, Spyder and ASF get special mentions,
some never-published pics of Avus and Spyder design alternatives and
excellent text on the design intricacies of the A8 and its production
process. Good reading material for all-round Audi nuts. Text in German and
English. Pretty expensive for its limited appeal, though. First published
1994, 160 pages, full-color.

The other is 'The Audi Quattro book' by Dave Pollard. Haynes Publishers,
ISBN 1 85960 403 X. Coffee table book about the UrQ, pretty nice quality,
UK-centred. Heritage, rally history, some tech stuff (though I recall Phil
Payne citing some inaccuracies). Given the limited amount of reading
material about our cars, this is pretty good, though. Quality of the
pictures is excellent, and it seems well-produced to me- although its
purpose shouldn't be as the be-all end-all in UrQ wrenching books but more
as a general introduction.
175 pages, both f/c and black & white. First published 1998.

Tom