Re: Audi 200 Sport

[Sachelle Babbar <sbabbar@iris.nyit.edu>]

I recall seeing pictures of what looked like a V8 racing, but a few months
down the road, it was identified as a 200 turbo quattro. It had the
hood/grille and other things that gave it the V8 appearance I think this
is what you're referring to. It may have been in 88 or 89.

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*Steve                                             Sachelle Babbar
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*Cockpit adjustable wastegate, AudiSport badge
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*Disclaimer:"Any information contained herein is based purely on my own
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On Fri, 4 Jun 1999, Paul Robinson wrote:

> Does anybody out there in Audi-land have any knowledge of the Audi 200
> Sport.  All I know is that it did exist but maybe as a dealer conversion or
> Germany only model.
> I believe they had an uprated engine and special trim and the bodyshell was
> the forerunner of the V8 shell - practically identical except for flared
> arches and round arches at the rear.
> Did one appear briefly in "the Living Daylights" -  truly awful James Bond
> picture from 1987? The car appears near the beginning of the film with James
> Bond driving.
> Any answers gratefully received!
> 
> Paul Robinson
> 1987 200 Quattro Turbo Avant 227,650miles
> 1962 Mini Scamp 1340cc - 
>