Re: Quattro Coupe in 'GQ' Magazine.

["Jim Haseltine" <Jim@ur-q.freeserve.co.uk>]

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From: Aleksander Mierzwa <alexaudi@kki.net.pl>
>
> The first passenger car with AWD was '68(?) Jensen Interceptor. Definitely
> not a success, neither marketing nor technological. It had a Chrysler V8
> engine, automatic transmission and Fergusson truck-like AWD system with a
> huge transfer case.

320 examples of the Interceptor FF were built between 67 and 71. As well as
the Fergusson Formula (FF) AWD they also had an early anti-lock brake
system. Even the 6.3 V8 had trouble shifting close on 2 tons of vehicle. The
2WD Interceptors built during the same period were shorter (by 3 inches),
some 500 pounds lighter and used a lot less fuel.

Jim Haseltine