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RE: Hill climbing Scirocco



But is the gearing different between the Quattro and the FWD?  This can make
a real difference in acceleration.

Aaron
'84 Scirocco - Woo-hoo!
'70 Bug - hibernating
'87 Nissan truck - Soon to be for sale

> Here's an imressive Quattro system tidbit. The 3000lb Audi 5k
> turbo (162hp)
> does 0-60mph in 9.3(ish). The same car (162hp) with the
> quattro system,
> weighing 300lbs more (3300lb, 5kcstq) was rated at 0-60 in
> 8.0-8.3secs!(R&T,C&D). So not only was the 4wd able to offset
> 300lbs weight,
> but also _improve_ the time by a second!
>
> -Noah
> -83 VW 16v Cabbie (coming soon...)
> -83 VW Callaway Turbo Rocco (Craving Audi parts)
> -87 VW 8v GTI (Will this car ever die? 250kmi)
> -87 Audi 5kCSTQ (recently aquired, not featured on my site)
> http://www.members.tripod.com/pchandyman/
>
>
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