1.8 mounting

[scirocco@powerlink.net (John C. Worden)]

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At 09:30 AM 6/13/02 -0400, Bill Collins wrote:

> > In the other cars they also have some history they seem to be following;
>
>
>The longitudinal mounting seems to come from the old Audi line, like the 
>'70s Audi 80 and 100ls, then the Audi fox (VW Dasher), Audi 5000 and Audi 
>4000 (VW Quantum).  The VW fox (longitundinal engine again) was based on 
>the Brazillian Gol (NOT Golf), which seems to have been based on one of 
>the old Audi designs (although the original Gol had an aircooled 
>engine!)  I haven't kept up with the passat line very much.  I think the 
>early Passat that I test drove around '90 had a transverse engine.  Did 
>they continue that or go back the Longitduinal mounting?
>
>Bill
I believe that in other countries the Dasher is called the Passat, so it 
would've started out as a longitude mounted motor.

John

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