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From: sylveste@ecs.umass.edu
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Ultimate AWD vehicles
Message-ID: <20726.2bcd8b62@ecs.umass.edu>
Date: 15 Apr 93 16:20:49 GMT
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In article <Apr09.084236.19413@engr.washington.edu>, eliot@lanmola.engr.washington.edu (eliot) writes:
> In article <1q34huINNjrv@uwm.edu> qazi@csd4.csd.uwm.edu writes:
>>  Subarus don't sell that well, although the percentage of Subes purchased
>>  with AWD is probably relatively high. 
> 
> 56% of all subarus sold are 4wd/awd.
> 
>> Audi is backing down on the number
>>  of models it offers with AWD.  Before, one could purchase an 80 or 90 with
>>  AWD, but now it is reserved strictly for the top line model; the same goes
>>  for the 100/200.
> 
> the 80/80Q has been eliminated from the US lineup, but the 90 is still
> available in quattro version, though it is hardly cheap.  they are
> still true to their pledge of making 4wd an option on their entire
> line of cars.  now, if only they will bring in the s4 wagon..
> 
> eliot

Before the S4 became the S4 it was called the 200 turbo quattro 20v.
This model did come in a wagon, a very quick wagon.  Very rare also.

                                                   Mike Sylvester  Umass

