Audiwatch Update 7 (Tm)

[powell@interlan.interlan.com (Glen D. Powell)]

AudiWatch Update (Tm) 12-7-92

Autoweek 11-2-92

LAST FOUR DECADES MAKE A TOP-20 LIST EASY PICKIN'S
is an article on the top-20 cars of the last 2 decades (Ed.)

"1980 Audi Quattro: Did more for four-wheel-drive than
the RX-7 did for rotaries"

Some others mentioned: 1953 Corvette, '54 Mercedes 300SL,
'57 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham, '59 Jaguar Mark II,
'61 E-Type, '61 BMC Mini-Cooper, '64 Porsche 911,
'68 Mustang, '71 Countach, 74 Golf,
'78 RX-7, '83 959, 84 Testarossa,
pretty good company! (Ed.)

Autoweek 11-30-92

Audi to F1?

Audi could be in F1 by 1994. Audi president Ferdinand Piech
had work begun on a 3.5-liter V10, and now that he's
chairman-elect of the parent Volkswagen AG, he's in a
position to turn that develpoment programm into a full-
racing effort.

CHICO AND THE MAN

Valkswagen AG announced it will go ahead with two future
products: The SWATCH cat partnership project and the
plucky CHICO show car.
 "VW has decided to go with Swatch, and with the Chico,"
confirmed VW U.S. spokesman Larry Nutson. "All the
details are sketchy, but VW AG has gone that next step
further by making the decisions to go ahead with the
projects."
  Nutson said the Chico will be in production by 1995
in Wolfsburg, initially powered by a small engine
running on gosoline.
  At this point, the Swatch car has no production date.
  No definite U.S. plans have come forth, but both cars are
believed likely to be imported.

CARS EUROPE NEVER BUILT

Fifty Years of Experimental Cars,
is the title of a new book featuring the Audi Avus Quattro on the cover.
$30.00 from Sterling Publishing Co. Ind., 387 Park Ave. S., NY, NY 
10016-8810 (Ed.)

Autoweek 12-7-92

TRANSITIONS

Franz-Josef Kortum will succeed Ferdinand Piech as Audi AG chairman
on Jan. 1, 1993, when Piech assumes Volkswagen AG's chairmanship.
Kortum formerly was in charge of German truck sales at Mercedes-Benz
AG.

AUDIS FOR McLAREN?

Michael Andretti will have leftover Honda engines in the McLaren
MP4/7A when he begins a test session Dec.4 at Estoril. It now
seems most likely McLaren will obtain customer Ford HB V8s
for the 1993 F1 season, but published reports say McLAREN AND
AUDI MAY DO A DEAL -- but not until the 1995 season. Audi has
begun development of a 3.5-liter V10 and also is considering
the feasability of a W12 configuration.

-glen


-glen