[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: AudiWatch Update (Tm) #52
On Mon, 13 Mar 1995, Robert Phillips wrote: > On 13 Mar 1995 glen.powell@smc.com wrote: > > > AudiWatch Update (Tm) #52 3-12-95 > > > > SPIED! NEW VW CONCEPT 10, pg 112 > > VW's upcoming sports car based on the Concept 1 will share similar > > lines to the Dodge Viper. Look for it to be powered by a 2.5-liter > > 10-cylinder engine putting out 468 BHP. An alternative fuel option > > is being considered with organically-produced methane the most likely > > source of power. > > Uh, um, uh, a Concept one with a 10cylinder engine? Yes I saw it, I saw > it. One might note that the issue in question is the APRIL issue. April > being the month when *some* get fooled... > ---Bob (ain't no fool) > BTW, organically-produced methane is from the back of cows isn't it? > This was discussed extensively on the Corrado list also. Unfortunately no one seemed to realize that it was a JOKE. The picture shows a dodge viper, plain as day, with a vw emblem stuck on the hood! There was an extensive (serious) discussion about the use of alternative fuels in other vw models. The only reason I didn't step in and say anything was that I couldn't for the life of me find a polite and sophisticated way to explain that "organically-produced methane" is nothing more than cow farts. For what its worth... Rod Wiggins
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