Road and Track Tested 7 AWD sedans - guess who is #1

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01-30-2006, 08:21 PM

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Yea I think it may be a typo? Or else the 10mm ones haven't actually

hit the street or AW yet because even the more recent cars on here with the sport suspension look the same as 2005.5's

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01-31-2006, 04:37 AM

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Might be 10mm now. This is for the side impact standards.

The new Golf GTI had to raise its suspension (compared to the Euro spec) for NA markets for this reason.

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01-31-2006, 05:00 AM

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Re: Might be 10mm now. This is for the side impact standards.

Previously, cars that rode lower in Europe and higher here, the reasoning behind this, according to VW if I recall, was because of the road here being worse compared to Europe ... supposively.

I doubt it's related to side impact standards. If it was, then the S4 which sits at 20mm lower, would not be compliant also for side impact standards.

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01-31-2006, 06:28 AM

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Which issue? Link? Scan it?

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01-31-2006, 07:04 AM

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www.BarnsandNoble.com/purchase - March issue. (updated)

too much work to scan - it'll be posted on their website soon.<ul><li><a href="http://www.roadandtrack.com/">R&T</a></li></ul>

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01-31-2006, 08:43 AM

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Could be. But that was the reason VW raised the GTI for NA - side impact regs.

And to get that 5 star side impact crash rating. I read this on Vortex a couple of months ago.

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01-31-2006, 10:15 AM

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You can download it for $4 here...

<ul><li><a href="http://www.zinio.com/issue?is=124215261&ns=zno">March Road and Track</a></li></ul>

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01-31-2006, 12:11 PM

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Re: Road and Track Tested 7 AWD sedans - guess who is #1

Just got the Road and Track in the mail.
Audi 2.0 T 6MT Sline 377.5 points
Subaru 2.5 GT 5MT 376.2
BMW 325Xi 6MT 360.9
Lexus IS250 6AT 357.6
Mazda-Speed6 6MT 351.4
Infiniti G35X 5AT 345.4
Volvo S40 T5 6MT 330.8