The most badass 90 ever..........
07-23-2002, 01:40 AM
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Ahh! The Aztec!
<center><img src="http://home.arcor.de/audistory/pic1/aztectc.jpg"></center><p>This picture is from the 2001 TechnoClassica.
Italdesign, the company of Giugiaro, is known since the 70s for excellent concept and production cars. The most famous car is probably the Volkswagen Golf (Rabbit), but the '78 Audi 80 (4000) is also from Giugiaro. Giugiaro designs vehicles for all manufacturers and the concept cars are also not limited to one company. Some of his concept cars use production cars, others their components.
1988 Italdesign presented the Aztec, a sportscar concept.
The engine normally was a 200PS Audi Turbo. The fivecylinder is mounted transversely as mid engine in front of the rear axle. The Aztec has permanent all-wheel-drive.
50 were built.
Notice the 4x108 wheels? ;o)
Italdesign, the company of Giugiaro, is known since the 70s for excellent concept and production cars. The most famous car is probably the Volkswagen Golf (Rabbit), but the '78 Audi 80 (4000) is also from Giugiaro. Giugiaro designs vehicles for all manufacturers and the concept cars are also not limited to one company. Some of his concept cars use production cars, others their components.
1988 Italdesign presented the Aztec, a sportscar concept.
The engine normally was a 200PS Audi Turbo. The fivecylinder is mounted transversely as mid engine in front of the rear axle. The Aztec has permanent all-wheel-drive.
50 were built.
Notice the 4x108 wheels? ;o)
07-23-2002, 01:53 AM
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From Schweden!
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07-23-2002, 05:06 AM
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Um, I don't think so...
<center><img src="http://www.rallygallery.com/show/audi2001/audi2001_audi90-5.jpg"></center><p>IMSA GTO Audi 90 - 620hp
SWT Audi 80 - <300hp
More refined? I would still disagree, although apples and oranges might keep us from debating this further.
Maybe you thought it was a different car?
Later,
SWT Audi 80 - <300hp
More refined? I would still disagree, although apples and oranges might keep us from debating this further.
Maybe you thought it was a different car?
Later,
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07-23-2002, 09:30 AM
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Its Making me Drool!
AHhh, all the pictures are awesome!! i can't stop drooling, my mouth has been open the entire time i have been writing this.. *hahah*.. if i could get one of those *drools* wowah!
07-23-2002, 10:50 AM
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Here is the latest...
<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/4916/dscn0200_med.jpg"></center><p>This is my latest post on the new UrQ (7.19.02), you should appreciate this:
UrQuattro ExhausTT
Or: From the Further Adventures of Ken Fluhr and his Wonderfully Wacky Welding Wand
PROBLEM: My UrQuattro came with the following exhaust: downpipe to empty cat, to straight pipe, to wimpy DTM tips. How wimpy? Well, even if I liked DTM tips (which I generally don't), mine definitely need a dose of Viagra.
"Before": http://www.urs4.com/logbook/UrQ/Photos/DSCN0210_med.JPG.
The problem is that I need the car to pass the Texas motor vehicle inspection. The empty cat isn't the problem, because pre-'84 cars only have the cat visually inspected. Also, there aren't any sniff tests where I live (yet). However, state law requires that I have a muffler. It doesn't matter if the car is whisper quiet without one, they require a muffler. Fine. The solution should be as simple as taking it to any East-side exhaust shop and walking out happy for $75. But in the interest of science and exploration (and because I'm a cheapskate), we decided to try a different solution.
PROPOSAL: Take Ryan's old stock TT exhaust, which is just laying around our shop taking up space, turn it upside down, and weld it up to the car. It's an Audi factory exhaust, dual polished tips, a muffler to quiet things down and make my car street legal, it gets junk out of our shop, and best of all...it's free. It's also an excellent example of using resources. Maybe we can develop some relevant marketing ("Like the American Indian using ALL the parts of a buffalo, we here at QRS use ALL the parts of an Audi...").
FITMENT: Ken did a great job of fitting up the exhaust. He had to cut off the hangers, bend them up a bit and weld them to different points. He also needed to use an "S" pipe, which he got from the same TT exhaust, but further upstream. In the interest of time and because we recognized the temporary nature of this solution (Stromung anyone?), we chose not to cut off and reorient the beveled tips, and left them in the "rain catcher" position.
RESULTS: The exhaust fits well. It doesn't bump, rub, or scrape. The exhaust has quieted the car down (which I like), but I don't really care for the exhaust sound itself, especially when accelerating hard. I preferred the straight exhaust sound, even at the expense of it being louder all of the time. As for the looks, it looks like.......***. I hate to use such strong language, but it really looks terrible. It is not a good fit in that respect at all. It hangs so far below the valence that the pipes from the muffler to the polished tips can be seen in their entirety. That is a very bad look. Then there is the single cutout issue. Worse, anybody who knows anything about Audis can see that this is a TT exhaust. Because the TT is what it is, this looks like someone has tried to capture the TT's beautiful gestalt with horrifying results. Anyway, the upside-down tips are just the icing on the cake.
CONCLUSION: For me, this is a (temporary) mission accomplished according to my original objectives. However, it will encourage me to hasten my search for a suitable replacement exhaust system (Stromung or otherwise). For you, dear readers, please do not do this. Our precious UrQuattros deserve better.
Cheers,
Jimmy Pribble
'83 UrQuattro #369
Sorry, no photos of the new exhaust yet. Maybe never.<ul><li><a href="http://www.urs4.com/logbook/UrQ/UrQ.htm">Jimmy's UrQuattro</a></li></ul>
UrQuattro ExhausTT
Or: From the Further Adventures of Ken Fluhr and his Wonderfully Wacky Welding Wand
PROBLEM: My UrQuattro came with the following exhaust: downpipe to empty cat, to straight pipe, to wimpy DTM tips. How wimpy? Well, even if I liked DTM tips (which I generally don't), mine definitely need a dose of Viagra.
"Before": http://www.urs4.com/logbook/UrQ/Photos/DSCN0210_med.JPG.
The problem is that I need the car to pass the Texas motor vehicle inspection. The empty cat isn't the problem, because pre-'84 cars only have the cat visually inspected. Also, there aren't any sniff tests where I live (yet). However, state law requires that I have a muffler. It doesn't matter if the car is whisper quiet without one, they require a muffler. Fine. The solution should be as simple as taking it to any East-side exhaust shop and walking out happy for $75. But in the interest of science and exploration (and because I'm a cheapskate), we decided to try a different solution.
PROPOSAL: Take Ryan's old stock TT exhaust, which is just laying around our shop taking up space, turn it upside down, and weld it up to the car. It's an Audi factory exhaust, dual polished tips, a muffler to quiet things down and make my car street legal, it gets junk out of our shop, and best of all...it's free. It's also an excellent example of using resources. Maybe we can develop some relevant marketing ("Like the American Indian using ALL the parts of a buffalo, we here at QRS use ALL the parts of an Audi...").
FITMENT: Ken did a great job of fitting up the exhaust. He had to cut off the hangers, bend them up a bit and weld them to different points. He also needed to use an "S" pipe, which he got from the same TT exhaust, but further upstream. In the interest of time and because we recognized the temporary nature of this solution (Stromung anyone?), we chose not to cut off and reorient the beveled tips, and left them in the "rain catcher" position.
RESULTS: The exhaust fits well. It doesn't bump, rub, or scrape. The exhaust has quieted the car down (which I like), but I don't really care for the exhaust sound itself, especially when accelerating hard. I preferred the straight exhaust sound, even at the expense of it being louder all of the time. As for the looks, it looks like.......***. I hate to use such strong language, but it really looks terrible. It is not a good fit in that respect at all. It hangs so far below the valence that the pipes from the muffler to the polished tips can be seen in their entirety. That is a very bad look. Then there is the single cutout issue. Worse, anybody who knows anything about Audis can see that this is a TT exhaust. Because the TT is what it is, this looks like someone has tried to capture the TT's beautiful gestalt with horrifying results. Anyway, the upside-down tips are just the icing on the cake.
CONCLUSION: For me, this is a (temporary) mission accomplished according to my original objectives. However, it will encourage me to hasten my search for a suitable replacement exhaust system (Stromung or otherwise). For you, dear readers, please do not do this. Our precious UrQuattros deserve better.
Cheers,
Jimmy Pribble
'83 UrQuattro #369
Sorry, no photos of the new exhaust yet. Maybe never.<ul><li><a href="http://www.urs4.com/logbook/UrQ/UrQ.htm">Jimmy's UrQuattro</a></li></ul>