Re: A-R 1474WD

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Subject: Re: A-R 1474WD
From: "Gregory S. Youngblood" <greg@domain.elided>
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 17:35:16 -0600 (CST)
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Darryl Davis said:
> The Euro Saloon Car racing, notice the 156's are termed GTAs
>    with 4 cylinder engines, BMW/Volve objected to alfa using the
>    V6 (whether in 2.5L, 3L or 3.2L form). Racing is a strange world!
> Guess the unreliable, poorly accelerating FWD 156s would not be
> competitive with six cylinders!


Ok - so BMW/Volvo are using 6 cyls? Did they say (or do you know) what
their "reasons" for objecting to a 6 cyl were? Leaves one to imagine they
were afraid of real competition, especially if the 4 cyls are giving them
this much trouble right now.
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