Alfa comparos to Audi

[C M Smith <cmsmith@domain.elided>]

At the risk of revitalizing this: what would I buy instead thread, I point 
out that an A4 with merely front wheel drive is not the same beast as the 
Audi Quattro version. Front drive Audis continue to be dull, softly sprung, 
mushmobiles.

The Quattro's are definitely not too softly sprung, even in the non sport 
version. Once you get used to the awd feel, the A4 Quattro has real 
character, though in common with every German car I've driven (including 
the vaunted Porsche 911) it has very little spirit.

The A4 is only in the running if no Alfa is available. The salient feature 
of Alfa in our market at the moment is it isn't.

Once Ford gets the bugs out of its new X type, that is the closest you can 
currently get to the feel of an Alfa on the road. The Ford ...er 
ahem...Jaguar awd system is very good. the Cosworth tune up of the Ford 
engines is also extremely good. The chassis is brilliant, even in the 
regular mode. I did not try the sport chassis.

References herein are to recent "vintage" Alfa's, not "true" Alfa's, such 
as my 164L which continues to be the most emotional drive in my current 
experience. 'scuse me while I go out and weep gently on the hood for a 
moment....
Michael Smith
Calgary, Alberta
Canada
91 Alfa 164L, White, original owner

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