Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 23:05:00 -0600 From: "WRXtreme" <xangor1nospamo.com> Subject: Re: congratulations, welcome, what took you so long?
y_p_w wrote: > WRXtreme wrote: > >> Jeff wrote: >> >>> "audi" <audinospamam.com> wrote in message >>> news:c2finu$gcc$1nospamre.INS.cwru.edu... >>> >>>> Congratulations to Saab, Ford, Chrysler, and Nissan (Infiniti) for >>>> the discovery of AWD in a sedan, hatchback or station wagon for the >>>> 2004 or 2005 model year. >>> >>> Chrysler's been making AWD sedans and wagons since the late '70s >>> (the AMC Eagle -- AMC was acquired by Chrysler in the 80s). >>> >>> So I guess that Chrysler discovered this long before Audi. >>> >>> Jeff >> >> >> And lets not forget the Eagle Talon, in AWD form w/ turbo it was/is >> a very good platform to race with. > > That was a rebadged Mitsubishi Eclipse, which was also sold as the > Plymouth Laser. It was built by a Chrysler/Mitsubishi joint venture > in Normal, Illinois called Diamond-Star Motors. I know, I kinda posted that in jest but was pointing out that they DID think of adding it to their lineup a few years back already. I am very familiar w/ DSM's, I race them on a fairly regular basis (1/4 mile) and quite a few of my friends have Eclipses or Talons...some have parts from both that we generally refer to as MitsuBeagles.
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