>Any thoughts as to why VW didn't put the Quattro system under the
>vanagon?  Would it have required too many modifications to an
>otherwise "off the shelf" package?

Because VW wanted to have its own full-time 4WD system. All Syncros
(T3, Santana, Golf etc) used VCs instead of the Audi Quattro Torsen
setup. In the latish 80s Nissan made a Pulsar with a VC too, though
it was FWD not 4WD. Bet these don't crap-out the way VW's do!

I think the Japanese ful-time 4WDs are fully-mechanical (no electronics).
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