I caught this thread late, so if this is covered ground delete on, but isn't
the audi supposed to handle the sport car manifestations of vw, and one of
the criticisms of vw of late is that the lower end audi lines are competing
with vws? If vw offers a sport car, they'll be competing with themselves in
another venue, unless they can reestablish that audi is the luxury brand.

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Chris S.
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Subject: Re: no VW sports cars?

> VW never made a sports car?

They did and it was called 914, there was the Karmann Ghia before then
(don't laugh - that was back when an MG was considered a sports car too),
GTI was sporty and fun, Scirocco had you sitting on the floor like a sports
car and it would out-handle many, and then there was the Corrado (I had one
nad it ran like a screaming banshee) with wonderful high-speed composure,
and great brakes.

As for the current crop of VWs, you'd have to drive the R32 to appreciate
it.  I had the opportunity to sample one and it was a mind-boggling
experience.

In the future there will be the Concept C which certainly looks like a
4-seat sports car
http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publish/volkswagen_news/article_807.shtml

So while VW never made a narrow-focus fire-breating monster, they certainly
made more sensible products which could be enjoyed by a sports-car
enthusiast.

Chris S.
'85 Wolfsburg Westy "Camel" http://www.knology.net/~vw/dadada.jpg