Those two are no joke.  They exist and are in production.  The Lupo is the
replacement for the Polo, and there is a european race series based solely on
these cars.  The Audi A3 1.8 you saw is based on the same chassis as the new
Golf 4.  And that 1.8 is a turbo, capable of 200+ hp.  Too bad we will never
see these cars on our shores...

-Dave
'88 GTi 16v
'88 Vanagon GL Wolfsburg

In a message dated 1/24/99 1:53:53 AM Eastern Standard Time,
austins@IX.NETCOM.COM writes:

<< While cruising from Prescott to Phoenix Thursday I was passed by a 'VW LUPO
 1.4' and an 'AUDI A3 1.8' (as badged on the back); they both had mfgr.
 plates, & I had to push the 8V GTI up to >90 to catch/keep up.  I hope they
 were a joke 'cuz they were both *seriously* ugly (imagine the dwarfed
 offspring of a Geo Metro + Mitsubishi Expo).

 Austin >>