I'd have to say, based on my limited knowledge of the Type-R, that comparing them to an A2 is sort of comparing apples to broccoli.


At 12:31 PM -0500 2/13/03, Mark Reda wrote:

My cousin owns Fiorano Motorsports (www.fioranomotors.com), they run
Porsches in North American Lemans series.
He was saying that the Type Rs give their Porsches a hard time on the track
and the type-r is a race car out of the box.

Mark.
----- Original Message -----
From: "DocWyte" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 12:30 PM
Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] Search for GLI has ended...Sort of


 Considering that the same displacement motor from VW
 has even LESS torque and over 60hp less, I'd say the
 Type R is pretty damn nice.

 I certainly wouldn't turn one down.  They're one of
 the best performing fwd cars out on the market.

 -josh


 --- [email protected] wrote:
 > there all over ebay, a type-r has a peak torque of
 > 150lbs @7k rpm! lol
 >


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 Josh Wyte
 Momentum Motorsports
 508-833-3024 After 5 pm EST

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