RE: Oh no...

[aholmes@chubb.com]

That ones up and running in the Bugatti EB218 prototype. Its bassically 3 VR6's
mated on a common crank. It knocks out 555bhp in the Bug. See Septembers issue
of Car for more details or i can post more details if anyone's interested.

Andy
91 Scala







Ewan Hopkins <Ewan.Hopkins@computeraid.co.uk> on 12/08/99 10:08:59
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                


                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
 To:      Andrew Holmes/EUZ/ChubbMail@ChubbMail, "John C.     
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What I'd be interested in seeing is the W18 engine - must be fun putting one
of those together.  Wonder what it'd cost for a set of plug leads!

Ewan Hopkins.

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> From: aholmes@chubb.com [mailto:aholmes@chubb.com]
> Sent: 12 August 1999 09:27
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> I saw an article recently - All it said was that the VR8 is
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> At 12:06 AM 8/12/99 -0400, Peterson/Doty wrote:
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> > Got the latest Road & Track the other day and saw what I had been
> > dreading...the VW SUV.  Luv vdubs, hate 2 ton bricks.  The
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> > bout the article was that a choice of three gas engines
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> > VR6, VR8, W12.  I hope VW really starts to expand its
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> > bring back a 16v to the states!
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> Yeah, it was inevitable.  VW and Porsche seem to be the only
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> profitable market.  I wonder if a VR8 will fit in a Scirocco?
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> anything on the motor(pics, articles)?
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> John Worden
> Old Town, Maine
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> '98 Dodge Dakota 4x4
> '81 Volkswagen Scirocco(Mk1) soon to be 2.0 16V.  The engine is in/
> and all electrical is pretty much done.
> '69 MGB- in need of total resoration(needs some front fenders too)
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