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Audi asphalt ripper, The Audi V8, with 240 horsepower for the street, grows to 420 h
Audi asphalt ripper, The Audi V8, with 240 horsepower for the street, grows to 420 h

Audi asphalt ripper, The Audi V8, with 240 horsepower for the street, grows to 420 h

Date2/17/1993
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Original Toronto Star caption: Audi asphalt ripper; The Audi V8; with 240 horsepower for the street; grows to 420 h.p. In the asphalt-hugging racing version (above) that won the 1990 and '91 German Touring Car Championships. Bill Taylor (see page E2) loved it.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0009788F
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