Vw did NOT build the omni/horizon, any similarities are just due to Chrysler jumping on the hot hatch bandwagon created by the rabbit. The Horizon was built to replace the simca 1100 which was a front wheel drive, 4 cylinder, front disk brake automobile (like a rabbit but came out before the rabbit). Chrysler had a strong relation with VW in Europe and actually sold a few car designs to vw which were later built and sold as vw's in South America! The only involvement vw had with the omni/horizon is that Chrysler was having problems in North America trying to legalize these cars with their own 1.6l motor. Their newer line of motors were not yet ready and so vw supplied an Audi 1.7l 8v motor for use in the first omni/horizon's. Chrysler fitted their own intake manifold and carb to the motor and sold it in these cars. However the 1.6l engine was ready for use after a short time and so it replaced the 1.7l, and then the 2.2l motors came out and were also fitted into these cars.
So in brief these cars are NOT built by vw and dont use vw parts, a small number of them just use a vw motor. But they can be very quick cars when the 2.2l turbo motor is in them. It makes for a cheap easily tunable car that makes big HP. Hope that clears up some myth's about these cars. -Denis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeremy Olsen" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 9:57 AM Subject: [a2-16v-list] omni vs A1 > hey all, > i am aware that VW built the omni/horizon/turismo for crysler, and as far as i know they are based on the rabbit > > so my question is how much is the same? one mechanic once told me small details were changed to keep people going to the dealer, like the angle at which the brake hoses sat on the bracket > > my reason for asking is, if a VW or any car with any factory power passes you/ beats you away from the red light..., you might shrug it off, even if no upgrades are seen. but who would expect an omni to be fast? and i've seen some very rust free ones latly, try find that in a A1 > so super sleeper, complete with crome trim and steel rims!!!!! :) > > TIA > jeremy > > __________________________________________________________________ > The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp > > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. >
