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Re: X1/9 and TR7

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Subject: Re: X1/9 and TR7
From: bailey@mcs.kent.edu
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 91 21:56:08 EST
According to John Taylor [The Banshee]:
> 
> Are the Fiat X1/9 and the Triumph TR7 simply "badge-engineered" cars, or are 
> there significant differences?  From what I've seen, they look exactly the 
>same
> and have very similar performance specs (and they both rust ;-)
> 
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> |   John Taylor  [The Banshee]         Victoria University of Technology     |
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> |   MOKING IS A HEALTH HAZARD.          Melbourne, Victoria, AUSTRALIA       |
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The X1/9 and the TR7 are definitely very different. For one thing, the
TR7 is a front engine rear wheel drive vehicle while the X1/9 is
a mid-engine car. I also think that they look quite a bit different.
Not to mention the fact that one is British and the other Italian.

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