Future of the 2.7t (was: New A4 3.0l V6 QUATTRO)

[Ti Kan]

Brad Wilson writes:
> Jason Stone wrote:
> > Was watching DSF (German television station) last
> > night and from what I could work out the guy said he
> > was driving the flagship A4 - the 3.0l 220hp Quattro.
> 
> My question is this. Now that the 3.0L produces this much horse power, what
> will be the appropriate response with the 2.7t? Will they move to 2.9t with
> a health ~ 275hp? Or will the gap simply close a bit, relegating the 2.7t's
> sales to people who drive into the mountains?

Keep in mind there are two versions of the current 2.7t in Europe, the S4
has 265hp and the A6 2.7t has 230hp.  This is unlike the US where we get
250hp versions for both models.  So on the Euro S4, there is still a good
gap but not so much on the A6.  How that might play out in the future S4
or A6 here and there remains to be seen.

-Ti
01 S4 2.7 biturbo quattro
84 5000S 2.1 turbo
80 4000 2.0
96 A4 2.8 quattro (sold but not forgotten)
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