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

[Lawrence C Leung]

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LL - NY

On Sat, 9 Dec 2000 11:20:32 -0800 (PST) Ti Kan <ti at amb.org> writes:
>Yup!  With a turbo engine all Audi needs to do is to change the ECU a 
>bit
>and a few ancillaries to get a lot more.  VW/Audi has already done 
>this
>on the 1.8T engine, currently with 150/170/180/225hp versions in the 
>US
>without a change in displacement.  There is no reason they couldn't 
>play
>that game with the 2.7T.  It might be interesting to see a biturbo 
>version
>of the new V6 debuting on the new A4 though...  I wonder what is 
>different
>with that engine compared to the "old" 30V V6?
>
>-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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>
>Steve Marinello writes:
>> As reported in Automobile and by Audi, the twin-turbo V6 of the new
>> generation will be a 300 hp powertrain.  Haven't seen anything on 
>the actual
>> displacement decided, as yet.  As to what the RS4 might rise to, 
>anything is
>> possible, but the RS4 is a limited production beast that probably 
>won't see
>> a change in this incarnation.  Now the NEXT one on the new, 45% 
>stiffer
>> platform...!!!
>> SM
>> 
>> > Ti Kan <ti at amb.org> wrote:
>> >> 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.
>> > 
>> > ... and there's the 380 hp RS4.
>> > Tom
>