A6 2.7TQ impressions

[Steve Marinello]

Ti:

I completely agree.  I love the time spent in my urq's, but take the step to
a '91 200q and then on to the urS4 and the step size of each level of
construction engineering and performance is considerable.  Having spent
plenty of time in the urS4, I can profess a great affinity for the car. That
being said, the A6 2.7t is a major step up in refinement, construction AND
performance, if you consider the whole bag of what total performance is all
about.  No question that it is a superior car to the urS4.  But taste is
taste.  Of course, I'm buying a 340 hp RS2, S8 braked urS4 solely because I
can't afford the 2.7t SIX SPEED on my car allowance.  But, if I sell a urq,
maybe...  The weak link in the A6 2.7t is still the tires, though.  They
would be gone in a flash.

BTW, don't forget that another (old) comparison of auto vs. stick Audis has
to consider the deplorable 3 speed 200 turbo automatic vs. any of the
5-speed 200's.  Hard to believe they looked so much alike and were such
different beasts.

Steve

> From: Ti Kan <ti at amb.org>
> Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 14:32:29 -0800 (PST)
> To: tbliss at mestek.com (Theron J. Bliss)
> Cc: 5kcstq at codenet.net (Tim Sexton), quattro at audifans.com
> ('quattro at audifans.com')
> Subject: Re: A6 2.7TQ impressions
> 
> Theron J. Bliss writes:
>> That's tall talk.  Based on specs, the 200 20v, and all the others have a
>> long leap to beat the A6 2.7 6-speed.
>> 
>> Tim Sexton wrote:
>> 
>>> I know for a fact that my 87 5kcstq will outperform a new A6 2.7TQ.  If
>>> you want outright performance out of an Audi,  I don't think one is best
>>> served with a new one.  Save yourself about 50grand and buy an URS4,
>>> URQ, 200 20v, or 10vTQ, sink 400 bucks into a chip mod, and go blow the
>>> doors off of A6 2.7TQ's all day long.....  Unless, of course, one is
>>> looking for more status than the older models impart.
>>> Just my opinion.
> 
> I don't want to get into a fruitless flameware here on "mine is faster
> than yours" or somesuch.  The 91 200q 20V is a damn quick car out of the
> box and with 0-60 @ 6.2 secs is only 0.2 secs off the pace of the new A6
> 2.7T 6-speed.  That said, there are plenty of people who have done
> ECU/boost mods to either model (or for that matter, lots of other
> Audi models) that boasts some serious performance capabilities.  If speed
> is the only issue here then it certainly makes economic sense to start
> with an older car and do the mod.  However car ownership is more complex
> than that, and if speed really is the *only* requirement Audis would be
> poor choices any way you look at it.
> 
> For most of us there are many other more compelling reasons to own an
> Audi, whether it be quattro, the timeless looks, the way they feel and
> drive, the good taste in design, the racing heritage, the all-around
> excellence, whatever.  Now, cars do age, and an old 5ktq chipped will
> still no doubt perform great, but Audi's newer offerings do have
> superior chassis rigidity and suspensions, have better quality
> materials, vastly improved electricals and other reliability factors,
> and will simply feel more solid and rattle-free than a 10+ year example.
> For many people, myself included, that's an important and tangible thing
> too.  I have old Audis and new Audis in my stable, but I love them each
> in different ways...  Enough rambling.
> 
> -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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