Fwd: Re: Audis onTV

[Ti Kan]

Lawrence C Leung writes:
> The 6.9 (!) is a gas engine. Started in the late 70's as a monster
> factory (not AMG) motor. You imagine the rest. Mercedes design/tuning in
> a Viper sized engine.....

Yup, my brother has one of these (Mercedes 450SEL 6.9).  It's a monster
alright.  Big-ol 4-door sedan with a big V8 motor, and a Citroen-esque
hydraulic suspension too.  Now, this is 60s/70s technology we're talking
about here, and despite the size of the engine it puts out "only" 250hp
or so (contrast that to the Audi A8L 6.0 W12, at 420hp).

Too bad his is in need of some TLC.  It runs ok, apparently, but doesn't
look too sharp.

-Ti
01 S4 2.7 biturbo (coming)
96 A4 2.8 quattro
84 5000S 2.1 turbo
80 4000 2.0
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