Tiptronic question

[Ti Kan]

Todd Young writes:
> I though all of the Tiptronics were basically the same tranny, and the
> A6 2.7tt has a Tiptronic as an option, the A8 has a Tiptronic as an
> option........aren't all the "guts" of the Tiptronic the same. Why would
> the Tiptronic in the A4 not be able to handle 280hp?

No, the Tiptronic trannies used in different models are not the same.
"Tiptronic" really only refers to the electronic control of the shifting
characteristics and the driver-controlled "manual shift" mode.  The
basic tranny hardware is just a regular slushbox, but of course
different cars are fitted with different units suitable for the
purpose.  Think of an analogy: All new Audis now have ABS, but they
don't all have the same brake hardware.

-Ti
01 S4 2.7 biturbo quattro
84 5000S 2.1 turbo
80 4000 2.0
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