Fwd: Re: The S4 twin turbo is Slow

[Jim Green]

--- Chris Dyer <chrisdyer at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Excuse me, I have to go buy my Calvin peeing on
> subaru logo sticker.
> 
> from chrisdyer at hotmail.com
> 
> 
> 
> >From: Arun Rao <rao at pixar.com>
> >To: Identiles at aol.com
> >CC: JShadzi at aol.com, quattro at audifans.com
> >Subject: Re: The S4 twin turbo is Slow
> >Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 09:49:30 -0700
> >
> >Identiles at aol.com wrote:
> >[..]
> > >
> > > You can disagree all you want but come on there
> is a Speed and 
> >Horsepower war
> > > out there. Audi better bring some RS cars over
> here to kick ass. Cause 
> >the
> > > 250 HP is not cutting it. Toyota camarys and
> Honda accords have 200 HP 
> >now.
> >
> >What you might be missing is the ridiculous amount
> of torque the "mere"
> >250 HP comes with -- factory says 258 ft-lbs
> @1,850, actual numbers
> >apparently more like 280-290 (!).  You're right --
> pretty much any car
> >these days has 200+ HP, and they're almost
> universally a few hundred
> >pounds lighter  -- but I've seen very few cars that
> can keep with even
> >my venerable '91 200Q on the freeway, let alone the
> S4.
> >
> >To me, what's most telling is that you can
> reasonably drive the S4
> >around town at 25 mph in *sixth*!
> >
> >-Arun
> >
> >
> >'91 200Q (139K)
> >'00 S4 (29K)
> >
> >
> >--
> >Arun Rao
> >Pixar Animation Studios
> >1200 Park Ave
> >Emeryville, CA 94608
> >(510) 752-3526
> 
> 
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Jim

'89 90tq - Slow off the line, but don't be fooled.

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