[s-cars] RS6 vs M5

[Brett Dikeman]

At 1:46 PM -0400 6/27/02, David Head wrote:
>Horse patootie...
>The S6+ and S8 were both available in a 6 speed with 'uprated' 4.2
>power. The 93 and 94 V8s were available in 5 speed and 6 speed options.
>Just not in the US.
>Considering the power/torque MTM pulls from their massaged RS4 with a
>stock 6 speed this 'marketing claim' is just plain stupid. Earlier S8s
>were 340 and 360hp, higher than a stock A8 claims today.
>

Dave, give the below a re-read.  I originally posted that I agreed
Audi's claim is bogus.

>  > Doesn't mean I disagree with you...I fully feel the "technical"
>>  argument offered by Audi is marketing spin best and an outright lie
>>  at worst.  It's simple; I'm sure Audi did some market research, and
>  > found that those in the market for an RS6 wanted an automatic.

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