Transmission durability concerns?!?

[TM]

That's incorrect- who said that there is no 6-speed that can
handle the S8? The S8 6-speed exists in Europe, as Ti already
mentioned.

Taka

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Not a technical cop-0ut, financial. The cost of certifying manual
transmission emissions (which, in lift throttle shifting, tend to put
out more HC, hence the throttle closure damper)as the incoming air
column has no place to go and raw unburnt fuel is essentially waiting in
the IM. This was a BIG problem with carb and TBFI cars, still a problem
with CIS port injection, but not a real issue with EFI (which can be
designed to shut off the injectors at drop throttle) or Direct
Injection. Nonetheless, as it was mandated that differing drivetrains
require COMPLETE certification, the (expensive) cost must be amortized
by the company. Since marketing research shows little interest in 6-sp
S8's, and since Audi probably really doesn't have a 6-sp that can
currently handle the torque and meet the life expectancy expected by
VAG, they figure, why bother? (BTW, manuals, not under computer control
(such as SMG, Ferrari F1) experience more potential shock loads (usually
by operator error) than autoboxes, so Audi would have legitimate
concerns on tranny life in an S8.

LL - NY