Some RS6 impressions

[Steve Marinello]

Touching only on the exterior comments here, I don't know, Scott.  I've only
seen one and, while it didn't jump out at me as "There's an RS6!", it was
noticeable that it was different and NOT an A6 4.2 immediately.  It was
several hundred feet away and on the move, and I had to follow it, family in
tow, to confirm my "...then it might/must be an RS6!" reaction.  I would
think that most of us on this list could tell, and for me, I don't really
give a rat's ass about what the general public perceives...otherwise I
wouldn't have, as do you, an urq (...Is that the new Scirroco?)  I wouldn't
be shelling out $80k ( cough, cough....right) for anyone but myself.

Now, if the seats aren't improved, that is a shortcoming.  What's inside and
under the hood, and under the body, is what matters.  And I'll also go on
record as preferring a stick anyday, but not having tried the "new" tranny,
I'm keeping an open mind.  If you and the Don can live with it, I'm sure I
could, too.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <QSHIPQ at aol.com>
To: <t44tq at mindspring.com>; <brett at cloud9.net>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 12:23 PM
Subject: Re: Some RS6 impressions


> In turbo trim, a slushbox will always be faster assuming the gearing to be
> right.  Torque converters are great BPV's.   The "lack of interaction" on
this
> car has nothing to do with the slushbox, and everything to do with the
drive by
> wire.  A bigger delay in the DBW than in the paddle shifters IMO.  But
then
> again, after working my 91 v8 autobox hard for a year now, I'm not so sure
that
> manual shifters on big boats is such a good thing.  After working my v8, I
> found the progression to the RS6 slushbox to be natural in feel and easy
to
> accomodate to.  Another gear, well place paddles, and 150more HP bodes
well, and
> is our collective automotive future, certainly audis.
>
> WRT my trim comments Brett, there are fender flares on the 4.2 A6 already.
I
> can tell you from 20 feet you wouldn't know this was a RS6.  The wheels
are
> 18x8.5 with 255/40 btw, not 19's.  What do *I* want?  Distinction, and
> distinction doesn't have to have to be high profile.  Go AMG type 600
stuff...  I'd be
> looking at things like maybe hood/fender vents, more pronounced ducting to
> the brakes, a distinctive rear spoiler (not fruit plate Evo type, but
maybe
> polished stainless/aluminum or some such - a bit of Talledega 200 roots to
boot).
> Maybe the power rear sunshade found on the euro v8/A8.  The 4ringed
exhaust
> tips that Graydon so well copied (tho the sportec is a great compromise
there,
> only the best part of it's art is tucked away for only mechanics to see on
a
> lift) Certainly the interior should sport some massive upgrades over a
loaded
> A6.  For this kind of money, those seats were majorly overlooked.
>
> I'm not at all bitching.  Audi is onto something good here.  No question
> after driving this one, I could think of few other cars I'd want in my
fleet.  I'd
> go for the avant myself, but I'm partial.  Bottom line:  This is a
sleeper,
> and I'd argue, to the extreme conservative side.
>
> Wolves can be in sheeps clothing, but armani prices dictate a better
> presentaion of the supermodel wearing such fine weave wool.   Even to the
casual
> observer this animal should command attention.  It just doesn't, to a
fault.
>
> My .02
>
> Scott Justusson
> QSHIPQ Performance Tuning
>
> In a message dated 1/9/2004 11:56:57 AM Central Standard Time,
> t44tq at mindspring.com writes:
> The RS6 has a slushbox- no matter how nice the engine and the chassis
> may be, the freewheeling aspect of the slushbox and the lack of
> interaction
> kills it for me, that's not having driven the car, though.
>
> I'll take a manual every time. If Audi keeps going the way they are and
> no DSG gearboxes for the S-cars, I'll be looking at Evos and STis.
>
> Taka
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