Pondering

[Fred Munro]

Huw;

Audi has a complete line of diesel engines. Some parts are shared with the
VW diesels, some parts are unique to the Audi engines. The diesel engine in
an Audi will sport the 4-ring logo on it's bits and pieces, so folks won't
presume it's a VW diesel.

As for "bulletproof", well, I hear they are more "bullet resistant" than
recent Mercedes diesels. The I5 is "bulletproof" :)

Fred Munro
'97 S6 (bullets bounce off)
'05 Passat TDI (bullets may cause flesh wounds)

-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com
[mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Huw Powell
Sent: December 3, 2008 4:00 PM
To: John Cody Forbes
Cc: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: Pondering


>One issue is that if Audi makes a "splash" with some diesel powerplants,
>they'll have to be bulletproof or no one will ever want to buy one again.

>Question is, how much they can piggyback on the VW technology/experience
>without being perceived as "putting VW engines in an Audi"?