2004 Audi A4 1.8T CABRIO

[Tony Hoffman]

There is nothing about it to understand. People make different choices based
on what they like Some of us like the throttle response of torque and N/A,
some like the rush of RPM's and boost. It's all a matter of what tickles
your fancy. I've drive plenty of high power turbo cars (including a older
911 built much like "Yellow Bird) and love the power. That said, I'd rather
have a lower power n/a engine in my daily driver than 300hp out of a turbo.
There is nothing that can be said to change my mind, it's just a matter of
the feel and response.

But, you don't have to rev high to go fast. Ever watched an Audi R10 TDI?

Tony

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 1:04 PM, NIck Miller <chance9121 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I never understand the argument, myself.  If you want to go fast you're
> going to rev high.  My car is very fast past 3krpm.  If you want to go slow
> and get good mileage,  you keep revs low.  At 2krpm cruising, I get 30mpg
> hwy at 70mph.
>
> It is really a great setup imo,  just more involved to drive.  You can't be
> a terrible driver and make the car go fast.  A vette will roast the tires
> from idle, this car won't. If that's important to you,  go with a V8.   If
> you like being able to reach things and work on your car,  a turbo miata is
> way more mechanic friendly.
>
> Just my two cents.  And I actually drive one formerly on a daily basis.
> More than 250hp which must be a flywheel claim since its just not possible
> with a stock turbo msm.