2013 A6 2.0t

[Michael McLaughlin]

We bought a family hauler over the summer and one of the reasons we  
went with the Mazda CX-9 is its automatic transmission. It also  
downshifts when slowing down, going downhill, etc. Unlike some  
competitors, it also downshifts quickly when it should — a lot of cars  
now are so reluctant to downshift because of fuel economy concerns  
it's maddening to drive them. My wife really liked the GMC Acadia as  
well but its shifting was a deal-breaker — the thing would lose 4 or 5  
mph on cruise control on the highway before it would downshift, for  
example. It also doesn't hurt that the CX-9 has a big display in the  
instrument cluster telling you what gear it's in.  :-)

-Mike McLaughlin in Spokane, Wash.

> Modern A/T's are pretty amazing things. Our 2007 Odyssey has a 5- 
> speed auto that actually downshifts as you slow down (although no
> rev-matching ;-). Actually threw me for a loop the first time I  
> slowed down to turn into the driveway as it downshifted and the revs  
> increased,
> causing me to enter a little faster than I had planned!
>
> Dan D
> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> Central NJ USA
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: mkb <mkb125 at yahoo.com>
> To: Louis-Alain Richard <laraa at sympatico.ca>; 'Hayes Myers' <hayesmyers at gmail.com 
> >
> Cc: 'Dan DiBiase' <d_dibiase at yahoo.com>; "quattro at audifans.com" <quattro at audifans.com 
> >
> Sent: Friday, November 9, 2012 10:01 AM
> Subject: Re: 2013 A6 2.0t
>
>
>>>>>>>>>
> I think the perceived torque that Mohammed refers to is the result  
> of the 8-speed auto transmission.
> ?
> I drove that box in a Chrysler 300 V6, a BMW X1 2.0t, in a Touareg  
> diesel and numerous others German machines. Each time, I was amazed  
> by its qualities : smooth and fast gearchanges, starts in 2nd  
> normally but uses 1st if the throttle is floored, quick multiple  
> downshifts, efficient on the highway, etc.
> ?
> I won?t buy one, Honey and I are MT people, but it is a gem of  
> transmission.
> ?
> Louis-Alain
> ?<<<<<<<
>
> An 8-speed transmission?? Wow, was not aware of that.
>
> Returned the loaner and got back the A4.? Definitely notice the lack  
> of smoothness and NVH in the A4 as compared to the A6.? They've done  
> a good job on the A6.? Will have to test drive a newer A4 to see how  
> it matches up with an A6.
>
>
> Thanks for the education and insights to all.
>
> --
> mohammed
> A4 2.0tqa S-line