2013 A6 2.0t

[Nicholas Miller]

The cx9 is a cool car.  Although its not one of their sports cars, all of
their cars in the last decade have taken on their philosophy of a car not
worth driving isn't worth building.   I really love my mx5, and mazda 3s
are even quite fun, although they don't lie about being an economy car.

Its a brand I really enjoy, like audi's or older bmws.  They build some
very fun cars that don't bore you to death.  My 09 corolla is the most
miserable pos I have ever owned and I can't practically give it away, it
seems.
On Nov 9, 2012 4:05 PM, "Michael McLaughlin" <mcloffs at mac.com> wrote:

> 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
>>
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