2013 A6 2.0t

Fri Nov 9 17:59:56 PST 2012

You'll love the 8 speed until you price out the liquid gold Lifeguard8
fluid that goes inside... :)

Jason

On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 9:19 AM, Louis-Alain Richard <laraa at sympatico.ca>wrote:

> 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
>
>
>
> De : Hayes Myers [mailto:hayesmyers at gmail.com]
> Envoyé : 9 novembre 2012 09:09
> À : Louis-Alain Richard
> Cc : Dan DiBiase; mkb; quattro at audifans.com
> Objet : Re: 2013 A6 2.0t
>
>
>
> Thanks for delicately explaining I misread everything! :)  I thought for
> sure it was a supercharge from the website.  Either way,
> the 2.0t feels like you have a diesel with the tq available early on.
>
> Thanks for the clarification Louis-Alain,
>
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 9:07 AM, Louis-Alain Richard <laraa at sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
>
> Well, Hayes, in French at Audi Canada, the 2.0T is still turbocharged
> ("suralimentation par turbocompresseur")
>
> "Le moteur de 2,0 L TFSI utilise la technologie d'injection directe (FSI)
> et de la suralimentation par turbocompresseur pour assurer
> une accélération et une réponse impressionnantes grâce au réglage en
> continu de l'arbre à cames."
>
>
> In English, they say "supercharging":
>
> "The 2.0 litre TFSI engine combines FSI direct injection and supercharging
> to provide impressive acceleration and response through
> continuous camshaft adjustment."
>
>
> They are right : supercharging is forced induction, all types. And you can
> supercharge an engine via a volumetric compressor, or a
> turbocompressor. Or a leaf blower...
>
> So the 2.0T is turbo and the 3.0T is indeed supercharged by a mechanical
> compressor.
>
> Louis-Alain
>
>
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]
> De la part de Hayes Myers
> Envoyé : 9 novembre 2012 08:44
> À : Dan DiBiase
> Cc : mkb; quattro at audifans.com
> Objet : Re: 2013 A6 2.0t
>
> It was a pleasant surprise to see it.  Starts @ 52k in Canada +13% tax
> ughhh.  Still, in 5 years there should be some nice examples
> ready to roll.
>
> The 2.0t in this model is supercharged and not turbocharged.  Perhaps
> explaining Mohammed's differing experience between the two
> engines.
>
> I"m going to pull the trigger on an A6 with 3.2 next year or two... in a
> nicely used condition that allows for ease of purchase.
>
> :)
> Hayes
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 7:18 AM, Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Didn't realize that the 2.0T was even available in the A6..... Too bad
> > there is no manual transmission with it, THAT would make for an
> > interesting car.
> >
> > Amazing how all of the engines are downsized now. Ford is really
> > putting some interesting engines in it's cars, with the 1.4L EcoBoost
> > in most of their small to mid-size cars. Lots of choices for when we
> > get ready to downsize from our Honda Odyssey in the next year or so.
> > I'd like to drive the Escape EcoBoost, as that size would be good for
> > us in our
> > (now) one-child-at-home family but still give us some room for
> > vacations with skis, golf clubs, etc. Oh, and haul parts for my MG's.
> > ;-)
> >
> > Dan D
> > '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> > Central NJ USA
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >  From: mkb <mkb125 at yahoo.com>
> > To: "quattro at audifans.com" <quattro at audifans.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, November 8, 2012 3:46 PM
> > Subject: 2013 A6 2.0t
> >
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > Thought I'd chime on brief test drive I took in a 2013 A6 2.0tq.  This
> > was a loaner when I dropped off my daughter's A4 yesterday.
> >
> > All I can say is that the 2.0t is an amazing engine.  Feels like it
> > has gobs of power the way it moves this fairly large and heavy sedan.
> > Nice handling for such a large car.  Easily hits triple-digits and
> > feels very stable at speed.  Very easy to think that you are driving a
> > V6 although there is some vibration from the engine when you
> > accelerate hard.  But very impressive indeed.  Feels like the A4 is a
> > little quicker though.  Having said that, I didn't notice any turbo lag
> on the A6 as opposed to the A4.
> > When you floor the A4, there definitely is some lag, but not on the A6.
> >
> > I let my buddy drive it and we both thought it was a V6 until we
> > popped the hood.  Hard to believe that it was a four cylinder moving
> > the car like that and also considering how large and heavy the car is
> > along with the added weight of the quattro system.  Impressive piece of
> engineering.
> >
> >
> > Love the inside.  Plenty of room to put the seat back and the back
> > seat passengers still have enough room.  Heated everything.  It's like
> > you're in a starship with all those buttons and lights.  Waaaay too
> > much luxury for me though.  I think I'll stick to my bashed up 'ole
> > Dodge Caravan until my daughter will give me back my ride.
> >
> > --
> > mohammed
> > 2008 A4 2.0tqa S-line
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