2013 A6 2.0t

[Nicholas Miller]

You must keep in mind that the new skyactive 2 liter is a compression
ignition engine.  No, I'm not smoking dope, its a 14 or so:1 compression
gasoline engine which primairily uses compression ignition while driving.
It has sparkplugs, yes, and it also uses them while starting and idling and
etc, but under load and such all diseling, although with gasoline :)

Personally, not sure I would buy one at current, as you are essentially
paying to be a guinea pig, but their progress over the next few years with
their skyactiv campaign I feel will make or break that company.  Expect to
see some very slippery bodies in the next few years when their current gen
models reach maturity.

However, expect snappy gearboxes, tight suspension and a rewarding driving
experiene to be at the core of their vehicles.
On Nov 9, 2012 7:44 PM, "Dan DiBiase" <d_dibiase at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I test drove a new Mazda3 hatchback recently, with the 6-speed manual.
> GREAT shifter, and with a very short-throw. But
> not overly peppy with the Skyactiv engine. Seems to me they could have
> gotten another 15 hp out of it....
>
> Dan D
> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> Central NJ USA
>
>
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> *From:* Nicholas Miller <chance9121 at gmail.com>
> *To:* Michael McLaughlin <mcloffs at mac.com>; "quattro at audifans.com" <
> quattro at audifans.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, November 9, 2012 5:49 PM
> *Subject:* Re: 2013 A6 2.0t
>
> 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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