2013 A6 2.0t

[Nicholas Miller]

Yes, low horsepower, indeed!
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2012/06/mazda-skyactiv-clean-diesel-race-not-showroom-promise-mpg-power/1#.UKFO14b4LS5
400hp racing diesel...


On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 8:52 AM, Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase at yahoo.com> wrote:

> So it sounds like it has the low horsepower of a diesel without the
> compensating high torque!
>
> Dan D
> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> Central NJ USA
>
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> *From:* Nicholas Miller <chance9121 at gmail.com>
> *To:* Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase at yahoo.com>; "quattro at audifans.com" <
> quattro at audifans.com>
> *Sent:* Saturday, November 10, 2012 8:48 PM
>
> *Subject:* Re: 2013 A6 2.0t
>
> 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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