[s-cars] Sport Quattro

[Perry Eyges]

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 Frederic,
 I found the car to be a joy to drive fast as well. It was very controllabl=
e at the limit on track(easy to trail brake/throttle steer, etc.) I agree w=
ith the interior heat issue!! I think the 306bhp is a very conservative#. H=
ave you heard this before?
  I sold my Sport to a good friend a few weeks ago and he is completely res=
toring the car.....
  Perry_____________





  Frederic L'Huillier <flhuillier at siebel.com> wrote: Hi,

I was asked last week end to drive a Sport Quattro from Paris to Thiers
(approx 500 kilometers). I know, I know, tough request !!!!
Anyway I went on friday afternoon to the garage where the beast was
sleeping, not sure if it was a good idea to drive it or not since I was
alone (the owner was waiting me at Thiers !!!!).
Opened the door, set up the seat, mirrors. Time to start the engine. Call
the owner one more time for any specific thing I should be aware. OK let's
start that baby. Oooohhhhh very loud but so nice. Let the engine warm up a
little bit. Time to go. Gearbox is very hard, I start very slowly, drive it
like a citroen to the highway. It feels very light and it is small car
(compaired to my S6 Plus Avant !!!!). Water and oil temp are raising
properly. Of course, pretty muh everyboy look at the car (isn't that nice
??). Take the ramp, now I am on highway, time to see how this monster
accelerates. Well it is going to be hard to describe, but the car with such
a Turbo Lag accelerates so much. And the sound is like Groupe B from the
80's. It is going to be a fun trip !!!!!
I arrive a the toll hopping that no policemen will be there. OK, nobody,
everything is clear. Time to start like Walter Rohlr !!!!! I go to the Red
Zone on every gear, this car is addicting, the acceleration is so
impressive. I even passed a motorcycle and reach 260 km/h. Unfortunately the
traffic doesn't allow me to keep such speed but the car is very stable at
such speed. I was told over 220 km/h, it as hard to drive, this is
completely untrue. In the meantime the SQ has killed a couple of Subarus and
BMW. Time to stop at the gaz station. it takes time the tank is 90 liters.
Back on the highway, wait at reasonnable speed drivers, who imagine they
will pass me. It is so funny to see their face when I accelerate !!!!! I
noticed that no matter how hard I drive the car, the oil temp barely raised,
nothing like my former Ur S4.
Unfortunately the car is very very noisy and it is very very hot inside. So
I stopped on regular basis for a break. I am not complaining too much, after
all this is a Sport Quattro, but still it is very hot and very noisy car.
Good to be driven only during cold winter.
Some country curvy roads to finish the trip. I drove the car very carefully
because of the power, the turbo lag and short wheel base. Still it is fun to
drive it but requires a lot of experience to drive it fast on such roads.

Regards,
Frederic L'Huillier
Senior Manager, EMEA Support Operation Management
Siebel Systems France. Email:flhuillier at siebel.com
8 Avenue Kleber Off: +33 (0)1 58 44 91 95
75008 - Paris Cel: +33 (0)6 73 48 34 88
France Web: www.siebel.com



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