[s-cars] RS6 vs M5

[Frederic L'Huillier]

Bob,

The S8 has not been available with manual gearbox in France for at least 2
years. I think it is the same for S6.

Regards,
Frederic


-----Original Message-----
From: bob.rossato at att.net [mailto:bob.rossato at att.net]
Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 7:04 PM
To: Brett Dikeman
Cc: Chris Covington; QSHIPQ at aol.com; flhuillier at siebel.com;
fjamoroso at webtv.net; t44tq at mindspring.com; UrS492 at aol.com;
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Subject: Re: [s-cars] RS6 vs M5



> At 9:23 AM -0400 6/27/02, Chris Covington wrote:
>
> >and
> >now 20+ years later they can't figure out how to make a manual
> >transmission strong enough for the RS6?  I don't believe it.
>
> Believe the reality, if nothing else...You -cannot- get a V8 with a
> manual now.  Period.  End of story.  They haven't built a stick
> "strong enough" to "handle" the NA 4.2...in any form.  Audi claims
> the torque/HP is "too much."
>

The 360hp S8 is still available with a 6-spd manual in Europe and the
rest-o-world market.  Just not available in the NA market.  I also thought
the 6-spd had been deleted from the S8 for all markets but that is only on
the S6.

Bob