[s-cars] Auto box on S4/S6

[Chris Covington]

But what do the amount of speeds have to do with how fast it is?  I
don't see how one taller overdrive gear would help the 0-60.  There
are lots of really fast 2 speed (Powerglide) drag cars, which are even
faster with that tranny than with a stick.

Maybe the gearing is really bad in 1st and 2nd on that tranny.  Does
anyone know the gear ratios?  Or maybe the stall speed on the torque
converter is really low..  I'm always puzzles why auto Audis are SO much
slower than their stick counterparts (30V auto, Passat W8 auto, V8 auto),
when this isn't as significantly so with other marques.

Chris
'91 200q20v


On Wed, 29 May 2002 FvAMI at aol.com wrote:

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> In a message dated 5/29/02 6:49:35 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> mail at red-wing.co.uk writes:
>
>
> > And the auto S4 is slower 0-60 than the
> > 2.8 V6.
> >
> >
>
> I believe it also only a four speed auto.
>
> Best regards,
> Feico van der Laan
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