[s-cars] New Audi S6

[Mark Strangways]

I like that,
I guess Audi vision of less moving parts is somewhat different then ours.

None the less, I am still trying to dry the droll off my keyboard as I type.

Mark S
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From: <djdawson2 at aol.com>
To: <barmstea at IBB.GOV>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] New Audi S6


> Hmmm...
> While this all sounds pretty darn cool... I'm having a hard time making 
> the connection between 40 valves, 4 cams, and 10 cylinders, and the 
> statement:
>
> "The number of moving parts required for ten cylinders is moreover 
> relatively low, bringing the added bonus of low friction losses."
>
> I do find it interesting that they basically have designed 2 I5's stuck 
> together... same stroke, same crank design, and even one ECU per 5 
> cylinders.
>
> Hey... maybe there will be some "retrofitable" technology.
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Armstead <barmstea at IBB.GOV>
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Sent: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 10:40:49 -0500
> Subject: [s-cars] New Audi S6
>
>
>
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> Engine
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> Newly developed V10 with FSI technology and ample torque characteristic
>
>
> Ten-cylinder gasoline engines have long been regarded as a particularly
> sporty type of power unit. In the form of a V-engine they are short,
> compact and correspondingly light. The number of moving parts required
> for ten cylinders is moreover relatively low, bringing the added bonus
> of low friction losses. It is no coincidence that the Gallardo super
> sports car built by Lamborghini ? an Audi subsidiary ? is driven by a
> widely acclaimed V10 engine. The V10 in the new Audi S6 is a completely
> new engine which first appeared in the Audi S8 and has now been
> specifically retuned for use in the top model of Audi's luxury class.
>
>
> Its ten cylinders are divided into two cylinder banks arranged at an
> angle of 90 degrees to each other, and each with two overhead camshafts
> (DOHC principle); the spacing between cylinder centers is 90 millimeters
> ? one of the reasons why this 220-kilogram (approx. 485 lbs.),
> four-valve per cylinder engine is so compact. A special intermediate
> frame reinforces the cast aluminum crankcase.
>
>
> The bore is 84.5 millimeters and the stroke 92.8 millimeters, producing
> a swept volume of 5,204 cc. With its crankpin offset of 18 degrees, the
> V10 fires at an ideal spacing of 72 degrees crankshaft angle. A
> balancing shaft located between the cylinder banks eliminates the free
> inertial forces of the first degree and contributes equally towards the
> engine's notable refinement.
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