[s-cars] V12 TDI Q7

[Taka Mizutani]

Exactly, Jeff-
I don't know what to move on to- the logical progression in the Audi lineup
would
be to get a C5 chassis A6 2.7T 6-speed.

Since BMW is pretty much the only company to offer a mid-sized car with a
manual
transmission and high performance (albeit in RWD form only), there really
isn't
much other choice.

The Volvos are not dynamically very good, I'm wondering if the next
generation R will
fix that- they keep getting better. I just hope they don't get any heavier
and that the next
generation will have an automatic that won't blow up if you run full power
through it.

Mercedes is unbelievably unreliable now, so they're totally out. Otherwise,
the current
W211 E-Class is a very nice car. Even an E350 4Matic wagon wouldn't be all
that bad
if they figured out how to build them right.

The Q7 is way too big and Audi service is about as bad as it can be.


Taka


On 9/12/06, Postupack, Jeff <Jeff.Postupack at analog.com> wrote:
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> Yeah I am IMpatiently waiting for a reasonable TDI from Audi.
> Where as a V12 Q7 is a great marketing project and gets you write-ups
> with the Car mags, it's
> Freakin' excessive.  Total ownership cost will be high for the
> mainstream buyers.
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> Audi could clean up nicely with the R10 notoriety and a V8 TDI for
> C-sakes.
>
> I am really curious to see how this S car list matures and more and more
> guys sell out of the C4 chassis
> And index on to what?
>
> At S Fest I heard a lot of talk about P cars and Bimmers.
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> Whattaya think about Porsche Cayennes?
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> Thanks for the link Taka>
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> JP
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> Taka  writes
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> "So it looks like Audi will have a V12 TDI Q7 soon.
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> http://www.fourtitude.com/news/publish/Audi_News/article_2535.shtml
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> I don't know if this is silly, but they don't offer a reasonable TDI car
> in the States, which is a real shame, but they develop stuff like this.
> With BMW coming out with diesels in the near future, not having anything
> to compare is going to hurt Audi.
>
> In a few years, when the V70R gets retired, it would be nice to be able
> to find a selection of turbodiesel AWD wagons with enough power to make
> them fun to drive, with a better dynamic than the rather sloppy Volvo.
> Something sized about the size of the new Passat wagon (in between A4
> Avant and A6 Avant sizes), with about 300hp, quattro (no Haldex, at
> least not the way it's implemented now), good gas mileage, awesome
> interior and exterior and most importantly, good service."
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