[s-cars] Get your R8 with a V12 diesel

[JenRob]

i hear you- my golf tdi serves the same purpose... the latest news from Audi 
is the A4 with the 6 cyl wont be availible with a manual either. they just 
don't get it.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ian Duff" <iduff at comcast.net>
To: "s-car-list" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Cc: "Grant Lenahan" <glenahan at vfemail.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Get your R8 with a V12 diesel


> Now they just need to do similar to the new V10 S6. Find a rear-ended
> TDI Toerag, lift the motor, find a 6 speed manual transition to suit,
> and slip it all into the S6.
>
> Then all the hoo-rah from the recent LeMans TDI victory can be
> useful. Until then, my TDI Jetta parked next to my 95.5 S6 is as
> close as I'll ever get.
>
> -Ian Duff.
>
> On 06 Jan, 2008, at 20:00, Grant Lenahan wrote:
>
>> Why? With 738 lb-ft, who needs multiple gears?
>>
>> :-)
>>
>> Grant
>>
>>>
>>> They must be working on a new transmission to handle all that
>>> torque. ;)
>>>
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