[s-cars] NAC - Can Anyone Run a VIN for Me?

[Ian Duff]

I wanna RS4 TDI Avant! After I win Megabucks, of course. I'll take it  
in dark blue.
-Ian Duff.

On 30 Jun, 2008, at 09:32, LL - NY wrote:

> According to Autoweek's last issue, the next generation S4 will be a
> supercharged V6, the RS4 will retain a V8, although it may be a small
> displacement supercharged one. I'm curious as to the advantages (for  
> fuel
> economy) of a SC vs. a Turbo, but it was cited in the blurb that the  
> reason
> for the smaller displacement motors was in response to the fuel  
> economy
> issues.
>
> LL - NY
>
> On 6/29/08, calvinlc at earthlink.net <calvinlc at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>> Maybe the new gas $ crunch will make Audi see the error of their  
>> ways and
>> they will bring back the turbo to the S-Car lineup.  I mean I can  
>> almost
>> get
>> the kind of numbers they are quoting for the A4 2.0 in my chipped  
>> 2.7T S4.
>>
>> Low gearing, like in the Vette, has long been a way to get good MPG  
>> out of
>> even carbureted V-8s.  I had a small block with a very wide ratio 4  
>> speed
>> and 2.73 rear gears in an'80 Z28 that got around 22mpg on the  
>> highway with
>> a
>> carb that ran solidly into the 14's in the 1/4 mile.  Back in the  
>> early
>> 90's
>> that wasn't too bad.
>>
>> --Calvin
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
>> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Taka Mizutani
>> Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 8:08 PM
>> To: Theodore Chen
>> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] NAC - Can Anyone Run a VIN for Me?
>>
>>
>>
>> A corvette can do 30mpg at a steady 75-80mph. Just keep it in 6th.  
>> Yes, I
>> have first-hand experience with that as well.
>>
>> Most of the new Audis get terrible gas mileage. The current A4 2.0T  
>> isn't
>> bad, though- you can definitely do about 24mpg around town and  
>> close to 30
>> on the highway.
>>
>> The Corvette is kind of an anomaly, though- the car isn't that fast  
>> if
>> you're caught off-guard in 6th gear- you have to drop it down to  
>> 4th or
>> even
>> 3rd depending on how fast you're going.
>>
>> I'll happily drive around in the Miata anyway- you can't beat  
>> having that
>> much fun on the street and still get 25mpg.
>>
>> Taka
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