[V8] You never know...

[kyle leatherwood]

Yeah Ingo, you know.  It is very sad.  In speaking with a close friend who is a DPSM for one of the major manufacturers, the rest of the world laughs at the US because we are the only "dumbasses" in the world who think hybrid technology is good.  Sadly, they make diesels now that the exhaust is cleaner than gas engines.  But hey, as long as Americans buy into hybrids, then diesel engine will never take off here!  
 
Kyle
 

> Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 21:26:55 -0400
> From: ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com
> To: v8 at audifans.com
> Subject: [V8] You never know...
> 
> So I was fueling up for the second time today (only throw in $20 at a time
> lately) and noticed a hybrid Q5 or Q7 on the other side of the pump with
> manufacturer plates. 30ish guy with his wife and kid.
> 
> Struck up a conversation about the hybrid and he explains it has a 360v
> battery and 4cyl 2 liter turbo (basically performance of the six and
> efficiancy if the four) and he asks, "5000?"
> "No, V8 5 speed"
> "Ah, D1. Don't see many of those around." Ha, he knew (as an Audi/VW
> engineer -- I'm guessing).
> 
> We both agreed diesels were better than hybrids :-)
> 
> -Ingo
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