[Vwdiesel] TDI in an Allroad Quattro

[Vincent McBeigh]

I would check out a V6 TDI from A totalled Touareg, maybe? Or with a little
tuning, you can push 160 HP and 230 TQ or so from a 1.9 without much
effort. Those are easily within the limits of the clutch on a 2.7tt model!
On Jul 25, 2013 5:50 PM, "Tad" <tadc at europa.com> wrote:

> Hey all - lately I've been seeing some nice specimens of the Audi Allroad
> Quattro on the road (the older 99-05 one, not the new edition that just
> came out) and it's rekindled a long-standing desire to own one... with a
> diesel of course.
>
> Now they are getting older, it may be more affordable to do so.  I know
> these cars were available with a diesel plant in Europe, but not in the US,
> so I assume I'd be looking at importing a engine/trans or front clip from
> the continent, or trying to transplant a domestic 1.9 TDI, which might
> leave the car a little underpowered since it's about 1000 lbs heavier than
> my Golf.
>
> Does anybody else have any experience with such an undertaking?
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