Re: Audi stuff in "Automobile"

[Eliot Lim <eliot@u.washington.edu>]

On Wed, 25 Jan 1995, John Greenstreet wrote:

> That's exactly the output that was listed in Auto, Motor, und Sport in
> their recent comparison test between the 1.8/I4 turbo and the 2.6/V6,
> and Audi's DIN HP ratings generally carry over to this country
> unchanged.  Note that most Japanese cars claim 10-20% less HP
> in Germany compared to what they claim here.

actually the DIN hp numbers are slightly different.  e.g. 3.6 V8
makes 250 DIN bhp, while it makes 240 SAE bhp,  the V6 makes 174 DIN
vs 172 SAE, the S4 makes 238 DIN vs 227 SAE...  unless the cars
are slightly detuned but i thought they stopped that practice.

> Given that
> many Americans and virtually every car magazine thought that even the
> 2.8 V6 was barely adequate, I'm not sure what Audi is trying to 
> accomplish by bringing over a less-powerful engine.

this may not be the real intention, but with a turbo, it would be
so much easier to soup up.. and you have less mass up front too.


eliot