Re: 1993 90CS

[smarinel@Flint.Mines.Colorado.edu (Steve Marinello)]

>>>I can say that I have never found the mid range (part throttle) response
>of the Audi V-6 to be bad at all.  Of course I am comparing my wife's
>auto 90CS (93) to my 5-spd 325is.  At the time when we purchased the
>Audi, we felt it was more responsive than the 190e-2.6, 325i and 850GLT
>(all automatics).  I was especially disappointed with the VANOS 325i.
>
>I also let a friend of mine, who had a VR6 Corrado (5-spd) at the time,
>drive our Audi.  He commented that it felt more powerful than his VR6. 
>He added that you could jump on the throttle at any time and it would
>take off.  BTW, he traded his Corrado on a GTI, a true VR6 fan!
>
>My first paragraph comes from _Gut_Fahrt_.  Which had an article 
>comparing the Audi V-6 to the VR6.  It was more acurate than Eliot's
>"why VR6 is the best engine in the world", and explained the differant
>purposes of these engines.
>
>regards,
>Daniel Adams

To add more fuel to the debate...while I have raced in the past (when half
my present age) I haven't the experience with different engines to lend a
truly weighty opinion...HOWEVER...a friend/mechanic/race car
driver/mechanic with years of experience on the track that most of us can
only dream of and skill in the shop that we can only envy is adamant that
the VW VR6 is "crap" compared to the Audi V6, commenting that the Audi 90S
will just flat out run away from a Passat or Corrado with a little
suspension tweaking because the Audi engine is "much stronger".

Just HIS not-so-humble opinion, but one that I absolutely trust.