Re: Audi engine news from AutoWe

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

On Fri, 7 Apr 1995 LToy@aol.com wrote:

> Anthony K.B. Chan writes:
> 
> >  Is Audi planning on bringing in the 1.8 liter 20v 4 cylinders A6 to 
> >  the US as well?

the 5v a4 turbo will be coming, but i've not heard of an a6 with this 
engine (yet).

> Given typical (legitimate) US driving styles, this engine probably 
> would not keep most US drivers happy--I'm guessing that the engine
> is a typical small-displacement, high-rev engine with minimal low-end torque.

not quite.  the complete opposite is true.. the engine makes only about 
150 bhp, but max. torque is available right from 1750 rpm and stays flat
all the way through till 4000 or so.  the new audi turbos (started with
the 91 200TQ) really do shatter the turbo stereotype of being high strung,
laggy and generally unpleasant.  in fact, with these implementations of
turbos, you actually have nicer characteristics than atmospherics.


eliot