Re: the state of audi (was Audi A4 Power

[Frederic Gittler <fjg@ch.hp.com>]

Based on some information that I have correlated from several sources, I
believe that the disappearance of a high-end, sports sedan from the US Audi
range is only temporary.

As everyone now knows, the 193HP 30 valve V6 will be introduced next year in
Europe. The new A6 will be coming in 97, as well as a 265HP turbo 2.7 liter
V6, hopefully both coming to the US quickly.

Now, why is Audi not offering the 290HP V8 S6 in the US? May be the price:
it is about 20%-25% more expensive than the 2.2 5 cylinder turbo. May be the
gearbox: the only gearbox available for the car in Europe is the 6 speed,
which has never been offered by Audi USA, allegedly due to the repair
infrastructure that would be needed (as I was told.)

At 02:23 10/21/95 -0700, Eliot Lim wrote:
// ...
// the S4/S6 is now getting long in the tooth.. they never did fix the broken
// trip computer that contains the important boost gauge, the strut
// suspension is now obsolete compared to the A4 & A8's new fancy jobs, plus
// the facelift made it look frumpier.  the older model had a black strip
// that broke up the bulk of the front bumpers.  the car has become less
// desirable because it stood still.  the successor will have the nice new
// bits, but will lose the very powerful and characterful turbo 5, with no
// clear worthy successor announced.  i don't expect the 30V V6 to produce
// the same kind of performance as the 20V turbo... so you have the older car
// with a great engine and less refined suspension and the newer car with
// less performance but better suspension....  makes buying one more painful,
// doesn't it? 
// ...
// eliot
// 
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Frederic Gittler

'94 Audi S4 Quattro
'91 Toyota Previa LE All Trac
'86 Volkswagen Quantum Syncro