Re: S6 and A8

[stephenm@ix.netcom.com (Steve Manning)]

To add to this:  No turbo I5 in '96 because Audi did not want to get it up
to snuff for OBD-II (includes stuff mentioned below like diagnostic
connector; also stuff like backup 02 sensors, etc.); this was also the
reason for no 1995 I5 in California since they kicked in most of OBD-II
requirements early......SLM

>I think I should qualify that statement by saying that the 20V-turbo 5
>should run clean enough to meet California emissions, but 1996 California
>emissions laws requires cars to be equipped with a standard engine
>diagnostic connector and fault memory dump capability.  The Audi V6
>engines were modified to meet this requirement by apparently Audi decided
>to skip the 20V-turbo 5, likely due to low volumes and development
>cost reasons.
>
>-Ti
>
>Tom Forhan writes:
>> 
>>      The five cylinder turbo engine cannot meet 1996 model emission
>>      specs. They also failed the 1995 California tests, so
>>      you could not get one there this year (possibly in Mass as well).
>>      Seems the five is at the end of its development life, at least
>>      here in the US. Is the S6 still going to be available in Europe?
>> 
>>      I'll bet the magazine transposed the 3 and 4 in the price paid -
>>      $43K seems about right, unless they really could not move them,
>>      $34 is 8 grand below  dealers cost. On the other hand, if they did
>>      have to price S6 at $34K to move them, thats why we wont see
>>      many more super sporty Audis.
>> 
>>      Tom F.
>>      90 200 TQW IA Stage I
>>      90 Syncro Westie
>> 
>> 
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>> Subject: S6 and A8
>> Author:  QUATTROOWNER (INTERNET.QUATTROO) at HR
>> Date:    11/23/95 12:29 PM
>> 
>> 
>> Recently, I have read that Audi will stop importing the S6 to the
>> U.S. because the arrival of the A8, and that the A8 will serve as
>> the flagship Audi.  Does this apply only to the U.S.?  It seems to
>> me that both cars will appeal to a different market segmant:  S6 to
>> the sport sedan group and the A8 to the luxury sedan group.  Why is
>> Audi pulling the plug on the S6?
>> 
>>      (snip)
>> 
>> One last thing, in the last Autoweek, they had an owners survey of
>> S6 owners.  One of the questions that was asked was:  How much did
>> you pay.  According to the survey the average was about $34k.  I am
>> sure that this was a misprint, but if others have relavent info
>> please respond, because I might be in the market for a new one right
>> now!
>> 
>> Randall Markarian
>> 1990 V8 Quattro
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