Re: Euro A4 with 5valve V6

[Psycho Bob <honge@creighton.edu>]

> >> I looked at a homepage for a British Audi dealer today and the 30valve 
> >> 2.8 V6  A4 pumping out 193 hp, is available for the UK. 
> >> 
> >> 0-62mph in 7.3 sec for the manual! Man I cannot wait til that baby comes 
> >> here! Yet more reasons to save my money for mods to my aging 100S.
> >
> >Arent we supposed to be moving forward here?  7.3?? My 90 20V is 
> >published at 7.2  (not sure where some of you got the 7.7 a while 
> >back...) Anyway... with 10 more valves, and one more cylinder, I would 
> >expect it should be in the mid 6's!  

Well, I think I pointed that out when 30V V6 was released in Europe in 
the A6. I think the response was that the 5-valver are there for emission 
purpose, not performance.

My thought was -- gee, Audi is getting unexciting (in terms of 
accerlation).

> 7.2??  Then why is the Quattro Coupe 20v so 'slow' at 8.72?
> (according to Sports Car International mag -May 1990)  Both cars
> have the same engine, and 'appear' to be about the same weight (3171
> for the Coupe... not sure about a 90Q20v).  

Probably the gearing.

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