Re: V12? Why not V10 twin-turbo?

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

On Tue, 20 Aug 1996, Matt Bartholomew wrote:

> Just curious.  Any speculation why Audi doesn't just stick two I-5's
> together?  Simple math seems to indicate that 600hp should be easy enough.

a v10 doesn't sound anywhere as good as a v12.  if you've heard a
formula 1 ferrari v12 you'll know what i mean.  this year they
switched to a v10 and it sounds as ordinary as the others...

for audi i think they should simply continue in their turbocharging
tradition and offer twin turbo V6s and V8s...

v12s are too expensive and too thirsty for road cars.


eliot