200 vs. S6 (Was: ipd)

[Peter Henriksen <peterhe@microsoft.com>]

A stock 200q 20v produces 217hp and 227ft.lbs., so your S6 has 10 extra
hp and probably some extra torque too.  My 200 (stock, except for a K&N
and no front plate on the air box) was outrun at the end of the straight
at Bremerton by a stock S4 by about 10mph or so, but that could be
attributed mainly to the S4 coming onto the straight better than I did.
I had a lot of trouble getting the last turn onto the straight right.
- peter, peterhe@microsoft.com, issaquah, wa, usa
  91 200qw
  94 acura legend gs
  80 mazda 626


>-----Original Message-----
From:	steve.powers@spdg.COM 
Sent:	Monday, August 26, 1996 4:07 AM
To:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
Subject:	Re: ipd

Arun adds:
> 
> On Aug 26,  9:03am, Steve Powers wrote:
> > Subject: ipd
> 
> > These cars were 850s. Turbocharged, 5 cylinder models. Claimed a sub
> > 6 second time for the sedan after the mods (0 - 60 mph). I'd be
> > awfully skeptical of this.
> 
> 	Well, don't be.  Even the stock 850 Turbo is quite a beast - just
> 	yesterday, I was surprised by a wagon (two kids in the third
> 	seat waving, your complete stereotype) pulling away from me in
> 	my 200Q going *uphill*.  It's usually me that's doing the
> 	pulling away ...
> 
> 	Yeah, I know, I know -- different story in the wet etc. etc.. But
> 	still ...

I have driven the 850 Turbo wagon (w/ traction control) and own the S6
wagon (w/ EDL and AWD). IMHO, the S6 is faster under any conditions.
I will admit that the 850 I drove was a slush-o-matic, but I didn't
think the 850 compared all that favorably power-wise. Strong, yes,
but the Audi was _way_ stronger. Like you said, in the wet there's
even a bigger difference.

I think you encountered a modified car. I also don't know how strong the
200 is compared to the S6.

steve powers ... '95.5 S6 ... '95 620RX/C ... '91 K100RS-16V ... '88
R100S
spowers@spdg.com * stratos product development group * seattle,
washington

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