Re: Audi Engine 1.8T TEN BEST LIST

["Anthony K.B. Chan" <chan@seattleu.edu>]

Which are the other 9 engines? What's the ranking of the 1.8T within the 
10 selected engines?

Anthony Chan, First Hill, Seattle, WA, USA.
chan@seattleu.edu
92' 100 V6 Tornado Red.

On Mon, 13 Jan 1997 jetryde@concentric.net wrote:

> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 21:56:44 -0800
> From: jetryde@concentric.net
> To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject: Audi Engine 1.8T TEN BEST LIST 
> 
> >FROM A NEWS SERVICE ON THE NET I FOUND THIS...
> 
> Audi Engine Selected as One of Ten Best For 1997    Audi Engine Selected
> as One of Ten Best For 1997 January 10, 1997, 3:35 PM EST
> 
>  AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ --Audi of America, Inc.
> announced that its 1.8 liter turbo engine has been selected by the
> editors of Ward's Auto World and Ward's Engine and Vehicle Technology
> Update as one of its "Ten Best Engines" for 1997. This marks the first
> time that an engine from Audi has been selected to receive this honor. 
> 
>  Ward's Auto World selects ten engines annually to receive this honor
> with this year marking the third anniversary of these awards. Ward's
> describes this honor by saying "For automakers, earning a spot on the
> year's Ten Best Engines list is to be acknowledged with the elite -- a
> technology achievement that's evolved into a kind of cult status." 
> 
>  To determine 1997's "Ten Best Engines," a team of six Ward's editors
> tested and evaluated 32 different engines in a variety of different
> models from U.S. and foreign manufacturers over three months. The
> competitors ranged from four cylinders to 12 cylinders, powering an
> assortment of cars, vans and sport utility vehicles. 
> 
>  Audi's engine couples five-valve technology (a first for a
> volume-production passenger car engine), a turbocharger, an intercooler
> and double overhead camshafts. This unique combination of elements makes
> for an engine that delivers 150 horsepower at 5700 rpm and 155 lbs. ft.
> of torque at 1750 rpm. Bill Visnic, the Technical Editor of Ward's Auto
> World, describes the A4 1.8 T as "dynamically superb and decidedly
> Germanic." 
> 
>  Audi's 1.8 liter turbo engine is one of two engine choices in its
> best-selling A4 model. Sales of the Audi A4 1.8 T contributed to Audi of
> America's best sales year in the U.S. since 1987. SOURCE Audi of
> America, Inc. 
> 
> 
> 
> Richard Gonzalez
> SoCal
> 96 A4Q
>