Re: New A6 Info

[Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>]

> Fellow Audians: One interesting technological tid-bit from the German 
> Audi page regarding the new A6 -- 
> 
> "The well-proved 1.8 litre four-cylinder TDI is more sporty in 
> character. It packs a 110 kW punch (150 bhp) and, like the petrol 
> driven V6, profits from the advantages of the five valve mechanism: 
> high power efficiency, smooth torque characteristic, low fuel 
> consumption and exhaust emission. Its spectacular torque curve offers 
> a constant of 210 Nm in an engine speed range of 1,750 to 4,600 rpm."
> 
> A five-valve per cylinder diesel that's making almost the same power 
> as its 1.8 litre gas brother! I wonder if we will ever see one in the 
> states? In an A4 Avant? I'd actually like to try it. I don't know why, 
> but I've always had a certain fascination for diesels. 

Me, too. My first car was a Rabbit Diesel. It worked for me.
I saw this tidbit also, and it was the only thing about the new
A6 that interested me. Sorry, but I think it's even uglier than
the new A4, which I find really ugly....

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