Super A4

[Fringe Ryder <Fringe@ai.net>]

Dan, you're ignoring the extremely-obvious.  The 1.8t peaks at 155 at 1750,
the 2.8 peaks at 184 at 3000.  The 2.8 has a fairly flat torque curve too.
I have little doubt that the 2.8 has more torque than the 1.8 at 1750.
(Keep in mind that the horsepower/torque conversion tells us the 2.8 is
still around 165 '# at 5500 rpm, which is more than the maximum torque of
the 1.8.)  If the curve were even (which we know it isn't, but assume it for
the point, the 2.8 could also have 165 '#, more than the 1.8's peak but less
than it's own, at 500rpm.  

We know it isn't that high at 500rpm, but you get the idea - just because
the PEAK is at a higher point doesn't mean it isn't higher at the other
engines somewhat-lower peak.

Dan Masi wrote:
>As much as I love my 2.8 A4Q, Grant is absolutely right.
>The 2.8 has far from "gobs of low-end torque".  The 1.8
>performs as well as it does mostly due to its low-end torque
>characteristics; it reaches its maximum torque at 1700 rpm
>or so, vs. the 2.8 needing to spin 3000.  If you're under 3k
>on the 2.8, there's no way that you're doing any kind of
>aggressive driving, unless it's braking.
>