Re: ABT 1.8T super car

[Kwattro@aol.com]

I believe the reason for that was gearing.  if you look at the top speed, it
becomes appartent that this car is made for mid range punch, not ripping
acceleration.  Remember, it is a 5 speed.  Also, there is no getting over the
fact that the car is a 2L 4 cylinder.  That is a small engine with a lot of
weight.  Even with the turbo kicking in at 3K, there is still a lot of
resistance to overcome BEFORE the turbo engages, and with AWD, popping the
clutch up high results in bogging down.  Also remember that highly modified
VW 16v's and G60 engines, as well as the VR6, with less weight and lots of
power, still have trouble getting into the 6's in 0-60.  6.5 secs to 60 is a
lot faster than stock, but so is 175 mph.  What is stock figure?  9
something?  My 4000 could probably come close to that....Speaking of
which...what IS the stock 0-60 times on Coupe/4000 quattros?  Anyone know?

Kwattro