RE: audi news s3/s4/s6/a6 avant 4x4

[Todd Phenneger <zarati@dmi.net>]

Umm, 
	Can you say twin turbo.  Without a horsepower estimate on the 4.4L BMW engine how can you be sure of what power it will put out.  The twin turbos should be able to more than make up for the extra weight and displacement of the V-8.      Just a thought.

		Todd Phenneger
		84' 4kq

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From: 	Josh Pinkert[SMTP:flush@radix.net]
Sent: 	Monday,July 14,1997 5:48 AM
To: 	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
Subject: 	RE: audi news s3/s4/s6/a6 avant 4x4

At 08:28 AM 7/13/97 -0400, Tom Haapanen wrote:
>The M3 is 240 hp, 235 lbs-ft; if the S4 at least maintains the torque
>characteristics of the base 1.8T engine, the 2.7L engine will produce
>233 lbs-ft (and I'd bet that with twin turbos and additional boost,
>it'll be more like 260-270 lbs-ft).  But wouldn't even an S4 with
>265/233 be already capable of beating an M3 with 240/235?
>

It may be similar to the current M3, but recent magazines have hinted that
the M3 that will be based on the future 3-series will be fitted with a 4.4L
V-8.  Sounds like the twin-turbo V-6 from Audi will need a lot of tweaking
to match the future M3.


- Josh Pinkert
- flush@radix.net