Re: A4 - Annoying Wind Sound?

["Douglas Hurst Quebbeman" <dougq@iglou.com>]

> One thing I've noticed about my A4, which occurred again tonight when a
> passenger put down the rear window.  When one (or both) of the rear
> windows are down about halfway, and the car is cruising at least 25mph, it
> has this really loud reverberating wind sound -- like helicopters are
> nearby. It was so loud that my passenger promptly put her window right
> back up. Has anyone else had this?  I've got the 1.8t engine and the sport
> package. It's got to be something with the aerodynamics.  The front
> windows were up at the time.  I didn't get a chance to do more testing.

My Coupe GT does this when I remove the sunroof. Why on earth
has Audi forgotten to wind-tunnel test these cars with a LIVING
passenger (who could roll the windows down to see what happens)?
 
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-Douglas Hurst Quebbeman      (dougq@iglou.com)
"The large print giveth, and the small print taketh away."  -Tom Waits