TQW wagon vs TQ sedan performance

[A4 20V T <A420VT@aol.com>]

I saw the discussion earlier that some thought that maybe the automatic
5000TQW would be faster off the line than a manual because in the automatic
the throttle never closes, so turbo stays spooled up.  I checked with some of
the old 5000 brochures that I had lying around from when I owned one, and
here's what Audi has for the performance figures on each model:

1986
model             0-60      top speed
5000 T            NA        NA
5000 T auto     NA        NA
5000 TQ          8.0        132
5000 TQW       no mention in brochure

1987
model             0-60      top speed
5000 T            7.7        135
5000 T auto     8.7        132
5000 TQ          7.7        135
5000 TQW       8.1        133
5000 TQW       no mention in brochure

1988
model             0-60      top speed
5000 T            7.7        135
5000 T auto     8.7        132
5000 TQ          7.7        135
5000 TQW       8.1        133

1989
model             0-60      top speed
200 T             7.7         135
200 T auto      8.9         132
200 TQ           7.7         135
200 TQW        7.9         133

It seems that the manual was always faster, especially when you remember that
the 5000 automatics had the old 3 speed tranny.

Just for your info,

Trevor R.
'97 A4 1.8tq