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RE: Audi USA plans for 1998-2000
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From: Paul Wilson [SMTP:pwilson@pop.ma.ultranet.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 1998 2:21 AM
To: Stephen Pitts; quattro@coimbra.ans.net
Subject: Re: Audi USA plans for 1998-2000
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Do you know what modification was done to the 1.8T to get the extra
power? I'm hoping it's just a chip change because then I'm a little less
nervous about chipping my '98 A41.8T. On the A4 site they said that only
the 180hp engine would only come with the manual tranny. Tiptronics
would stay with the 150hp engine.
The rumors I've heard about the A6 were that it would get the light
pressure version of the 2.7.
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Paul,
I don't know what the plans are for the US, but I know that I drove a 180hp (factory) prototype A3 with auto 4-spd trans last fall...
I understand that the 180hp will be offered with Tiptronic on the A4 here in Europe this fall, along with the manual. If I wasn't a dealer, I wouldn't care - I'm content with the 240hp Abt-prepped manual 1.8T quattro as my daily driver. The factory 180hp car is more than a chip change, I don't recall for sure but it might use the VTG technology turbocharger.