Re: auto trans Vs std trans relative perf

[ScottyCBoy <ScottyCBoy@aol.com>]

In a message dated 98-04-15 13:37:24 EDT, you write:

<< 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:
  >>

Audi never manufactured a 5000TQW with an auto trans.  There was a 5kt Wagon
but no Quattro with an auto trans.  The first Auto Quattro appeared on the 90
V8..

Scott