Re: S4/New S6/A8 in AutoWeek

["Daniel Hussey" <dan_hussey@email.msn.com>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Amy <grega@pobox.com>
To: quattro@audifans.com <quattro@audifans.com>
Date: Thursday, June 24, 1999 5:55 PM
Subject: S4/New S6/A8 in AutoWeek


>This week's AutoWeek (June 28 1999) has a cover feature article on the new
>bi-turbo S4. Very good write-up.


Yup, short but sweet.

>It also mentions that the next A6 (2000?) will get the S4's bi-turbo
>6-zylinder and 6-speed. They also report that there will definitely be a
>better-performing S6 for Europe, and maybe the US market if we act real
>nice.


Yes, I have heard from someone who has a deposit that it is comming here.
It will have a 2.7L twin turbo motor (I think) and will be considerably
faster than the stock S4....  Odd how that worked out.  I'll try and find
the figures I've heard so far on the US cars and get back with everyone.  I
know the US S4 is going to be quite slower with around 250 hp (still, not
bad) and about 15 less torque than europe.

>There is also an article about the next A8, that it will get a
>five-valve-per-zylinder head in 2000.


VERY nice.  Although....don't know if it's just me...the A8 just doesn't do
much for me in the looks department.  Very understated and doesn't look like
anything special.

Later,
Dan