Re: S6 or S6Plus

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alexaudi@kki.net.pl>]

At 02:07 99-08-31 -0400, ccohen5@compuserve.com wrote:

>I Have ascertained that there are 2 cars, one is to be known as 
>thethe 2.8T and the other as the V8 and both will be badged as A6 
>models. No return of the S6 therefore. The 2.8T is as fast and 
>will have slightly better acceleration because it is lighter and 
>has a flatter torque curve. The options and standard equipment is 
>world class. No prices yet, but around the 540 is what I am 
>guessing, say about $55,000 for the T and $60,000 for the V8 fully 
>loaded.

The new S6 has just been unveiled in Europe. It has 340hp 4.2l V8 engine
and a choice of 6sp manual or 5sp tiptronic. It's quite sad that Audi
didn't decide to take on the M5 and use the twin-turbocharged V8 with over
400hp instead like it was rumored before.
The A6 2.7T has the same engine as in the new S4, albeit detuned to 230hp.
It is available both in quattro and FWD configurations.
The A6 V8 has 300hp 4.2l engine. Available only as quattro with tiptronic
trans (no stick).

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Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
87 5KT