S4 Alternative?

[Fringe Ryder <fringe@fringeweb.com>]

What do you mean "was going to be available with..."?  The A4Q 2.8 IS
available with...  Mine IS a 2.8L V6 Quattro with 5-speed stick.  


>Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 11:09:09 -0700
>From: "Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz@kla-tencor.com>
>Subject: S4 Alternative?
>
>Perhaps to those who feel that any amount of turbo lag is unacceptable, you
>can consider the PES supercharger kit on an A4/2.8.  I just saw one on a new
>A4 this morning (a co-worker's car), and overall it looks like a pretty well
>thought through installation.  I haven't had a chance to have a ride in the
>car yet, but 280HP in an A4 has got to be a lot of fun!  
>
>When I was at a dealer recently they told me that the A4 was going to be
>available with the 2.8 and a manual transmission ... sounds like a
>reasonable base for a quasi-S4 ...
>
>Steve Buchholz
>San Jose, CA (USA)
>