Re: Random query (was Re: S4s and 4.2 A6 in CT)

[Wolff <quattro200@earthlink.net>]

Virtual Bob wrote:
> 
> > > In some European mags they say the new S8 has 17" brakes. Is that true? Or
> > > just a typo?
> 
> > The WHEELS are 17".  Physics says fitting a 17" disc inside the 17"
> > wheel is not going to work.
> 
> The S8 comes standard with 18" Avus wheels... (Previously, there's an
> option to downgrade to 17" wheels with all-season tires. I don't know if
> that's still offered.) I think I saw another quote somewhere in VW Vortex
> or A4.org. So if that 17" brakes are real... Holy cow, I thought, S8 have
> one of the biggest brakes in production cars!
> 

Would only work if they were UFO's and somehow I don't think that's the
case.
Wolff