Re: Euro A4 with 5valve V6

[savidesn@audvid.win.net (Darin Nederhoff)]

>On Fri, 29 Mar 1996, the BlueBullet wrote:
>
>> I looked at a homepage for a British Audi dealer today and the 30valve 
>> 2.8 V6  A4 pumping out 193 hp, is available for the UK. 
>> 
>> 0-62mph in 7.3 sec for the manual! Man I cannot wait til that baby comes 
>> here! Yet more reasons to save my money for mods to my aging 100S.
>> 
>
>Arent we supposed to be moving forward here?  7.3?? My 90 20V is 
>published at 7.2  (not sure where some of you got the 7.7 a while 
>back...) Anyway... with 10 more valves, and one more cylinder, I would 
>expect it should be in the mid 6's!  
>

7.2??  Then why is the Quattro Coupe 20v so 'slow' at 8.72?
(according to Sports Car International mag -May 1990)  Both cars
have the same engine, and 'appear' to be about the same weight (3171
for the Coupe... not sure about a 90Q20v).  

 
>


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