Pointless Question....

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 1108

Yet another pointless question that you probably all won't know the answer to, but I'm interested to know your opinions on it anyway.....

As you probably know, I went to france on the weekend with work. We went in me boss's car which is a 1995 Audi A6 2.6 V6 estate. It's quite a strange car, it 'feels' really quite quick, like it'll put you back in your seat under acceleration etc........but whenever I glanced at the speedo it wasn't actually goin that fast. I'd be nodding off in the back seat and suddenly feel what-seemed-like a mad surge of acceleration, so I'd open me eyes and see what was goin on like, and the speedo would be on 55mph and not really climbing that much! It'll have a lot of torque I assume, that's why it 'feels' so quick.

But anyway, I'm just talkin shit now lol......the question is, what do you guys reckon would be the quicker car, a 19 16v or this audi? I don't know the torque of the audi, but I know it's got 150bhp, which is a bit crap for a 2.6! And I reckon it'll be a good bit heavier than a 19, so I dunno.

Level 10 User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 620

the 19 will out run it up until say 55-60 by that time the audis touque will take over and screem past but top end i think they are goin to be the same imo

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

19 will outrun it until 100 or so.

The audis have soft suspension so they dip lots when brakign and squat when accelerating, they all do it, even the sporty ones.

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 1108

Yeah, when he floors it in 1st and changes into second, hell it rocks back & forth like. Really bouncy car. Maybe that's what makes it feel quick....the amount it tilts back when you accelerate. Who knows. When I was in the car on the way back, I was wondering if I'd be able to keep up with him, and thought that I probably could......but if he accelerated in 4th or 5th, I'd probably have to drop to 2nd or 3rd to stay with him! Laughing

Level 10 User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 620

even vws do that total crap suspension setup

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

MY seat has VW suspension and it doesn't do that!

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

where did you buy the seat from? ikea?

Level 10 User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 620

my uncles vw passat 4motion lifts up must just be estates

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

danlp6 wrote:

where did you buy the seat from? ikea?

Hardy har har Rolling Eyes