quattro

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

you shoudl have all seen the new ad abotu the Audi A8 W12 6.0 litre quattro effort.

Nice eh!

http://www.germancarfans.com/news.cfm/newsid/2040408.003/audi/1.html

about the same as a 1 litre novas performance wise, 0-155 in under 29 seconds, nice.

Retroholic Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 5685

Bloody lovely

Makes me A4 seem a bit crap lol

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

I'm sure there will be a W12 lump up on e-bay soon enough Chet

Retroholic Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 5685

Been offered a 20V 1.8T...

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

out of what?

Different head castings and turbos across the range.

The 150bhp golf engine has a smaller turbo and more open ports than the more powerfull TT engine.

Retroholic Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 5685

Out of an A4.

The brother bought it yrs ago for his corrado. He's since got a 225 version

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

you gonna stick it in?

or is it another project that will take 3 years?

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

i havent seen the ad yet but i was sitti in audi garage a while back readin about it...bloody clever i think. 2 v6s stuck together like that...just goes to show what u can do with a bottomless pit of money.

theres a new audi s6 or something or other....450bhp as std or something...mad innit.

Retroholic Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 5685

Nah not gonna bother, gonna sell the a4 and hopefully the 'grale. I don't need 3 cars

Level 8 User Joined: 14 Apr 2004 Posts: 278

Man U has recently acquired sponsorship deal with Audi UK. This means that the players etc have the likes of the A8 as run-around cars...

We had a couple of Audi 80 Sports, the '85 '86 models, they were quite fast (when you're 17!). I think they shared the same engine as the Golf GTi.

Those were the days.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

its been about for a while the W configuration, W16's were the main reasons, 2 V8's side by side.

Clever stuff though.

Newbie Joined: 18 Aug 2004 Posts: 16

Chris H wrote:

out of what?

Different head castings and turbos across the range.

The 150bhp golf engine has a smaller turbo and more open ports than the more powerfull TT engine.

????

there is no difference accross the range engine wise, all 1.8T's use Garret K03 turbos, the difference between all the ranges are, added intercooler on the 225 bhp models and K04 turbo, and chipped, beter exhausts,etc

they did change the cranks in the newer A4's etc to cast rather then forged.

common upgrades are K04 turbos.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

a K03 is not the same as another K03.

Head castings are different, the TT has narrower ports which is what helps it not be laggy, its fact.

Level 6 User Joined: 17 Apr 2004 Posts: 166

i prefer

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

bloody drea they are....i nearly bought one once....sounded a bit rough tho..was about 2500 but it was the 2.2 odd turbo....mmmmmm i want one

Level 6 User Joined: 17 Apr 2004 Posts: 166

thats what this was a 2.2 had a crack in the orst amnifold but other wise was pritty good interior lets it downa bit but other wise it think they look so phat from the back

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Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

thats awesome! one day i will have one...along with umpten other cars i say that i will have one day...but oh yes she will be mine...Oh yes...

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

they are tbh a tad over rated.

The handlings pretty crap, but for the time and the very nasty basicness they are quite good.

They are slower from 30-70 in 5th gear than a 1 litre polo due to the lag.

The suspensions nice to set up though.

Liek old ren 15's etc weith the engine way out in front beyond the front wheels

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Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

yes but what im on about is its looks...its a stunner in my eyes and id have just for that