[Main Other Cars Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Re: Have owned several VW/Audi products... Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Justin VanAbrahams [Email] (#32) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Justin VanAbrahams) on Mon, 26 Jun 2006 11:46:49 In Reply to: Have owned several VW/Audi products..., Siegrisd, Mon, 26 Jun 2006 08:59:45 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

In general, I'd agree with these sentiments except:

1. The A6 2.8 is slow. 200hp lugging around 3600+ pounds does not make for a quick ride. Are we talking original VW Beetle slow? No. But a 0-60 time somewhere in the 7.5+s range, and, well, not very good passing times, it ain't quick. Totally acceptable transportation, mind you, but not quick.

2. Saying Quattro is universally superior to Subaru AWD is a terribly unqualified statement. Subaru has patents on something like 20 distinct AWD systems, and they've got three (two of which are available on every car they sell) in production today. Quattro is quite good - and certainly was way ahead of its time - but AFAIK Subaru's systems meet Audi's head-on in a bullet-point comparison, and have one big advantage of being universally lighter in weight. Modern Subaru AWD weighs about HALF of what a Quattro system weighs, and that's worth something, especially if you don't fancy lugging around AWD parts on dry, paved roads all the time.

My $0.02, YMMV...

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• AUDI A6 AVANT - what do you think, good car?, WFVIGGEN, Sun, 25 Jun 2006 05:00:53
  • I have some experience with a '99 A4 2.8, B. Millar, Sun, 2 Jul 2006 21:12:01
  • Have owned several VW/Audi products..., Siegrisd, Mon, 26 Jun 2006 08:59:45
    • Re: Have owned several VW/Audi products..., Justin VanAbrahams , Mon, 26 Jun 2006 11:46:49 <-- Viewing This Message
      • Interesting about Subaru..., Siegrisd, Mon, 26 Jun 2006 15:07:56
        • Audi uses both Torsen and Haldex..., Bob M, Wed, 28 Jun 2006 09:15:00
          • Re: Audi uses both Torsen and Haldex..., Justin VanAbrahams , Mon, 3 Jul 2006 08:51:05
        • Subaru has 4 systems by my count, BrianG, Tue, 27 Jun 2006 07:34:59
          • Re: Subaru has 4 systems by my count, Justin VanAbrahams , Tue, 27 Jun 2006 12:01:03
      • Quattro vs Suby AWD...., Mike Lynch , Mon, 26 Jun 2006 14:36:39
        • I don't believe that there is a distiction..., Siegrisd, Mon, 26 Jun 2006 15:15:19
  • Nice, solid, slug......, Mike Lynch , Sun, 25 Jun 2006 12:39:57
    • FWD vs. AWD, BrianG, Mon, 26 Jun 2006 08:11:45
      • Western snow country...., Mike Lynch , Mon, 26 Jun 2006 10:57:38
        • why is that?, Bob M, Wed, 28 Jun 2006 09:19:49
          • CHP......, Mike Lynch , Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:32:21
          • mountains, man, patm, Thu, 29 Jun 2006 06:07:08
            • Re: mountains, man, Doctor, Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:26:15
          • probably because, Trev, Wed, 28 Jun 2006 17:21:54
  • Re: AUDI A6 AVANT - what do you think, good car?, anthony94114, Sun, 25 Jun 2006 07:22:18

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