RE: Audi SQ5: Ingolstadt's first Diesel S model
Discussion
phil1987 said:
pickledsmurf said:
makes you wonder - What's the point of the new RS4?
I suppose the point of the RS4 is that it makes a nicer noise, is still quicker from 0-60 and also will undoubtedly handle better. I think the better question is, what is the point in this car!?Answer, is probably for people that want the best blend of economy, speed and off road ability and practicality. I love Audi's, and have one, but this relentless idea of theirs, to fill every niche market is getting a little excessive now imo!
Otispunkmeyer said:
phil1987 said:
pickledsmurf said:
makes you wonder - What's the point of the new RS4?
I suppose the point of the RS4 is that it makes a nicer noise, is still quicker from 0-60 and also will undoubtedly handle better. I think the better question is, what is the point in this car!?Answer, is probably for people that want the best blend of economy, speed and off road ability and practicality. I love Audi's, and have one, but this relentless idea of theirs, to fill every niche market is getting a little excessive now imo!
The engine is a great feat, the car as others have said is pointless. I am bias as I hate SUV's, as they are huge and usually rubbish at going off-road (no better than a decent estate at least). Even if this is good at going off-road, no one that buys it will go off-road anyway, it will just be another Chelsea tractor (albeit a fast diesel Chelsea tractor).
This engine in a saloon or estate however...would be brilliant I am sure!
This engine in a saloon or estate however...would be brilliant I am sure!
yonex said:
DanDC5 said:
Agree with the pointless car part but the engine does have a point.
Are they doing a similar trick as Vauxhall did with the Meriva VXR? Put the engine into a car they know won't sell brilliantly and use as a public test bed for any errors, this way possible problems are solved before they put it into the A4/5/6.
No they alreay use it in the A6.Are they doing a similar trick as Vauxhall did with the Meriva VXR? Put the engine into a car they know won't sell brilliantly and use as a public test bed for any errors, this way possible problems are solved before they put it into the A4/5/6.
..."Porsche is also in negotiation with Audi to secure the latter’s new 309bhp twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre V6 diesel, recently launched in the A6, for a possible seventh model: the Macan Diesel Turbo. This engine is due to power a hot SQ5 model from September"...
A lex said:
I guess they (the gubbernment) have decided that diesels are worse for the environment etc etc. If you have a big diesel car, with say a kerb weight > 2500kg then it gets really eye watering. (eg FFRR TDV8 costs €3,068 pa to tax) - I always have a little laugh when people complain about 'high' road tax in the UK.
Even run of the mill family estates like a diesel Mondeo are well over €1500pa. For this reason you see a LOT of TSi VAGmobiles and the like, whereas in the UK they are all TDi.
Electric & hybrid cars receive massive concessions here, meaning most years NL is the biggest market in the world for hybrids. I live in a sleepy village in rural NL and there's an electric car charging point in the square and plenty of Opel Amperas / Nissan Leafs on driveways.
Thank you - that's interesting. There is some logic to it as the particulates in diesel aren't too friendly, causing buildings to go black and such. Clearly there is more to the cost vehicle emissions cause than just the volume of CO2 emitted. That does seem to be fairly punchy road tax nonetheless. Even run of the mill family estates like a diesel Mondeo are well over €1500pa. For this reason you see a LOT of TSi VAGmobiles and the like, whereas in the UK they are all TDi.
Electric & hybrid cars receive massive concessions here, meaning most years NL is the biggest market in the world for hybrids. I live in a sleepy village in rural NL and there's an electric car charging point in the square and plenty of Opel Amperas / Nissan Leafs on driveways.
underphil said:
..with an 8-speed box and AWD, don't imagine the 0-100 will be close to the M3
8 speed? Sounds like an argument in a primary school playground - "my dads car has 6 gears, its faster than yours". "Nah, my dads car has got 7 gears".... phah says the spotty kid in the corner, "my dad has an AWD 8 speed dual clutch gearbox and is clearly better than everyone else"......G0ldfysh said:
If it is currently given an 8 speed auto, doesn't it have a short rev band when your in the sweet spot for power and grunt. Would be swapping cogs back and forth all the time, just to get out of the car park.
weve got 8 speed in the wifes toerag and its a pretty smooth box doesnt seem to hunt at all but does put you in the highest gear it can if youre sat at a constant speed for any length of time.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff