German Brand Sluts: now it's Audi

[Bodo]

Audi awaits reactions from Detroit Auto Show, to decide if the build it or not.
It's called "Pikes Peak quattro" and has a 500PS V8-biturbo engine from the RS6.

What's next?
Seat Pyrenee Freedom?
Škoda Bohemia Funster?
Ferrari Dolomiti Speziale?

[dazren]

No thanks.

However they should immediately uprate the RS6 engine to the 500PS spec.

DAZ

PS - All the mag reports on the RS6 show a tiptronic type gearbox. Out of curiosity does anyone know if Audi offer a manual gearbox instead? TIA

[Bonce]

Chrome Alloys...

[jeremyc]

dazren said: Out of curiosity does anyone know if Audi offer a manual gearbox instead? TIA

Don't think they do Daz.



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[peas_star]

as if that tub of lard could get up the pikes peak challenge!!

[Gaffer]

Oh please don't tell me Audi is not being classed like BMW....I am looking at swapping the Suzuki for an S3.

Claire

PS. Suzuki do the best Pikes Peak car and its a GV2000 like mine...now if only my jeep was as quick I wouldn't need an S3

[Johnny Freon]

Seems to be what the American market demands unfortunately. Audi (and all other carmakers bar the low-volume specialist guys) are not in the business of making cars; they are in the business of making money. And I suppose they figure this will do it for them.

My main objection to this thing is the name. "Pikes Peak"? Give me a break. It's just not right to give that name to anything other than a spiritual successor to the Sport Quattro (which is something they really ought to build, but probably won't, again because of profits or in this case lack thereof).

J

[plotloss]

dazren said: No thanks.

However they should immediately uprate the RS6 engine to the 500PS spec.

DAZ

PS - All the mag reports on the RS6 show a tiptronic type gearbox. Out of curiosity does anyone know if Audi offer a manual gearbox instead? TIA

They do!

But only in Germany

Matt.

[Graham.J]

Gaffer said:PS. Suzuki do the best Pikes Peak car and its a GV2000 like mine...now if only my jeep was as quick I wouldn't need an S3

One of these???:

[Gaffer]

Thats it...see it even looks like mine

[mel]

bloody hell Claire whats all that arty crap on the wheel cover ???

[mel]

Humping Rhinos are far more tasteful

[Gaffer]

OI you cheeky bugger (- respeck for that comment ) I designed that cos I was fed up of seeing the usual covers and wanted something a bit different.

Claire

[mel]

Go on show us a close up It looks like the kind of thing found on the Cab of an American 500 wheel trans global monster truck.

PS I can't believe you've actually dissed my respect for that, I was only being honest

[Graham.J]

Claire, I heard somewhere that there is a company in scotland who will make your car into the Escudo Pikes Peak Version, although I'd hate to think of the costs.

[Gaffer]

mel said: Go on show us a close up It looks like the kind of thing found on the Cab of an American 500 wheel trans global monster truck.

PS I can't believe you've actually dissed my respect for that, I was only being honest

I haven't got a close up and i haven't got it at the moment (Roop has driven it to work today). Its done by one of the guys who AirBrushes the Tuscan Drivers helmets (OI stop right there) and is really good.

Claire

PS...no minus respect given this time but you never know

[Gaffer]

Graham.J said: Claire, I heard somewhere that there is a company in scotland who will make your car into the Escudo Pikes Peak Version, although I'd hate to think of the costs.

Me too. Although I could be the first GV2000 in Max Power . Dat would be well wickid...RESPECK MY MOTOR


>> Edited by Gaffer on Thursday 9th January 16:47