A3 1.8 Quattro - 250 or 280 NM of torque?

[Possum5]

The Audi website gives a figure of 250NM of torque for the A3 1.8 tfsi quattro +6 speed DSG) but a number of people on this forum seem to think it has 280NM whilst the 1.8 fwd with 7 speed DSG has 250NM.

Anyone know for certain which is correct?

 

[cuke2u]

Hi, the brochure gives it at 250Nm...

 

[outlaw7]

On the 2.0 tdi 150, the website quotes 340 Nm but the brochure says 320 Nm

 

[cuke2u]

Seems rather strange. On my car it has a overboost function, have the A3's the same?

 

[AJB]

I've seen 280 somewhere (can't remember where - sorry), but I've seen 250 in lots of places too.

I think the same basic engine in A4, A5 etc gives 320Nm (from memory), so I suspect it's been mapped down to 250Nm so that it can work with the 7 speed S-Tronic (which supports max 250Nm).

The 6 speed S-Tronic can take more torque, and quattro would do a better job of getting that torque to the road than FWD, so when I first saw 280Nm I thought it made sense for Audi to have upped the output. But maybe they haven't and it's a mistake...

Sorry, I'm not being any use really!