I dont completely understand how a stock A4 B8 2.0T 147Kw is faster than the S3 BAM 165Kw,can someone please explain to me why?
Surely the B8 is heavier than S3?
Surely the B8 is heavier than S3?
VVT on 1.8 20v was implemented for emissions not power...
Lets put this into perspective though... you would kinda expect a more modern variation of an engine to perform better than its predecessors... its not always about how much power you have its the package... too many variables to categorically say whats faster than what and why... take Top Gear and the way they do a lap in cars around the track... on paper the Veyron should have walked over any car they have tested... it didn't...<tuffty/>
90K miles on the B8 A4... where the hell's the guy been in it. Is it a rep mobile or something.
I heard something about the Newer Audi engines having Variable valve timing ,does the S3 have this?Could this be whats giving it the edge?
No not DSG normal 6 speed box and not a quattro and completely stock.Someone mentioned that the S3 loses a lot of its power though the transmission because of the quattro?is there a way to limit the amount of power that it loses?
That sounds about right then, the extra few bhp the s3 has on weight to power ratio, it looses it in transmission losses, plus the tfsi having a more tuned engine. Is it like a ford focus 2.0l has 150bhp but the clio rs has got 172 bhp from a 2l engine, its just been tuned better.
i love the dsg gearbox too, dad had it in the golf gti, the gear changes are so swift its unreal!