DB

I am thinking of buying this model (UK) I would be obliged if anyone has any
thoughts on
engine size torque etc. I do not want a racing car but I also do not want a
tractor also fancy
automatic variant.
TIA
David

JPF

On Tue, 2 Sep 2003 20:12:25 +0100, "AstraVanMan" <Peter@SwerveWeb.com>
wrote:

>
>I've not driven that one, but I've heard they are quite noisy rattly engines
>compared with, say, the older 5-cylinder (140bhp) ones.

I don't know where you heard this, but it's false. The TDI engine is
far quieter than the old pre-chamber technology. And peppier by far.
We don't get the 1.9 in any Audi's over here, (US) but they run
excellent in the VW products. 50Mpg+, 100Mph+ in the Golf/Jetta.

AstraVanMan

> I used to drive the 1.9 tdi 110 bhp it was a little under powered but well
> insulated on sound. I now drive a 2.5 tdi 180 bhp allroad but
occasionally
> drive a 1.9 tdi A6 130 bhp at work. The 130 bhp in the light body of the
A6
> gives fast acceleration and is a very good motorway cruiser. As for sound
> it is very quiet and will give a minimum of 46 mpg and if driven carefully
> 53 mpg. These facts are based on my own experience. It will never be as
> fast or quiet as the petrol version but as for diesels it is a hard car to
> beat. The only better/comparable car would be the BMW 530d

From what I've heard the 5-cylinder 2.5TDI 140bhp A6 will match those
economy figures, or at worse be 3-4mpg under. And being a larger engine and
having an extra cylinder, I'd bet it would be better on a higher speed run
that the 4-pot PD130 engine. And the 2.5TDI 5-pot is a lovely quiet engine,
and remarkably refined, though I've never driven the PD130 to compare it to.
And the A6s with the older 5-pot engines are much cheaper than the later
PD130s.

Peter

Toby Groves

In article <pUp5b.375$1%2.5017@newsfep4-glfd.server.ntli.net>,
AstraVanMan <Peter@SwerveWeb.com> writes
>> I used to drive the 1.9 tdi 110 bhp it was a little under powered but well
>> insulated on sound. I now drive a 2.5 tdi 180 bhp allroad but
>occasionally
>> drive a 1.9 tdi A6 130 bhp at work. The 130 bhp in the light body of the
>A6
>> gives fast acceleration and is a very good motorway cruiser. As for sound
>> it is very quiet and will give a minimum of 46 mpg and if driven carefully
>> 53 mpg. These facts are based on my own experience. It will never be as
>> fast or quiet as the petrol version but as for diesels it is a hard car to
>> beat. The only better/comparable car would be the BMW 530d
>
>From what I've heard the 5-cylinder 2.5TDI 140bhp A6 will match those
>economy figures, or at worse be 3-4mpg under. And being a larger engine and
>having an extra cylinder, I'd bet it would be better on a higher speed run
>that the 4-pot PD130 engine. And the 2.5TDI 5-pot is a lovely quiet engine,
>and remarkably refined, though I've never driven the PD130 to compare it to.
>And the A6s with the older 5-pot engines are much cheaper than the later
>PD130s.

Given that the A3 is now available with a new 2.0 138bhp diesel, I'd
have thought it reasonable that this engine would be offered across the
range in the near future. If buying new, then maybe waiting a bit would
be a good idea?
--
Toby

Doug Ramage

"Uphill DownHill" <psmith@ic24.net> wrote in message
news:bj4toh$2mp$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk...
> I used to drive the 1.9 tdi 110 bhp it was a little under powered but well
> insulated on sound. I now drive a 2.5 tdi 180 bhp allroad but
occasionally
> drive a 1.9 tdi A6 130 bhp at work. The 130 bhp in the light body of the
A6
> gives fast acceleration and is a very good motorway cruiser. As for sound
> it is very quiet and will give a minimum of 46 mpg and if driven carefully
> 53 mpg. These facts are based on my own experience. It will never be as
> fast or quiet as the petrol version but as for diesels it is a hard car to
> beat. The only better/comparable car would be the BMW 530d
>
>

I have driven both the 130 TDI and the 2.5 (180 bhp) TDI as loaners for a
couple of days each. I was impressed with the former but not the latter - I
drove the 2.5 TDI first.

If it were my money, I would go for the 130 TDI - slightly less performance
but more frugal.
--
Doug Ramage

Doug Ramage

"Uphill DownHill" <psmith@ic24.net> wrote in message
news:bj4toh$2mp$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk...
> I used to drive the 1.9 tdi 110 bhp it was a little under powered but well
> insulated on sound. I now drive a 2.5 tdi 180 bhp allroad but
occasionally
> drive a 1.9 tdi A6 130 bhp at work. The 130 bhp in the light body of the
A6
> gives fast acceleration and is a very good motorway cruiser. As for sound
> it is very quiet and will give a minimum of 46 mpg and if driven carefully
> 53 mpg. These facts are based on my own experience. It will never be as
> fast or quiet as the petrol version but as for diesels it is a hard car to
> beat. The only better/comparable car would be the BMW 530d
>
>

I have driven both the 130 TDI and the 2.5 (180 bhp) TDI as loaners for a
couple of days each. I was impressed with the former but not the latter - I
drove the 2.5 TDI first.

If it were my money, I would go for the 130 TDI - slightly less performance
but more frugal.
--
Doug Ramage