On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 02:49:22 +0300, Michael Burman
<yak@iki-fi.invalid> wrote:

>I don't like the interiour either, not because it's bad, but because it
>looks old. It's almost a copy from BMW's old-3-series dashboard, same
>kind of alignment and almost same kind of curves, just bit more polished
>wood.

I don't know the old 3 series dashboard.

http://www.audi.at/de/images/bilder/.../gross/615.jpg

looks quite ok to me.

I like that they reverted to the old location of the ignition key on
the dashboard instead of the steering column.


>And what's with that wheel? That's the ugliest I've ever seen. If they
>couldn't come up with a nice good design, then they could have just used
>the old one, it looks more elegant.

I guess that they thought it's a nice good design. Otherwise they
would not have implemented it.

Yeah. Looking at it again the wheel is not that nice. Maybe that'll
change over the next months.

Btw. the pic does not really relate the look/feel of the real thing.

I can only suggest you go there and sit in one.

Hnnnnnice.

Regards

Wolfgang
--
* Audi A6 Avant TDI *
* reply to wolfgang dot pawlinetz at chello dot at *

 

>Yes. A 140 HP diesel engine with 5 cylinder. IMO the best diesel at
>that time. Far superior to the BMW's 524.

Europeans get all the good engines, it's not fair. How come they went to a
4-cylinder TDi and didn't evolve a direct injected 5 cylinder? And more
curiously, why the hell didn't they continue to evolve the turbo 5? A 2.5 litre
I-5 with a K03 or K04 Turbo attached could easily make 240-250Hp and could be a
*solid* base engine for the A6 and upper-level engine for the A4 here in the
U.S. Saab continues to use Turbo 4s and Volvo has continued to use Turbo 4 and
5 cylinder engines (T6 excepted). Either that, or Audi could've turbo'd the 3.0
litre 30 valve for an easy 260Hp to match the G35, probably with near 300 Ft.
Lbs. and would've saved the development money they spent engineering the new
3.2 for the A6.

 

>looks quite ok to me.
>

I love it! In fact, I love Audi's dashes in general and the new A6's takes
everything I like/love about the A8's an slightly retouches.

 

In message <20040426043107.27697.00000096@mb-m17.aol.com>
oneactor1@aol.com (Steve Grauman) wrote:

> >Yes. A 140 HP diesel engine with 5 cylinder. IMO the best diesel at
> >that time. Far superior to the BMW's 524.
>
> How come they went to a 4-cylinder TDi and didn't evolve a direct
> injected 5 cylinder? And more curiously, why the hell didn't they
> continue to evolve the turbo 5?

I believe that the I5 was dropped because it was too long. The
requirement to improve performance in crash tests, and to keep bonnets
(hoods, to you guys) short and low, dictated the move to I4, V6 and 8
engines. Even fitting the V8 into the A6 required the nose of the car to
be extended.

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Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily')

 

In message <20040426043306.27697.00000097@mb-m17.aol.com>
oneactor1@aol.com (Steve Grauman) wrote:

> >looks quite ok to me.
> >
>
> I love it! In fact, I love Audi's dashes in general and the new A6's
> takes everything I like/love about the A8's an slightly retouches.

What I do dislike about recent Audi dash designs is that they have
dropped the oil temperature and volt meters.

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Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily')