Steve Grauman

<< A4 3.0
0-60 mph in seconds
multitronic: 6.9
Manual: 6.9
Tiptronic: 7.7 >>

Can't remember which mag it was, but one of the big publications has a 3.0 in
their long-term garage. Once it'd gone through the initial "break-in" period,
it was posting 0-60 times of 6.5 seconds. Even so, it's a sad state of affirs
that anyone with performance in mind is probably better off looking at the 330I
(which is overpriced, despite it's performance) and the new G35. I love Audi,
but I can no longer honestly say they'd be my hands-down first choice. It's
really depressing, but the fact remains, a Maxima 3.5 in fancy clothes is
outperforming the A4.

Elroy the Seedy Impaler

On 27 Aug 2003 00:12:47 GMT, oneactor1@aol.com (Steve Grauman) wrote:

><< A4 3.0
>0-60 mph in seconds
> multitronic: 6.9
> Manual: 6.9
> Tiptronic: 7.7 >>
>
>Can't remember which mag it was, but one of the big publications has a 3.0 in
>their long-term garage. Once it'd gone through the initial "break-in" period,
>it was posting 0-60 times of 6.5 seconds. Even so, it's a sad state of affirs
>that anyone with performance in mind is probably better off looking at the 330I
>(which is overpriced, despite it's performance) and the new G35. I love Audi,
>but I can no longer honestly say they'd be my hands-down first choice. It's
>really depressing, but the fact remains, a Maxima 3.5 in fancy clothes is
>outperforming the A4.

It is depressing. Here is something interesting...

A4 3.0
Curb weight (lbs.):
multitronic, FrontTrak: 3462
Manual, quattro: 3583
Tiptronic, quattro: 3627

G35
Curb weight
Base model 3,336 lbs
Leather model 3,369 lbs
Leather 6MT model 3,398 lbs

In addition to having 40 extra horsies, the G35 is lighter -
substantially lighter if quattro is added. That is one of the reasons
I had a Front Trak A4. <Sigh>

Elroy
2000 S4