Steve Grauman

Anyone around know anything about the Europe only S6 "Plus" that Audi built in
1995? The standard S6 was running a turb-5 but I heard that the Plus version
had an early version of the 4.2 V8, I'm looking to confirm.

R@L

"Steve Grauman" <oneactor1@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Anyone around know anything about the Europe only S6 "Plus" that Audi
built in
> 1995? The standard S6 was running a turb-5 but I heard that the Plus
version
> had an early version of the 4.2 V8, I'm looking to confirm.

Yes there was a V8. Look at the ETKA sheets at http://www.exist.ru/

Ronald

Rune Skigelstrand

"Steve Grauman" <oneactor1@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Anyone around know anything about the Europe only S6 "Plus" that Audi
built in
> 1995? The standard S6 was running a turb-5 but I heard that the Plus
version
> had an early version of the 4.2 V8, I'm looking to confirm.

Actually, all models were available in Europe at the same time in 1996-97:

S6 2.2 T - 230 hp
S6 4.2 - 290 hp
S6 plus 4.2 - 326 hp

After the model change in -98 the 2.2T sadly died and the 4.2 V8 re-emerged
as S6 4.2 - 300 hp and S6 plus 4.2 - 340 hp.

Steve Grauman

>After the model change in -98 the 2.2T sadly died and the 4.2 V8 re-emerged
>as S6 4.2 - 300 hp and S6 plus 4.2 - 340 hp.
>

Interesting stuff. When the S6 emerged again in1998, I thought it was the first
A6 range car with an 8, and I'd assumed that the A6 4.2 was the first non-S
variant with an 8. Guess I was wrong! I wonder why they dumped the 2.2T, it had
more power than the current 3.0 V6.

Avantium

oneactor1@aol.com (Steve Grauman) wrote in message news:<20040425154614.05832.00000018@mb-m03.aol.com>...
> >After the model change in -98 the 2.2T sadly died and the 4.2 V8 re-emerged
> >as S6 4.2 - 300 hp and S6 plus 4.2 - 340 hp.
> >
>
> Interesting stuff. When the S6 emerged again in1998, I thought it was the first
> A6 range car with an 8, and I'd assumed that the A6 4.2 was the first non-S
> variant with an 8. Guess I was wrong! I wonder why they dumped the 2.2T, it had
> more power than the current 3.0 V6.

.... and it was available in Nogaro blue with Alcantara suede
inserts... and a 6-speed.....man, they get all the good stuff in
Europe...
take a look: http://www.urs4.com/S6plus/S6plus.html

Steve Grauman

Damn....

Dave

> ... and it was available in Nogaro blue with Alcantara suede
> inserts... and a 6-speed.....man, they get all the good stuff in
> Europe...

yes, but in the US you get your Audi's a lot cheaper than us Europeans ...

the grass is always greener on the other side I guess

--
Dave

Rune Skigelstrand

"Steve Grauman" <oneactor1@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Damn....

U can still pick up a nice one in Germany - this one for example (looong
link):

http://www.mobile.de/SIDA7hdWkEW5zPs...263958&top=20&

EUR 12900 / 16% VAT (umsatzteuer ausweisbar - 'refundable') should give an
export price of EUR 11120 = around USD 13300. But technical regulations may
restrict private import to US from what I understand? Anyway I've heard that
the 4.2 isn't exactly 'bulletproof'. I'd go with a 2.2T.

Rune S
(missing my -93 S4 2.2T)

Rune Skigelstrand

"Rune Skigelstrand" wrote in message

> U can still pick up a nice one in Germany - this one for example (looong
> link):

Cant get the link to work, even at 'tinyurl'. Sorry. The car can be found on
www.mobile.de though.

Steve Grauman

>around USD 13300

God, at less than $14k I'd take it, and wouldn;t give a damn about reliability
problems.