>>
>> ??
>> Thats the first I hear about the V6 with Roots Compressor.
> >I've heard it's a fine engine, but that was when the car came out...
> >What's going wrong? When reading your msg, I should think this
> >problems are common knowlegde, so sry to ask if you could elaborate a
> >bit.
> >Thx!
>
>I am also very surprised that Audi is trying to fit a compressor on an
>engine
>knowing that they are completely new to the subject.



Really ???
What about the G60 engine in the Golf and Corrado, and the G40 engine in the
Polo ???
They were supercharged engines in the 1990's.


>The source seems to be the US based consumers' report.
>I did not read it myself, I am just repeating what is written in the
>first threads
>and started this complete discussion.
>But I do not have the time to fetch it.
>
>The report does not seem to question the other engines.

>Here is the annoucement about this engine:
>http://www.germancarblog.com/2008/05...ompressor.html

>I did google and found nothing about engine problems so we have only
>to rely on the consumers' report
>which is far from being a reliable source of information, as said
>earlier, i-e not very scientific.

>Bests

>LHR