"D. LaCourse" > wrote in message
news:201011021304548930-davplac@aolcom...
> On 2010-11-02 12:20:09 -0400, "David" > said:
>
>> lution.
>>
>> Your RS6 comes as four wheel drive and does not lose traction so easily.
>> I
>> think you would find my BMW more difficult to control than your RS6 when
>> driven hard.
>
> A stock (U.S.) RS6 comes with 450bhp and 415 lb-ft of torgue avail from
> 1950 - 5600 rpms. It's all wheel drive (not 4 wheel drive) allows it to
> perform just as well in the rain as in dry (with proper tires).

Yes, I know. My BMW is 286 hp and 428lb-ft at 2,000 rpms, but it is only a 3
litre diesel.
On the track, your RS6 would 100% beat my car, no problem. It is faster,
and, more predictable. But, my car would provide more moments of
AAARRRRRGGGHHH ****....

> The first year I owned my RS6 (I bought it in Oct 2003) I went through the
> winter in New England without snows. Quattro would allow me to go just
> about anywhere, including a neighbor's steep driveway, in snow. However,
> with its stock performance tires, it could not stop in snow. The next
> season I installed a set of Hakkapeliitta snow and found that not only
> could I go just about anywhere, but I could stop fairly well also.

Mine is awful in the snow. I would leave it at home. Luckily we do not get
much snow here.


> I have owned Quattros from the mid 80s until present. Some of the more
> sophisticated ones, 2.7 L turbo 1990 A6 Avant, 1994 S4, 2000 A6 4.2. I
> can tell you that Audi's 5 cylinder turbo and the 4.2L V8 are some of the
> finest engines ever built. My #2 grandson sill drives my S4, while his
> brother drives a 2000 S4, and their father drives my 2000 A6 4.2. Other
> than normal wear and tear item, all the cars have performed flawlessly.
>
> I am looking at the latest iteration of the A8. I have driven it and it
> is a wonderful car.
>
> Dave
>

I do not think it would be as reliable as Audis were in the past.

The last Audi I had was built by Quattro Gmbh in Germany, just as your RS6,
but in 2005. The build quality was dreadful, the paint finish was worse than
a Kia, and the ground points under the hood were corroded after 1 month.
Regularly needed looking at by the Audi dealership. I hope yours is better
built. I won't have another.

The first one was built by Audi in Hungary, and was much, much better
quality, from the interior mirror to the key fob.
I have had two quattros, but they were the Haldex flavour, not the Torsen
you have.

If a vehicle has four wheels, and they are all driven at the same time, what
is the difference between 4 wheel drive, and all wheel drive ?

Regards

David