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      04-09-2013, 03:25 PM   #23
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Also - Audi doesn't need to worry about added weight in the back...
Like everyone else, Audi needs to be very concerned with adding weight anywhere and for any reason.

The current car is already built on MLB although the new one is rumored to be losing a couple hundred pounds or more.
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      04-09-2013, 04:12 PM   #24
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Like everyone else, Audi needs to be very concerned with adding weight anywhere and for any reason.

The current car is already built on MLB although the new one is rumored to be losing a couple hundred pounds or more.
I read your comments as making the point that it is necessary to counterbalance the weight of the batteries. My point is the balance is already so far forward that *if additional weight need be added* it's better to do it in the back of the car.
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Oh absolutely.. I enjoy my s4 as a DD, but it leaves something to be desired in the driving characteristics department......
Really? Have you seen the motortrend comparo of the S4 and the f30 335i, they decided to pick the S4 as the more enjoyable driving car. Also a magazine in my country, a reputable one too (not some Topgear rubbish) liked the new spec 2013 a4 over the f30 328i saying it handled alot better and was better balanced and more enjoyable.... you might be surprised when u drive an f30 3 series and decide your lucky you have an S4
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Really? Have you seen the motortrend comparo of the S4 and the f30 335i, they decided to pick the S4 as the more enjoyable driving car. Also a magazine in my country, a reputable one too (not some Topgear rubbish) liked the new spec 2013 a4 over the f30 328i saying it handled alot better and was better balanced and more enjoyable.... you might be surprised when u drive an f30 3 series and decide your lucky you have an S4
Bad comparo, F30 335i is like 316i whit just bigger engine, S4 chassis is optimised more to fast driving. But if just looking cars concepts, Bmw is better, engine is not so front than Audi´s.
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      05-28-2013, 11:16 AM   #27
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Really? Have you seen the motortrend comparo of the S4 and the f30 335i, they decided to pick the S4 as the more enjoyable driving car. Also a magazine in my country, a reputable one too (not some Topgear rubbish) liked the new spec 2013 a4 over the f30 328i saying it handled alot better and was better balanced and more enjoyable.... you might be surprised when u drive an f30 3 series and decide your lucky you have an S4
I have an S4 and almost had a F30 and while the 3er has become bigger and audi has become more sporty...the S4 is still a heavier and more forward weight biased car. They've improved in the understeer department by biasing the center diff torque split more to the back and moved the front axle forward relative to the engine, and even with the rear active diff the car still understeers. You can throw on sways+links along with a Alu Kreuz to help, but you are still fighting physics to rotate the nose.

I find it hard to believe that an A4 was considered a better handling car than a 328i, wouldn't even be a contest if the 3er has a m-sport kit, the N20 is a much peppier engine than the 2.0T - plus the weight difference really takes a toll. F30 IMO has biggest issue with power delivery due the to lack of a rear LSD. Hopefully the new M4 will be much lighter a la the E46 chassis, I think the F8x is going to kick some serious ass.
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"MLB-evo B9 Will Be Lighter. Audi is focusing hard on pulling weight out of the next-generation of longitudinal architecture, so much so that the cars will shed about 100 kg over current versions and a more radical ‘ultra’ spec will go even further."

If that Ultra version is close to 3000 lbs and the car has "BMW old-style" superb steering feel and weight I might just jump ship. Then again, the F80 will hopefully be a too big of a hurdle for Audi as the M3s always been. Just no crappy tuned EPS, pleeeze.
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It will be a good fight i am very intrested to see the outcome. B9 RS5 vs f80 M3. ... cant wait! my guess is that the Audi will have more HP they are quoting 475 while BMW quote 450. M3 should be a bit lighter. Like it always is (no front diff). But will it be light enough to outway the traction advantage the RS5 will have? So many variables. Both cars are also so far away still. 2014 for M3 and 2015 for RS5 right?
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      05-30-2013, 05:54 AM   #31
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It will be a good fight i am very intrested to see the outcome. B9 RS5 vs f80 M3. ... cant wait! my guess is that the Audi will have more HP they are quoting 475 while BMW quote 450. M3 should be a bit lighter. Like it always is (no front diff). But will it be light enough to outway the traction advantage the RS5 will have? So many variables.
Yes and don't forget to include the ~500hp W205 "C63" AMG as well which very likely will have AWD available too.

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Both cars are also so far away still. 2014 for M3 and 2015 for RS5 right?
Although the author of this thread pitted a sedan against a coupe, in reality it will be the M4 and RS5 competing for buyers. So 2015 at the earliest. That said, I don't think the next RS5 will get here that soon anyway. Probably 2016/2017 which still puts it much closer to the A5/S5 release than was the case for B8.

Incidentally, with BMW redoubling efforts on the M3 sedan and Mercedes clearly keeping their investment in the C Class AMG sedan, I would actually be very surprised if Audi chooses to ignore this market again and thumbs their nose up at a B9 RS4 sedan. So I'd expect to see that one, possibly debuting before the RS5.
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B9 RS5 will get V6, Toyota Camry uses V6...but M3 will use I6, like first Jaguar E-type. I6 just sound hundred times better and rev to red line faster than V6, many not seems know how huge differend is between these layots, allways talking "six cylinder engines". Second big differend is drive-train, M3 will be more fun car to drive, something what remember old school times, rwd, highrevvin I6, manual gearbox and light body. B9 RS5 granny paddles and awd.
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B9 RS5 will get V6, Toyota Camry uses V6...but M3 will use I6, like first Jaguar E-type. I6 just sound hundred times better and rev to red line faster than V6, many not seems know how huge differend is between these layots, allways talking "six cylinder engines". Second big differend is drive-train, M3 will be more fun car to drive, something what remember old school times, rwd, highrevvin I6, manual gearbox and light body. B9 RS5 granny paddles and awd.




F1 2014 uses V6.
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      05-30-2013, 09:38 AM   #34
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F1 2014 uses V6.
So what? They are also 1.6 or 1.5L? displacement, Bmw use I4 old times, when turbochargin are allowed. Now back to the basics 1.6L displacement engine must rev over 10000rpm to produce 600-700bhp and that not possible whit Inline six ( becouse long crank and harmonic vibration), but now we are talking road going vehicles and manufactures use V6 only becouse it not so long layot, everything else is better on I6.
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      05-30-2013, 10:01 AM   #35
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I appreciate what you are trying to say, but we mustn't forget that there are some amazing V6 engines out there as well. Consider the Nissan GTR, a car that competes in all performance categories with supercars costing up to ten times its price.

Speaking of supercars, and speaking of Jaguar too, credit must be given there as well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_XJ220.

It isn't necessarily the engine layout that will make the next M3/M4 a great car (nor any BMW for that matter, though it doesn't hurt either), but I agree with you that the I6 tends to have a better exhaust note.

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B9 RS5 will get V6, Toyota Camry uses V6...but M3 will use I6, like first Jaguar E-type. I6 just sound hundred times better and rev to red line faster than V6, many not seems know how huge differend is between these layots, allways talking "six cylinder engines".
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I appreciate what you are trying to say, but we mustn't forget that there are some amazing V6 engines out there as well. Consider the Nissan GTR, a car that competes in all performance categories with supercars costing up to ten times its price.

Speaking of supercars, and speaking of Jaguar too, credit must be given there as well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_XJ220.

It isn't necessarily the engine layout that will make the next M3/M4 a great car (nor any BMW for that matter, though it doesn't hurt either), but I agree with you that the I6 tends to have a better exhaust note.
I'm a car noob, but my understanding is the I6 is better balanced and more refined in terms of vibration, not sure about performance differences. The packaging is worse, hence why bmw puts the front axle so far forward relative to the engine. Audi on the other hand needs the B8 platform to satisfy everything from the RS5 4.2 to transverse mounted CVT A4's.

As a side note, I've read that Audi's current 3.0 engine is pretty outdated in terms of engine tech - specifically no variable valve timing. Seems Audi/VW has had problems with carbon buildup for the last decade or so, which could be due to egr use to reduce emissions. Seems like changing exhaust valve timing would be a better way to meet emission requirements and intake valve timing should improve performance.

Regarding your earlier post about RS5 availability, considering the B8.5 *just* went on sale here in the US, makes me think a new RS5 is still quite a ways off (3 years minimum). I haven't followed cars for very long, but Audi seems to have strange RS model availability, even more dubious in North American markets.
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I'm a car noob, but my understanding is the I6 is better balanced and more refined in terms of vibration, not sure about performance differences.
Right, it is a better balanced engine but I was only addressing the point made about performance. Since we are not talking about engines anywhere near their absolute physical limits as far as the output is concerned, there are no performance differences.

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Audi on the other hand needs the B8 platform to satisfy everything from the RS5 4.2 to transverse mounted CVT A4's.
There are no transversely mounted engines in the A4 (nor any other Audi of that size or larger), nor is the MLB platform designed to accommodate transverse engines. That is a job for the MQB platform.

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As a side note, I've read that Audi's current 3.0 engine is pretty outdated in terms of engine tech...
The new VAG 3.0L turbo as seen in the Panamera will most likely replace the supercharged V6 in the next five years. It will also take over for the naturally aspirated V8 in its current 400hp+ applications (i.e. RS4/RS5), except maybe for the R8 (too early to call, plus next R8 may be 500hp+ only anyway).

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Regarding your earlier post about RS5 availability, considering the B8.5 *just* went on sale here in the US, makes me think a new RS5 is still quite a ways off (3 years minimum). I haven't followed cars for very long, but Audi seems to have strange RS model availability, even more dubious in North American markets.
Agree, that is why I say 2016/2017 too. Both the B9 A4/S4 and W205 C Class arrive next year to take on the F30. AMG models will come in 2015 to join the M3 and M4, RS models will lag behind that somewhat.

Audi is working to bring RS models earlier in the cycle. It used to be that there was only one RS model on sale at any give time and they were very short run cars by design. Now there are many (just two in the US right now, however), and they go for multiple years.
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Thanks for the clarification, not sure why I thought the FWD CVT A4 has a transverse engine mount, especially considering it's on the MLB platform (as you said)

Interested to see how that TTV6 performs on the Panamera, I'd be surprised if the R8 went away from NA engines.
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I'd be surprised if the R8 went away from NA engines.
Consider that the next SLS is rumored to move to the new 4.0L M178 turbocharged V8 (debuting first in M177 form in the next C Class AMG). It somewhat opens up the door for Audi to move the R8 in that same direction (4.0L turbocharged VAG V8).
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Consider that the next SLS is rumored to move to the new 4.0L M178 turbocharged V8 (debuting first in M177 form in the next C Class AMG). It somewhat opens up the door for Audi to move the R8 in that same direction (4.0L turbocharged VAG V8).
I've never driven one (sadly pulled out of Audi driving experience) but I'd think a prime selling point is the sound of the V10. Has the R8 ever really been about absolutely insane performance? I was thinking the supercar experience is more about having the responsiveness and noise of a high revving NA v10 in conjunction with mid-engine weight balance. I enjoyed the recent comparison between the GT-R and R8 on motor trend.

Isn't the current biturbo V8 in the S6/S7/S8/RS7 a better performer?
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Consider that the next SLS is rumored to move to the new 4.0L M178 turbocharged V8 (debuting first in M177 form in the next C Class AMG). It somewhat opens up the door for Audi to move the R8 in that same direction (4.0L turbocharged VAG V8).
Do we know if the next Gallardo gets a FI V8 or a NA V10? If the Gallardo keeps V10, R8 might very well keep that too.
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Having just jumped into the E92 M3 arena, I sometimes still wonder if I made the right choice between that and an S4 as a daily driver. The days of natural aspiration are numbered and that alone is the most intriguing part of the outgoing M.

Having little experience in an Audi beyond some extended test drives, they have a fantastic product that is aided by technology to improve the driving experience; whereas, BMW is almost decaying their experience with the introduction of technology.
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Having just jumped into the E92 M3 arena, I sometimes still wonder if I made the right choice between that and an S4 as a daily driver. The days of natural aspiration are numbered and that alone is the most intriguing part of the outgoing M.

Having little experience in an Audi beyond some extended test drives, they have a fantastic product that is aided by technology to improve the driving experience; whereas, BMW is almost decaying their experience with the introduction of technology.
I loved my B8.5 S4! with the Stasis Tune that thing pulled! However, having just traded it in for a '13 M3, I'm veryyyyy happy with my decision! This car puts such a shit eating grin on my face every time I start it I just love this V8! The Audi did everything really well; it was comfortable, it had a ton of power, cooler Nav (Google Maps), supercharger whine, rear fogs, amazing traction, etc. But the intangible factor of wanting the M3 for so long I couldn't pass it up! I just drool over my car when walking to or from it; never did that really with the S4. I just looked at it like "Man it needs wheels and it'd probably sound better with an exhaust" but with the M3 I'm completely content with it stock..for now (the mod bug is strong in me) But I'd definitely consider Audi again in the future no doubt
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