09-23-2008, 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by 5vz-fe
^Yeah, I don't know how the current V8 is so god damn thirsty (compared to other similarly sized V8s)
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Gearing...I really wish Audi would take a lesson from the Americans and put a tall a$$ 6th gear so it actually could get decent gas mileage. Zee Germans have someting to lern!!
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09-25-2008, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by RC45
When are the ricer LED tail lights going to be out of style?
And the LED headlights are as whored-out as Altezza lights already.
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what do you mean theyre whored out? who else uses led headlights?
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09-25-2008, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by nthfinity
Supercharged FSI engine, confusingly named TFSI despite it not being turbo. (Audi explains that T no longer stands for turbo any more...)
HaHA, German FTL. Just when you have a firm handle on all the abbreviation and technical wizardry names, they decide that a previous moniker no longer applies.
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"mechanical turbocharging" according to Audi. You can read more here;
http://www.audi.com/audi/com/en2/abo..._S4_Avant.html
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09-25-2008, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Ghostbat
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Audi calling a car a Kompressor just woudn't sit right in Stutgart, would it
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09-25-2008, 04:04 PM
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LOL....freaking Germans...why can't they call a dog a dog
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09-25-2008, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Ghostbat
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So a turbo is just a "expelled gas supercharger"?
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