And you thought your Audi was underpowered...
08-28-2002, 10:00 AM
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And you thought your Audi was underpowered...
Just back from a trip to China. Audis are quite popular there but with
different engines then we see here. For example, in the Beijing Airport
there is an A8 with a 2.8 on display. In a magazine I saw an ad for
the same in a LWB version. Saw lots of A6 1.8s on the road. No
A4s or S's though. I should add that by Chinese standards these
are quite powerful cars.
David
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different engines then we see here. For example, in the Beijing Airport
there is an A8 with a 2.8 on display. In a magazine I saw an ad for
the same in a LWB version. Saw lots of A6 1.8s on the road. No
A4s or S's though. I should add that by Chinese standards these
are quite powerful cars.
David
O1 S4 Avant
08-28-2002, 10:10 AM
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i think another reason for that is the fact that they really don't need that much power over there..
usually just stuck crawling in traffic.....hence the S190 mercedes i used to see there and all the other euro big sedans with the little motors..
08-28-2002, 10:39 AM
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Any country other then the US is concerned about Fuel Economy
that is why there are so many small car/engines in europe and most cars are manuals. They want/need to get the most out of every drop of gas as prices are somewhere in the realm of 1$/liter which is what most of us pay for race gas.
08-28-2002, 12:21 PM
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Only the A6's at the moment + old Audi 100
<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/26588/import_a4.jpg"></center><p>
Import (German) A4 in Chinese showroom in Feb. 2001
Plus import Audis in HK waiting for shipment to China
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/26588/import_audis.jpg">
Import (German) A4 in Chinese showroom in Feb. 2001
Plus import Audis in HK waiting for shipment to China
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/26588/import_audis.jpg">
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