Re: Thought I'd seen it all...

["JoseGomez" <kwerky@email.msn.com>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Khan Klatt <khan@mediaaccess.com>
To: jettaglx@igtc.com <jettaglx@igtc.com>
Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 3:17 AM
Subject: Re: Thought I'd seen it all...

<snipped>

>I don't know of any V shaped 4
>cylinder motors, not to mention any that VW ever put in their cars.

Not to be picky Khan but that was exactly my point I had to laugh at the
lengths some people go to put an image forth that is not real.

<snipped>

>So, VWAG, under the brands of VW and Audi, has the following range of
>motors, which I have (in my OWN subjective order) placed in order of
>power:
>
>[I'm ignoring the Bugatti line (W18 engine!) or Bentley, etc. which VWAG
owns
>  I'm also only showing the most capable configuration of an engine]
>
>* W12 Concept car 12 Cylinder, W (dual VR6 configuration ???)
>* Audi 4.2L S8 V8 Audi engine (up to 5.4 sec. 0-60! -- approx. 355hp!)
>* Audi 2.6L S4 V6 Biturbo Audi engine (up to 5.7 sec. 0-60 -- approx.
260hp!)
>* VW 2.8L VR6 engine (up to 6.9 sec 0-60 -- approx. 174hp)
>* Audi 2.5L A4 V6 TDI Audi engine ( ??? -- approx. 148hp)
>* VW/Audi 1.8L A4 I4 Turbo ( ??? -- approx. 148 hp)
>* VW 2.0L I4 engine (well above 8 sec 0-60 -- approx 115hp)
>* VW 1.9L I4 TDI (well above 8 sec 0-60 -- approx 90hp)
>* VW 1.6L I4 (Europe only) (well above 9 sec 0-60 ??hp)
>

Didn't VW also produce a VR5 engine. I remember reading a while back that
one of the engine options for the then New Jetta was to be the 5 cyl version
of our engine. Anyone know more about this?


Jose