Test drove an S7 the other day and was pleasantly surprised by how good the V8 sounded when I floored it. Between the turbos and the luxury car, I did not expect it to sound so good with the windows up. Makes me want to trade in the S4 for an S6/7...

At least for the current A4 vs A3, check the mirrors. A4 side mirrors connect at base of A-pillar and the A3 they connect lower on the door. But the B9 A4 coming out next year changes this I believe.

S7 is more of an S6 with a squashed roof. Almost identical interiors. Test drove one last week and loved the sound of that V8.

I’d take that over my job right now. I do diesel engine cert (not for VW!) and have to sign my name to stuff that could put me in jail if it ends up being false. Dieselgate has added a whole new amount of scrutiny in everything we do these days.

Perhaps it’s time to quit my engineering job and go flip burgers or serve drinks for a little bit.

But the exhaust note...!

For any parts that are emissions-relevant, there would have to be some check or quality control that each dealer printing them could do so within spec, or else the certificate of conformity might be invalidated somehow.

I test drove an S7 with the 4.0TT this weekend and was not disappointed with the power. While unique to Lambo, I assume the V8 in this will have some similar VAG DNA from the powerplants in the S6/7/8 and RS7 which aren’t exactly lacking for fun.

when I was 20, the fastest thing anybody could reasonably afford was a first-generation Cadillac CTS-V

The Fast and the Furious came out my senior year of high school. Everyone at school wanted a fast Civic or Prelude or Integra. But looking back, the kid with the Lightning had the fastest vehicle by far of anyone.

B7 RS4

DEF is used for NOx conversion on the SCR, not burning off particulate matter on the DPF. Please try again with an actual intelligent comment.

You’re not going to find a “crate motor” diesel engine for sale these days that doesn’t need to regen the DPF. Pretty much all on-road and off-road diesels certified these days require a DPF (and SCR).

Well, part of the requirements for a recall is a sticker that indicates the vehicle has been properly repaired. I guess if they could get the agencies to sign off on it, the could make it look like a bandaid.

I’m curious as to what the other two undisclosed AECDs were. Has that been discussed anywhere?

Please test your proposal yourself by finding one of the clean diesels from a VW competitor and verify this is feasible.

When the people reporting the news on this story don’t fully understand the engineering behind the issue, I can only imagine the made-up fantasy engineering explanations for this in the minds of people who write notes like the one above.

And yet Marquez goes down when Vale bumps him with his knee.

3rd: Part of the remedial plan they have to submit to the agencies includes a plan for how they will identify the owners of the affected vehicles, so this is a pretty good plan to help assist that. I imagine they still will end up paying a third party though to dig through vehicle registration databases to complete…

To shoehorn their 4.2L V8 into the A4 chassis to make the B6/B7 S4, Audi changed from a timing belt on the front of the engine to a timing chain on the rear. Unfortunately the plastic chain guides have a tendency to crack, throwing off timing and necessitating engine removal to repair. German engineering at its best!