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Originally Posted by mora  Hi Yannis,How are you?
The rumors i have red on the net tell about a 4.2FSI engine (high revs: 8250rpm/8300rpm) with 2 small turbos at low pressure (like the 335i) and, maybe with variable geometry system (like the 997 turbo).
So power will be increased to a minimum of 450 PS. But the very interesting point is the torque: a minimum of 600nm: a mighty thrust in every condition.
The second important point is the QVT. This new generation of "quattro" will be lighter,faster and less expensive in terms of engine's power absorbed by the 4x4.
The engine situated in a better (like the A5) position will decrease the understeer tendency. |
I can see the benefit of using the Turbo to increase the Torque, but increasing both the Torque and the Revs will be quite an interesting engineering feat.
Honestly I would rather they increase the displacement to 4.4 or 4.6 litre.
But then, they can draw from the experience of Porsche in this domain.
If they intend on using small turbos in a parallel configuration, I can see the torque-bandwidth staying to the left(on the low end).
A variable geometry turbine system will allow them to have a wide torque bandwidth.
Whatever approach they adopt, it will be interesting to see the final result- can't wait to see it.