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Originally Posted by BigBoss You forgot about
3.2 V6 265ps/195kW
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No I didn't - including the 3.2 V6 may have been verbose. We all know it's there...
I was pointing out specifically how closely stacked the engine outputs were in the 4 cylinder turbo range of engines.
I merely used the 330i engine as a reference point to show how engine power output spread in the BMW 3er range is broader and more consistently spaced:
318i <-- 20 kW --> 320i <-- 35 kW --> 325i <-- 40 kW --> 330i.
Audi by comparison:
1.8 160 PS <-- 14 kW --> 2.0 180 PS <-- 22 kW --> 2.0 210 PS <-- 41 kW --> 3.2 V6
All in all, a bit cluttered down at the 4 cylinder TFSI model range. A mere 36 kW separates the 3 models down from 2.0 TFSI 210 thru to the 1.8 TFSI 160. Pretty much the gap between the 325i and the 320i (35 kW between just two models). Now, some people will see this as an advantage and very typical of Audi's "plug-em gaps" strategy but I feel that Audi would've been better off dropping one of the engines and focusing rather on injecting value into other features and specifications.
But ok, fair's fair - I should have included the 3.2 V6 for perspective's sake...