By Justin Berkowitz
June 27, 2008 -
Much like BMW, Audi is taking the forced induction route for upping horsepower of its V6 engines– rather than just increasing displacement, a la Mercedes or Nissan. Audi officially announced the specs on its anticipated 3.0-liter V6 TFSI engine (the T must be silent, or refers to totally supercharged, not turbo). The new powerplant will pump-out 290 horsepower and 310 lb ft of torque. On paper, it's nearasdammit the same as BMW's 300 hp/300 lb ft turbocharged 3.0-liter I6 engine. The bottom line: Audi anticipates stronger fuel economy than they'd get with a bored-out larger displacement naturally aspirated V6. Not to mention the packaging and weight benefits. Oh wait. Anyway, a tuned version will probably power the next generation Audi S4, rather than the current 4.2-liter V8. This is great news for Audi fans, since the 3.2 -liter V6 they've been using so far in the A4 and A6 is down on power compared to German, Japanese, and even American rivals. And we can't have that, can we?
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POWERED
June 27th, 2008 at 11:25 am
Is that what the new forced induction V6 is going to look like, cause its sweet. I see the Audi logo on the engine cover and the twin turbos.
June 27th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Stop the horsepower insanity! You don’t need all of this power!!!!
June 27th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
15? maybe 17 at most?
June 27th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
1996MEdition :
Point taken. Photo swapped.
June 27th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Thanks for the eye candy… I like the half nude/bikini clad/amateur-girl-next-door direction we’re headed with the pictures as of recent. Just need to figure out how to integrate them with the meltdown occurring in Detroit and we’ll be set.