New v6?

[Charles S Otwell]

I must be a BAD forum member..

Not bad, just a little insecure

[hootmon]

We will see who is old enough and retains marketing material in their heads..
Can anyone remember the engineer explaining why the Audi had a 5 cylinder engine (1980's I think)..

No takers on this eh?

[Chad in Michigan]

"In the 1980s, Audi was the champion of the inline 5 cylinder, 2.1/2.2 L engine as a longer lasting alternative to more traditional 6 cylinder engines. This engine was used not only in production cars but also in their race cars. The 2.1 L inline 5 cylinder engine was used as a base for the rally cars in the 1980s, providing well over 400 horsepower (298 kW) after modification. Before 1990, there were engines produced with a displacement between 2.0 L and 2.3 L. This range of engine capacity was a good combination of good fuel economy (which was on the mind of every motorist in the 1980s) and, of course, a good amount of power."

(Lifted from Wikipedia) LOL

[roboto65]

Five cylinder engines are naturally far more in balance when compared to four cylinder engines of the same displacement, and as such are actually cheaper to build to an acceptable level of smoothness.

The rise of Audi's legendary motorsports reputation in the 1980's came almost entirely from a very potent and robust turbocharged inline 5 cylinder engine (2.1 or 2.2 liters depending on year). With this platform, Audi dominated the Group B Rally ranks and the American Trans-Am racing series. The advantage provided by the unbeatably-turbocharged, fire breathing, I-5/quattro-driven Audi was so great that it eventually led to the ban of all wheel drive cars within the series.
 
Hows that for Copy and Paste

[Curtis_Valk]

Oh sure - Once again, someone else gets credit for something I said 1st... Last night it was Terry, now it's Curtis..
I must be a BAD forum member..

I think it is because of the distance to Florida.  Your posts make it here almost instantly, but occasionally the meaning arrives some time later! 
Curtis

Must be the translation into Texan..

No comprende' ..........¿qué dice usted?

Curtis

[hootmon]

No comprende' ..........¿qué dice usted?
Curtis

Je vous ai dit que vous ne comprendriez pas

[BudMan]

All those glowing words about the Audi 5 are definitely NOT the same words I heard from the owner of the one I worked on several times in the early 80's.
Most of the words I remember from him should not be in our threads!

[hootmon]

We will see who is old enough and retains marketing material in their heads..
Can anyone remember the engineer explaining why the Audi had a 5 cylinder engine (1980's I think)..

OK... lots of Blah Blah about Audi and racing.. But didn't answer the question..
The engineer in the commercial explained.. (You have to say it with a German accent)
"5 Cylinders because four is too small and 6 is too bulky"..
He also said about front wheel drive "Because it is easier to pull a car than it is to push it"

Both statements are probably pure rubbish, but the marketing guys probably loved it!!!