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Rumormill: Audi considering more powerful RS6 Avant {Autoblog}
May 15th 2008 4:24PM Chin up! My guess is that they're only pumping up the RS6 engine because they're already tuning it for the V10 R8. Perhaps the engine's production line will overlap with the RS6 life cycle. More than likely, we'll see the same V10 in the US, but not in an Avant.
But the next drivetrain I DO want to see in an avant here in the US is the 3.0 TDI 6MT Quattro in the new A4 Avant!!
Porsche 911 update includes 100% more awesome: Direct-injection, dual-clutch gearbox {Autoblog}
Apr 4th 2008 11:51PM yes. and the R32's DSG also incorporates a wet clutch and only 6 gears, both of which have already been abandoned by VWAG. I think it's pretty obvious the DSG going into the Porsches will be significantly different than the R32's old tranny.
The question in the post was whether DSG was compatible with a 4WD drive train.
Since the Carrara 4S' wetclutch AWD system is being replaced by haldex, it would be a no brainer to add DSG.
In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if Porsche decided to go with Haldex for that very reason.
Porsche 911 update includes 100% more awesome: Direct-injection, dual-clutch gearbox {Autoblog}
Apr 4th 2008 10:44PM the DSG in the Carrera 4 will likely come hand in hand with their introduction of Haldex AWD.
The R32 has had DSG+Haldex for a while now.
CES 2008 ultimate swag bag giveaway: like a Xmas stocking in January {Engadget}
Jan 11th 2008 12:35AM my favorite was the LG watch phone
Quattro Quarterly lays out Audi's five-year plan for world domination {Autoblog}
Dec 4th 2007 12:40PM actually, the article does hint at the prospect of dropping in the v12 TDI into the R8. Which only makes perfect sense!
Pull my dyno - Automobile puts the IS-F on the rollers {Autoblog}
Oct 25th 2007 1:43PM I drove the IS-F in the GT5 demo with the logitech forcefeedback pro wheel dealie last night. and compared to the 135, the IS-F was a horrible performer. it was fat, sluggish, soft. I think the new Mazda 6 (FF) was funner to drive than that thing, which saddened me. And the new evo, sti and GTR were in a totally different league.
Wiimote car accelerometer {Hack a Day}
Jul 29th 2007 6:47PM wouldn't be too hard to position several wiimotes in the car to get more accurate readings. pitch, yaw, roll, etc... it would also require a better means of of securing the device to the car.
I'm only using the "G" values, which I presume are already post-processed. Someone else can use the rawaccel_ values for more accurate readings. The G values were just more convenient.
Wiimote car accelerometer {Hack a Day}
Jul 29th 2007 12:28PM actually, yeah, I thought about that. it's only one multiplication away to get distance calculations. but then i figured that people can just use GPS to get all that done.
Wii Fanboy Giveaway: WarioWare Smooth Moves {Nintendo Wii Fanboy}
Jun 11th 2007 2:23PM yay, been holding out
VIDEO: Step inside BMW's F1 wind tunnel {Autoblog}
May 31st 2007 2:59AM that miniature F1 would make for a sweet RC car.
