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the competition.

Bada Bing

By the way, I don't think this type of slogan is the same as the old Chrysler or Oldsmobile tag lines. It's stating something factual about the entire A4 product line. When you peel the onion, it turns out to be only true for one configuration of one model when compared against an arbitrarily selected competition class.

I stand by my opinion that it's deceptive advertising.

BenJYoung

Last I checked, they still sell 330i's in Germany. Both engines are now 265 HP (they both used to be 255 HP). Audi isn't making much money in the US with the current exchange rates, so they haven't prioritized a US 335i competitor yet.

I still think they'll put the 3.0 TFSI into the A4 after they ship a few A6s with the engine. Audi rarely has more than 3 different longitudinal engines available in the US in their non-S sedans. There's no real reason to change this strategy.

BMW frequently changes engines a year or two into a model line, and I can't say Audi hasn't done it before. Further, given the price of a fully loaded A4 3.2, an S4 can't cost much more, so it won't need _that_ much more power than an A4 3.0T to justify it's cost premium.

Especially if it's the only way to get a 6 cylinder engine with a stick.