Looking to buy 2006 A6 with 3.0 TDI engine?
08-24-2005, 05:35 PM
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Looking to buy 2006 A6 with 3.0 TDI engine?
Does anyone know if it is possible to get a new Audi A6 with the Sline package and other goodies with the 3.0 TDI engine in the US?
08-24-2005, 06:24 PM
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Re: No 3.0 TDI on the order guides. We should hopefully
Thank you for reply. I am aware that the option does not exist for the American market just yet. However, is there a relatively straightforward way to get one?
08-24-2005, 06:48 PM
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Sadly, there is no simple, quick, or cheap way to get one right now.
The engine is presently undergoing emissions certification. If you were to get one, you'd have to undergo the same testing ($$$). You'd have to make sure the local diesel meets the standards required for the engine or you would encounter mechanical problems. Also, you wouldn't have a warranty.
08-25-2005, 04:44 AM
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I work with some folks. . .
. . .who's motto is "yes, fill in the blank, can be done and it will be easy; the stack of 100 dollar bills required, however is THIS high."
If indeed US diesel fuel gets to where it is supposed to get (and there is no reason to believe it will not, thus far), my completely uninformed opinion is that tubo diesels will, for a while, become the "next" -- providing both fuel economy and performance.
In 2002 I participated in Audi's driving school in Seefeld, Austria. Our cars were top o' the line A4's with 2.5TDI's and 6 speed manual transmissions.
On hand were 3.0 V6's, and a 2001 (old body) S4 and a bright yellow S3 (at the time with the 1.8T engine.)
Unfortunately, I did not get to drive the cars back to back to actually get a real seat of the pants feel -- but, short of the S4, (we didn't drive the S3) the most fun performing machine was the 2.5TDI.
Torque, torque, torque -- all hail torque. The TDI engine seems to have bags full of low end power and when coupled with the 6spd is quite capable of autobahn speeds whilst sipping fuel.
Noise, vibration and harshness (and smell) -- fughettaboudit. . .
I would love the have my current A6 3.2 either turbocharged (by Audi) or, better still a TDI version (with manual transmission, please.)
33 lease payments to go. . . .
If indeed US diesel fuel gets to where it is supposed to get (and there is no reason to believe it will not, thus far), my completely uninformed opinion is that tubo diesels will, for a while, become the "next" -- providing both fuel economy and performance.
In 2002 I participated in Audi's driving school in Seefeld, Austria. Our cars were top o' the line A4's with 2.5TDI's and 6 speed manual transmissions.
On hand were 3.0 V6's, and a 2001 (old body) S4 and a bright yellow S3 (at the time with the 1.8T engine.)
Unfortunately, I did not get to drive the cars back to back to actually get a real seat of the pants feel -- but, short of the S4, (we didn't drive the S3) the most fun performing machine was the 2.5TDI.
Torque, torque, torque -- all hail torque. The TDI engine seems to have bags full of low end power and when coupled with the 6spd is quite capable of autobahn speeds whilst sipping fuel.
Noise, vibration and harshness (and smell) -- fughettaboudit. . .
I would love the have my current A6 3.2 either turbocharged (by Audi) or, better still a TDI version (with manual transmission, please.)
33 lease payments to go. . . .
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08-25-2005, 01:52 PM
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What is the issue with diesel fule in the US?
Thank you all for your responces to my post. I have another question now. What is the issue with diesel fuel in the US? Is the fuel in the US to dirty to be used in TDI autos. Didn't VW offer a TDI Jetta 3 years ago?
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08-25-2005, 03:54 PM
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The 1.9 TDI in the VWs have been around for years. We get a special dumbed down lower power version
to help deal with the sulphur. It's an old engine design, so basically we get the older version, while Europe gets a more powerful and efficient version of the same basic motor.
The Audi 3.0 is a much newer design. It was never designed to run on high sulphur fuel. The fuel can damage seals in high pressure injector pumps, and sulphur often was/is the cause of incorrect fuel gauge readings due to contamination of the poteniometer that lives in the tank. There are other side effects as well.
Presently diesel in some states can have as many as 1000 parts per million of sulphur and average 350 to 500 ppm. Expect to see the new diesel contain 15 to 30 ppm of sulphur, making it not only able to run in virtually any European designed diesel, but also run much cleaner.
Interest in diesels is much stronger yet in Canada. Even Honda says they are looking at diesels as a viable alternative to present hybrid car technology.
The Audi 3.0 is a much newer design. It was never designed to run on high sulphur fuel. The fuel can damage seals in high pressure injector pumps, and sulphur often was/is the cause of incorrect fuel gauge readings due to contamination of the poteniometer that lives in the tank. There are other side effects as well.
Presently diesel in some states can have as many as 1000 parts per million of sulphur and average 350 to 500 ppm. Expect to see the new diesel contain 15 to 30 ppm of sulphur, making it not only able to run in virtually any European designed diesel, but also run much cleaner.
Interest in diesels is much stronger yet in Canada. Even Honda says they are looking at diesels as a viable alternative to present hybrid car technology.