holg

... and a bit more "lightweight", compared to the quattro. I love the quattro´s direct feeling in wet curves, but I don´t like the "loud" rumbling driveshaft- and gearbox sound in the 2nd row - fwds are smoother for passengers. The C4 is everything, but not a sports car, so in my opinion in dry cities the quattro is not necessary. As long the car won´t meet snow or gravel roads, the fwd is my choice.

holg

austinado16

I don't believe Audi has ever done anything transverse. Not even the 100LS or the 4000S(with 1.8GTI engine).

kalon

I've had a 88' 5000T FWD and it was definitely not my favorite ride ever. Honestly it was poorly cared for (by the PO) and I ultimately ended up just parting it out since the engine was the one decent thing on the car. But the next Audi I owned was a 90' 200TQ. Ever since then in Michigan winters I've never looked back. Now I have a 96' A6Q and it is honestly my favorite car yet, minus the junk auto trans...But I wasn't completely sold on Audi till I experienced Quattro, now I'll be surprised if I buy anything else.

austinado16

I never dug the 5000's. Not when they were new, not to work on them, and definately not now. I love the 4000's in either Quattro or non-quattro, especially the '85-'87 big bumper/big headlight versions.

Like you, love the A6 and now that I've had a taste of Quattro, rain/snow/dry, I'll probably never be without one.

RedDragoN750

Maybe I will... But it's still weird

DennisStehlik

Wife's is the Q, mine is the Frontrack.


Frontrack seems more nimble on dry roads. See no difference off the line...but I always let my wife beat me off the line because I know what is good for me.

Frontrack gets a little bit better gas mileage but nothing to get excited about, has a bigger gas tank, again not vastly different, but the 2 combined makes a noticeable difference (We drive to northern WI from Chicago...make it all the way on one tank with the Front..HAVE to stop once with the Q) All in all I think the range difference may be 100 to 150 miles.

Frontrack is easier to maintain. The back wheel are just simple bearings that are easy to replace.

Trans life difference maybe? The Q (110K miles) has had the trans rebuilt once already. The Frontrack is at 220k and still going.

On wet roads, the Q is nice to have, but the Frontrack does fine. You do notice when hitting the gas hard, the Frontrack will slip/spin a wheel, the traction control will kick in, things will shake a bit, and off you go eventually. The Q just sticks and go.

Snow. The Q with winter tires. There is really nothing to say except..."OMG..this car #*$&%#@ ROCKS!" The Frontrack can't even come close. When it is snowing I ask as nicely as I can to use her car and I typically get a NO WAY. (again I know what is good for me and don't pursue it any more)

If I think about it, I am sure there a bunch of other things that are different..right down to the Quattro logo on the dash..but that doesn't matter

austinado16

I didn't know this about the quattros until I tried it...

Try nailing the gas in tight onramp type curve getting out onto the freeway!

A kid in a wish-u-beat-me was in front of us and tried to get on the power as we entered a tight decending 270 degree onramp. He was all leaned out to the outside and just hanging onto the shoulder. I stood on it, the quattro grabbed the road with all four, sucked us down tight into the turn and I was nearly passing him on the inside.....no tire squeal and almost no body lean. The more throttle I gave it, the more down on the inside we went.

Like you said.....Amazing!

tpierce

TTs and A3s are the only Audis we have gotten here with transverly mounted motors.

UrS4boy

Wet or dry. You can rocket out of a corner.

I don't try too much of that stuff with my 98 C4 A6q avant. Just not the same.

austinado16

I can only imagine! Although with today's hogging out of the t-body coupled w/ the Mance MAF *grins*