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Old 03-04-2004, 01:28 PM
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In my new Road & Track the Audi LeMans Quattro concept car that was due to have a twin tubo v-10 out of the Gallardo is being dropped for a normally aspirated v8. How lame, lame, lame. Audi and turbo cars are going to be a thing of the past.

While the rest of the world is starting to make reliable turbo cars, our beloved Audi is running away from them. The reason, cost effectiveness as stated by the article. If they made a reliable turbo, cost wouldn't be an issue.

I really doubt there will be an rs4 that is turboed, but then again the lack of turbo charged cars in Audi's lign-up might make our b5s a cult classic.
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How about the turbo miata, any comments. Sounds like it could be a fun car!
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They did point out they could possibly drop in the twin-turbo RS6 motor.
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Default Re: How about the turbo miata, any comments. Sounds like it could be a fun car!

If you catch the ghey.
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I thought the new S8 is supposed to be a Twin Turbo.
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Default Agreed re "cult classic" comment. I keep saying that the B5 S4 is the next Supra

in terms of big time HP. Give it a few years, though...
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Gallardo is an NA V10 and not Twin Turbo....so right there I call the article BS
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