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It has a 14% increase in torque. Even the Performance model only produces 750nm when overboosting so a standard figure of 800nm means 100nm more torque most of the time. Of course all this depends on what figure it actually produces. The standard non performance actually had about 775nm and the Per...

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Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:25 pm

Peak Audi class.

The gear selector is pretty aged really. When did a Fezza, Lamborghini or Macca last have one? Progress......pork has done away with it too. The tech is a must. Merely keeping pace with everyone else. I welcome this. IMO C7 is looking tired now. Tech isn't a must, is a fashion. Like digital watches...

Hmm, a number of things I don't like about this compared to my C7. Interior's the main thing. I'm an analogue kind of guy and I like the interaction I have with my car: the high-end, watch-like instruments (I favour a Bremont over a G-Shock), the hefty (auto) gear shift with metal that is warm when...

Oh, and all the 6.7% increase in torque (from 553 to 590 lb-ft) does is counteract the 7% (140kg) increase in weight. It will be interesting to see if a car mag can run a C7 & 8 in a side-by-side test at some point. Maybe a forthcoming Performance variant will address the torque:weight issue, but f...

Hmm, a number of things I don't like about this compared to my C7. Interior's the main thing. I'm an analogue kind of guy and I like the interaction I have with my car: the high-end, watch-like instruments (I favour a Bremont over a G-Shock), the hefty (auto) gear shift with metal that is warm when ...