Date:         Wed, 20 Oct 1999 11:49:11 -0700
Reply-To:     Richard Golen <rgolen@UMASSD.EDU>
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From:         Richard Golen <rgolen@UMASSD.EDU>
Subject:      Re: VW Rep visits my Eurovan....
Comments: To: Per Lindgren <lindgre@online.no>
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At 04:26 PM 10/20/1999 +0200, Per Lindgren wrote:
>
>
>Richard Golen wrote:
>
>> You betcha...in a heartbeat! I'd love a 2.5 TDI Eurovan...I just read a
>> report in the latest issue of GUTE FAHRT of a tuned TDI T4 with 136PS!
>
>136hp?? You are aware of the fact that the top notch TDI has 150 hp, dont
you? In
>adition to that, it has 295 Nm@1900 rpm. Compare that to the 140 hp and 240
>Nm@3000 rpm in the VR6.
>
>To put these numbers to the tarmac, the VR6 needs 13,7 seconds to get to
62 mph
>from standstill, while the TDI 150 does the same in 12,5.
>The top speed is 174 km/h in the VR6, and 181 km/h in the TDI 150.
>
>The best of it all, the fuel consumption: the VR6 slurps 11,8 liters per
100 kms
>mixed driving, while the TDI 150 only needs a few drops, 7,3 liters per
100 kms to
>be exact.
>
>Later,
>PerL
>
>

This is the German HP Rating "PS" I'm speaking of which is a bit less than
the US HP rating...however I wonder if some of the difference there is the
fact that the torque curves/horsepower are modified in the van
versions...for example the 2.5 gas engine is only rated at 110 hp vs. the
Audi version of 135 hp, but the 2.5 engine in the T4 has a greater torque
than the 2.5 in the Audi.


Ric