R&T Long Term Drive Notes
05-08-2014, 01:31 PM
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The car does not down shift from 3 to 2 fast enough and rolling through a corner and then gassing it will show the problem. Easy solution I discovered on the track, manually downshift to 2 going into the turn with the left paddle (you do not have to be in manual mode to do this either). Boom, no lag out of the turn. You just have to remember to do this if you want the quick response. Careful though, you will burn through tires with all that juice coming out of the turns.
05-08-2014, 01:35 PM
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The car does not down shift from 3 to 2 fast enough and rolling through a corner and then gassing it will show the problem. Easy solution I discovered on the track, manually downshift to 2 going into the turn with the left paddle (you do not have to be in manual mode to do this either). Boom, no lag out of the turn. You just have to remember to do this if you want the quick response. Careful though, you will burn through tires with all that juice coming out of the turns.
05-08-2014, 01:38 PM
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I was posting a workaround to the transmission lag. You had the post I picked that referenced the problem correctly.
05-08-2014, 01:39 PM
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05-13-2014, 04:06 PM
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Either way there is a lag and we know they can get read of it by engine & transmission tune. I'm just too much of a chicken to do it. My buddies s4 has a transmission issue and the dealer said Audi will not cover it and there is nothing they can do about it.
05-17-2014, 08:02 AM
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Almost one year and @ 16k miles I experience zero turbo lag. It's the tranny lag (or whatever term you want to use) that drives me crazy. That said, the S6 is the best car I've ever owned including all other German makes!
05-17-2014, 09:25 AM
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If you experience turbo lag, then there's a problem with your car. I have ample experience with turbocharged engines and can vouch that this is one of the most responsive setups in existence.
What you have to remember is that any turbocharged engine will have increasing torque from idle through the mid-range. The bottom end may not be soft (and this one isn't) but the mid-range will always feel stronger. This is not "turbo lag" per se, but a natural consequence of how turbos operate.
What you have to remember is that any turbocharged engine will have increasing torque from idle through the mid-range. The bottom end may not be soft (and this one isn't) but the mid-range will always feel stronger. This is not "turbo lag" per se, but a natural consequence of how turbos operate.
05-17-2014, 05:18 PM
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It is all relative. Compared to the instant throttle response of my M3, the S6 definitely feels sluggish. In fact, compared to a highly tuned NA motor, all turbos will feel sluggish. Of course the trade-off is that enormous swell of mid range torque. This is really a hot topic currently in the BMW M3/M4 world as the new twin turbo inline-6 makes it debut
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