Ah yes, good point about the wheels and tyres. I don't really have enough knowledge about drag racing or tracks and all the asdjustments and parts needed for each type of performance.
Its true I forget that with only 317lbft, and probably only 200lbft from 1000rpm, I don't have grip problems from a standstill. Your RS8 must have over 500lbft I'm guessing.
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Originally Posted by andycaca
to be honest, a massive chunk of time lost in 0-60 sprints is in the change from 1st to second on a manual box. even a totally perfect shift will be over .25 of a second. plus unless you are running anti-lag or flatshift the turbo will need to spool up again too.
ive spent a few years racing turbo'd cars and although i tried using a short ratio gearbox i quickly realised that with a powerful engine (mine is circa 450bhp) you are needing to shift more often and are actually slower
0-60 with the short ratio box was always 4.0
0-60 with the standard box was 3.8
edit: before i got the sensible S8, i nearly bought a SLK tiptronic with 7 (or 8?) forward gears. that would have been awesome ripping through the box |
Yes good point, luckily with 01E there is only 1 shift to 60mph, 2nd is good to about 70mph with 18" tyres.
Its true manuals lose some time in the shift, but so much is gained in terms of weight and less power loss. Just look at D2 S8, with auto box 0-100 is 6.4s with manual its 5.4s. And Car and driver with a pro driver actually got 4.99s with a B6 S4 essentially same drive train as a S8, so with complete disregard for transmission crazy times can be acheived with a manual car.