Running issues on a newly bought D2

[Resolutionary]

Originally Posted by 27litres

Just how well do these 2.8's perform?
I had a 2.6 (12V) in my old A4 and that was quite entertaining to drive, if not blisteringly fast.
115kW (150hp) and 1380kg for the A4Q
145kW (193hp) and 1580kg (Wow!) for the A8QS

Some quick Marty maths puts them at 83.33kW/T and 92.77kW/T.
Allowing for the fact that the factory curb weights and real life curb weights rarely equate, the A8 has higher overall mass and can carry more fuel, is an automatic (vs my A4's manual) I would expect them to have similar real world performance. Which is quite adequate from my A4 memories!

Having replaced my 3.2 B7 A4 with one of these, I was expecting it to be quite sluggish in comparison but it's surprisingly spritely for such a boat of a thing. Not going to set any world records but the 2.8 does get a move on for such a lazy lump, sounds pretty good too. However I didn't get this car to do anything remotely fast so it's more than adequate for my needs