4mth old A5 Vs. 14yrold S8

[Dezzy]

Talking of old and new Audi got me thinking about it…. I don’t think a derv should ever be wearing an S badge FFS. I know I’m leaving myself wide open here for all the, how much torque derv’s can have and how much better they are these days with power, but at the end of the day it’s a derv just like a van, truck, boat and tractor. Slow revving, noisy, dirty, smelly and global dimming contributing.

[PsYcHe]

S badges should be retained for the highest performance and best drivetrain tech (OK.. RS too).. But my sootchucker is quicker than a D2 S8 (OK the engine is years newer than the D2), so I can see some logic to that argument, but a free-revving petrol is always nicer than a diesel.

[Architex_mA8tey]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Talking of old and new Audi got me thinking about it…. I don’t think a derv should ever be wearing an S badge FFS. I know I’m leaving myself wide open here for all the, how much torque derv’s can have and how much better they are these days with power, but at the end of the day it’s a derv just like a van, truck, boat and tractor. Slow revving, noisy, dirty, smelly and global dimming contributing.

Says the man who has a caterpillar bulldozery thingy!!

[Dezzy]

Originally Posted by Architex_mA8tey

Says the man who has a caterpillar bulldozery thingy!!

Hey hang on a mo there it's not just a Catapiller D5B Dozer it's a S D5B, because it has more power than the one 10 years before

I'm not trying to take anything away from any of the models as i do like them really (even the oil burners) but the S badges used to be retained for the really special models. Just look at the original S1 for instance, bearing in mind we’re we are talking early to mid 80’s the 2.1 5 pot engine producing 500+ bhp, massive turbo lag that made for no low end grunt but to overcome this they fitted anti lag. A system that threw fuel (PETROL) down in the turbo to keep it spinning, even when the throttle was closed. This made huge bangs and exhaust flames that would make old people pee themselves. Now that’s what an S should be, not the van that brought it there. Don’t even get me started on the Pikes Peak version produced when Group B was banned i think Mouton still holds the record for going up over there 25 years ago!!

So ok maybe I got a little carried away there and not all S’s should be like that but you know what I mean.

[Architex_mA8tey]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Hey hang on a mo there it's not just a Catapiller D5B Dozer it's a S D5B, because it has more power than the one 10 years before

I'm not trying to take anything away from any of the models as i do like them really (even the oil burners) but the S badges used to be retained for the really special models.

So ok maybe I got a little carried away there and not all S’s should be like that but you know what I mean.

I dont know why I'm arguing I actually agree with you totally!