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01-29-17, 04:21 PM
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Tis true that Lexus is one of the last companies to offer a N/A V8. Though even they will have to start downsizing and have to go the turbo/Super charger route i'd imagine. Though they could be like the current gen Audi S6/ BMW M5 route. Twin Turbo 4.0L/4.4L V8. It would give the people clamoring for more lower end torque.
Though Audi is downsizing the S6 and going to a TT V6 and leaving the TT V8 for the S7/RS7 lineup from what I've read.
01-30-17, 07:02 PM
#21
I was messing around in mine (GS F) today and it goes into expert mode if you're in Sport or Sport + and just turn the Traction Control off. TVD setting didn't matter.
01-31-17, 05:18 AM
#22
I've always liked Clarkson and thought that he was the best out of the Trio.
Tis true that Lexus is one of the last companies to offer a N/A V8. Though even they will have to start downsizing and have to go the turbo/Super charger route i'd imagine. Though they could be like the current gen Audi S6/ BMW M5 route. Twin Turbo 4.0L/4.4L V8. It would give the people clamoring for more lower end torque.
Though Audi is downsizing the S6 and going to a TT V6 and leaving the TT V8 for the S7/RS7 lineup from what I've read.
Tis true that Lexus is one of the last companies to offer a N/A V8. Though even they will have to start downsizing and have to go the turbo/Super charger route i'd imagine. Though they could be like the current gen Audi S6/ BMW M5 route. Twin Turbo 4.0L/4.4L V8. It would give the people clamoring for more lower end torque.
Though Audi is downsizing the S6 and going to a TT V6 and leaving the TT V8 for the S7/RS7 lineup from what I've read.
02-02-17, 12:05 PM
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02-04-17, 11:19 AM
#24
http://www.audiworld.com/forums/s6-c...nt-so-2898436/
http://www.audiworld.com/forums/s6-c...rumor-2906692/
Now I agree that this is all speculation, there seems to be a consensus on making the next gen S6 lighter. One way to do that is to shrink the engine or use lighter materials to make the engine/vital components. That being said, the S6 was not meant to be a sports car (contrary to what I thought initially). It's a luxury sedan that can accelerate quickly and have a high top speed, grade A ride quality, and have good not great handling/under-steer (partially due to what their Quattro system does to their engine layout, forcing it to sit more towards the front of the car/over front axle, compared to a more traditional layout?)
One quote from Audiworld about the potential shrinking yielding better handling
Probably more correct to say there is less engine in front of the front axle rather than the engine is moved back. Front axle drive shafts and keeping a low centre of gravity restrict where the engine can go. Certainly, reducing engine weight improves handling in general, and particularly in designs like Audi or Porsche 911 where much of the engine weight is outside the axles.
The C8 platform will be lighter. It has also been announced today that Audi will be using the V6 TT in the base model version of the R8. The article also mentioned the RS4, RS5, and an RS Q5 (which is a first) would be using this engine. There was no mention of the S6 or S7 receiving this engine.
whether N/A, TT or Supercharged. It's one way to be able to look at the GS F/ RC F as what their engines might become in the next generation when they finally add a Charger 
option. I'm betting my money on Turbo charging, Granted we still have to wait another, 4 years before they do the models? That is how often Lexus does their redesign, right
?
02-06-17, 03:48 AM
#25
Apparently Car & Driver Mag also stated this last year April (Older comment thread, yea). They were discussing it on Audi world
http://www.audiworld.com/forums/s6-c...nt-so-2898436/
http://www.audiworld.com/forums/s6-c...rumor-2906692/
Now I agree that this is all speculation, there seems to be a consensus on making the next gen S6 lighter. One way to do that is to shrink the engine or use lighter materials to make the engine/vital components. That being said, the S6 was not meant to be a sports car (contrary to what I thought initially). It's a luxury sedan that can accelerate quickly and have a high top speed, grade A ride quality, and have good not great handling/under-steer (partially due to what their Quattro system does to their engine layout, forcing it to sit more towards the front of the car/over front axle, compared to a more traditional layout?)
One quote from Audiworld about the potential shrinking yielding better handling
There is another snippet from a forum member on Audi world
So it'll be interesting to see if Audi will still be running with the TT V8 in the '18 S6. And I agree, I'd like to still see V8's on the market as a way to keep the market diverse and still allow us to have that V8 culture whether N/A, TT or Supercharged. It's one way to be able to look at the GS F/ RC F as what their engines might become in the next generation when they finally add a Charger option. I'm betting my money on Turbo charging, Granted we still have to wait another, 4 years before they do the models? That is how often Lexus does their redesign, right?
http://www.audiworld.com/forums/s6-c...nt-so-2898436/
http://www.audiworld.com/forums/s6-c...rumor-2906692/
Now I agree that this is all speculation, there seems to be a consensus on making the next gen S6 lighter. One way to do that is to shrink the engine or use lighter materials to make the engine/vital components. That being said, the S6 was not meant to be a sports car (contrary to what I thought initially). It's a luxury sedan that can accelerate quickly and have a high top speed, grade A ride quality, and have good not great handling/under-steer (partially due to what their Quattro system does to their engine layout, forcing it to sit more towards the front of the car/over front axle, compared to a more traditional layout?)
One quote from Audiworld about the potential shrinking yielding better handling
There is another snippet from a forum member on Audi world
So it'll be interesting to see if Audi will still be running with the TT V8 in the '18 S6. And I agree, I'd like to still see V8's on the market as a way to keep the market diverse and still allow us to have that V8 culture
whether N/A, TT or Supercharged. It's one way to be able to look at the GS F/ RC F as what their engines might become in the next generation when they finally add a Charger option. I'm betting my money on Turbo charging, Granted we still have to wait another, 4 years before they do the models? That is how often Lexus does their redesign, right?
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