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lawong
02-25-2005, 11:10 PM
Thanks to Dolphin_Vic for letting me check out the B7 today.

-The 2.0T is noticeable smaller than the 1.8T.
-The turbo and the exhaust manifold are one piece. It's quiet odd staring at it.
-When the engine is warming up, the 2.0T engine sounds like a diesel engine. (click-click-click-click-click-click-click...)
-Engine hood release is no longer in the middle of the second around ring.
-The three spoke steering wheel with the radio button functions are cool. There was one button that was there, but it didn't work. Not sure what it did, but it was on the right side of the steering wheel.
-Cup holders that work! (amazing!) Too bad you had to trade that feature for the cool James Bond style cigarette lighter.
-Color instrument cluster. [up] [up]
-The instrument cluster will also read up to 8,000 rpms (it actually has the #8 on it) and the km are gray instead of red.
-The 2.0T badge has a red T, but the wierd part is the way the Quattro bar is centered. I never noticed how perfect it looked on the 1.8T because the Quattro bar fit between the 1 and T. On the 2.0 it just looks odd because of the way its center. For those who debadge, this is a moot point, but it was just noticeably odd to me.

A4 - Oh Snap
02-26-2005, 01:10 AM
turbo + exhaust manifold = how are you supposed to upgrade this? Not cheap.

Anthony
02-26-2005, 01:40 AM
Originally posted by A4 - Oh Snap
turbo + exhaust manifold = how are you supposed to upgrade this? Not cheap. You're not. You think Audi wants us tinkering with these things? [:p]

Mark
02-26-2005, 10:42 AM
Originally posted by A4 - Oh Snap
turbo + exhaust manifold = how are you supposed to upgrade this? Not cheap.

all in due time. someone will retrofit a big turbo bolt-on manifold soon enough.

they are gonna be expensive though . . .

bbaudi382
02-26-2005, 11:21 AM
yeah. i was talking with a local tuner today and they said audi is changing the FSI in about a year. this means chipped b6's will still befaster than b7s for at least another year.

SoCalAgentMSK
02-26-2005, 04:03 PM
Originally posted by lawong
-Color instrument cluster.

Just an FYI - I believe the color cluster is only available on A4's with the "Premium Pacakge"

lawong
02-26-2005, 05:20 PM
Ahh.. even so.. the color instrument cluster was quiet beautiful. Even though the interior is pretty much the same.. the updates are absolutely fantastic.

robots_are_neon
02-26-2005, 08:44 PM
Originally posted by lawong
Cup holders that work! (amazing!) Too bad you had to trade that feature for the cool James Bond style cigarette lighter.

huh?
You cant get cup holders if u get the cig ligher?

AudiMV
02-27-2005, 07:29 PM
Originally posted by robots_are_neon
huh?
You cant get cup holders if u get the cig ligher?

no he means the way the cig lighters pop out sneaky style on the b5/b6 but instead of having the sneaky pop out cig lighter its a cup holder there instead