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Old Jan 22, 2014 | 03:55 PM
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I imagine Lexus will be the last. MBZ C63 AMG (or rumor has it renaming to C55 AMG) will get the new 4.0TT V8, and the RS5 will lose it's NA 4.2L V8 for a 4.0T V8 soon as well.
both the c63 and rs5 will get tt v8? man i thought they would just get tt v6. those would be monsters

but yes, personally i see lexus has the last one with v8 na too. which imho is a good thing, i like it most. plus lexus does have good gas mileage as leverage
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Old Jan 22, 2014 | 04:27 PM
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both the c63 and rs5 will get tt v8? man i thought they would just get tt v6. those would be monsters

but yes, personally i see lexus has the last one with v8 na too. which imho is a good thing, i like it most. plus lexus does have good gas mileage as leverage
MBZ has announced a 4.0T V8 for this next generation of C55/65 AMG (2015 body), so a V8 will stick around at least for one more generation. As for the RS5, I can't think of any current 3.0T set-up Audi has to compete against M, AMG, F, R. They use the 4.0T in the RS7 as well as A8.

Lexus seems to be able to avoid that gas guzzler tax (except the LFA )
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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
MBZ has announced a 4.0T V8 for this next generation of C55/65 AMG (2015 body), so a V8 will stick around at least for one more generation. As for the RS5, I can't think of any current 3.0T set-up Audi has to compete against M, AMG, F, R. They use the 4.0T in the RS7 as well as A8.

Lexus seems to be able to avoid that gas guzzler tax (except the LFA )
Yes sir you got it

The next C55 is confirmed to be a 4.0L TT V8, no words on the next RS5, but I am sure it will have the same 4.0L TT V8 as seen on the current S6/RS6, S7/RS7, A8/S8, V8 Conti-GT.........pretty much all V8 power cars in the VAG.

Audi only got that 3.0L Supercharged V6, power is too low for this level. The highest it makes is 354 hp in the SQ5.

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Yes sir you got it

The next C55 is confirmed to be a 4.0L TT V8, no words on the next RS5, but I am sure it will have the same 4.0L TT V8 as seen on the current S6/RS6, S7/RS7, A8/S8, V8 Conti-GT.........pretty much all V8 power cars in the VAG.

Audi only got that 3.0L Supercharged V6, power is too low for this level. The highest it makes is 354 hp in the SQ5.
i wonder who will be the first to say the tt6 in the m3 is going to be so weak
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Yes sir you got it

The next C55 is confirmed to be a 4.0L TT V8, no words on the next RS5, but I am sure it will have the same 4.0L TT V8 as seen on the current S6/RS6, S7/RS7, A8/S8, V8 Conti-GT.........pretty much all V8 power cars in the VAG.

Audi only got that 3.0L Supercharged V6, power is too low for this level. The highest it makes is 354 hp in the SQ5.
I think it's a good move. Though I will say the sonorous 6.2L V8 is and will forever be a gem.

I'd imagine in the future they'll have to make a more hi-po version.
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i wonder who will be the first to say the tt6 in the m3 is going to be so weak
Well M3s are always weak right? It was a 4.0L V8 when the C63 is a 6.2L V8. So history and tradition continue.

It would never be weak with boost anyway........this is the fastest M3 ever, so it is weaker then those 4.0L TT V8, but it won't be slow for sure.
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I think it's a good move. Though I will say the sonorous 6.2L V8 is and will forever be a gem.

I'd imagine in the future they'll have to make a more hi-po version.
Huge displacement NA engine is always the most fun, god I want to drive a SLS Black Series to hear that 6.2L monster roar to 8k rpm!!
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Huge displacement NA engine is always the most fun, god I want to drive a SLS Black Series to hear that 6.2L monster roar to 8k rpm!!
Sounds like a howitzer cannon to me
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Old Jan 23, 2014 | 03:11 PM
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Sounds like a howitzer cannon to me
You driven one and heard it?

Road and Track said "Sounds like a dragon and a lion had a baby and you're steering from its mouth while it roars,"
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Well M3s are always weak right? It was a 4.0L V8 when the C63 is a 6.2L V8. So history and tradition continue.

It would never be weak with boost anyway........this is the fastest M3 ever, so it is weaker then those 4.0L TT V8, but it won't be slow for sure.
lol you and i of course know the history and such. but you know, a lot of people right?

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Huge displacement NA engine is always the most fun, god I want to drive a SLS Black Series to hear that 6.2L monster roar to 8k rpm!!
you have no idea how much i want to hop over to fletcher jones... i think they have 2 sls black sitting right now
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lol you and i of course know the history and such. but you know, a lot of people right?
Yeah I know, they just don't know.

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you have no idea how much i want to hop over to fletcher jones... i think they have 2 sls black sitting right now
Go drive it!!

Hear it from this, roar like a lion..............go hear it in the really long straight section where it roar continously at full throttle like forever..........OMG


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Originally Posted by BNR34
You driven one and heard it?

Road and Track said "Sounds like a dragon and a lion had a baby and you're steering from its mouth while it roars,"
Heard yes driven no. There was one this past summer at an exotics meet
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Will be buying one as they start becoming available pre - owned
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Heard yes driven no. There was one this past summer at an exotics meet
I see, nice
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Topic going from M3/M4 to SLS.........I love it
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