"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
11/26/2019 at 08:32 • Filed to: None
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"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
11/26/2019 at 08:32 • Filed to: None | 4
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but don’ t worry the old one is just in t he shop. It will be back. Another co-workers car, manual TT
DutchieDC2R
> OPPOsaurus WRX
11/26/2019 at 08:48 |
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‘The old one is just in the shop’
There’s one thing that doesn’t surprise me.
Milky
> OPPOsaurus WRX
11/26/2019 at 09:23 |
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Nice wheels and two exhaust tips, thats a good tee tee.
Echo51
> OPPOsaurus WRX
11/26/2019 at 09:30 |
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Meanwhile my boss still drives his normal Mercedes Wagon... with a manual... and a diesel... not brown tho!
Ash78, voting early and often
> OPPOsaurus WRX
11/26/2019 at 09:30 |
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I’ve been “stalking” Allroads for a few months and finally had a chance to transfer one in to the local Carmax (2016, full loaded, sport/tech packages).
On paper, the interior dimensions were almost identical to my B5 Passat, which is almost identical to the C5 A6 (even though it was based on the A4 of the era).
Inside? Smaller than a GTI. What the hell? Especially with the black interior, it felt like a cave. I was surprised. The only car I’ve ever sat in the back and had my head hit the roof — and that’s with VERY low rear seats. I think the panoramic sunroof is partly to blame, it seems to eat up at least an inch. Literally felt smaller in the front seat than the TT, which has a nice arch.
I was really sad about it...otherwise a great car. The new ones (Post-2016) are too high-techy and also no longer have the full-time rear-biased quattro system. In practice, it doesn’t matter much, but I’m never a fan of having more stuff to break.
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> OPPOsaurus WRX
11/26/2019 at 09:43 |
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Tell him to buy a new one, buy his old one. Win-win.
Derpwagon
> Milky
11/26/2019 at 09:46 |
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those are the oem fat fives.
Textured Soy Protein
> Ash78, voting early and often
11/26/2019 at 09:49 |
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The Quattro Ultra system isn’t terrible, no it’s not a Torsen center diff but it does at least have a good amount of predictive capability .
When the software decides that front-wheel drive is sufficient, it electromechanically disengages a multiplate clutch positioned right behind the transmission. A clutch in the rear differential also decouples to stop the prop shaft from rotating in order to reduce friction and losses. The reverse process, engaging the rear axle, takes a maximum of 250 milliseconds.
But as quickly as it works, Audi doesn’t want the system merely to react to road conditions; in fact, reactive engagement is only the last resort and seldom happens. One instance would be when the car is traveling on a dry road and suddenly hits a slippery spot. In most circumstances, all-wheel drive already will be pre-engaged because of the proactive and predictive decisions. For example, the car will know when to expect adhesion loss at a given cornering speed about 0.5 second in advance. In the future, navigation data and car-to-car communication will further reduce the need to react.
On the predictive level, there are many parameters, measured every 10 milliseconds. Audi will engage the rear axle when the stability-control system is in Sport mode or when it’s turned off, when stability control engages, at high engine speeds, during kickdown or strong gas-pedal inputs, and during spirited cornering. The threshold for all-wheel-drive engagement is generally lower when the car detects a “dynamic” driver. And it is thoughtful enough to recognize your desire to go drifting; the system is happy to help out and transfer the bulk of torque to the rear wheels when the driver wants to steer the car with the rear axle. If needed, all-wheel drive can engage up to top speed—a capability that some competitors don’t have.
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Ash78, voting early and often
> Textured Soy Protein
11/26/2019 at 10:04 |
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Don’t get me wrong -- I like it. I just have a 20+ year history with VAG’s innovation being their main points of failure/repair. When I read about the ultra system, I was very impressed.