Re: 2.7T Gas Mileage

I call bullshit....


"Benjamin Gawert" <bgawert@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>* Pete:
>>
>> "Benjamin Gawert" wrote
>>> The fuel quality in the US is much lower than in western Europe. The
>>> Audis (and VWs and BMWs and Mercedes) that are made for the US contain
>>> specific modifications to run reliable with that low fuel quality.
>>
>> Can you provide links to some documentation on this subject?  It's not
>> that I don't trust you.  It's just that I'd like to find a valid source
>> if this information.
>
> I don't have a link by hand. There once were some articles on a oil
> company website that discussed that stuff but I can't remember the link.
>
> You can for example compare the European fuel standards (EN228 for
> gasoline and EN590 for Diesel) with the equivalent US standards and
you'll
> see that the European standards are much tighter.
>
> Besides that, if you have access to maintenance/part documentation you
can
> compare the specifications for US and European models of certain cars.
> I.e. the last Volkswagen Passat with 1.8l Turbo engine (20 valve) was
sold
> in the US with 130hp while the European version had 150hp. This was done
> because of the lower fuel quality.
>
> There are other differences as well. German-made cars sold in Western
> Europe usually conform to the German standard which means the car must
run
> reliable even when driving at maximum speed for a long time. Overseas
> versions which rarely get driven faster than 55-80 mp/h often come with
> downsized cooling systems, brake systems and other things which save the
> manufacturer money and have no influence on safety or reliability in
> countries with general speed limits.
>
> Benjamin