6-Speed Gearbox

dan_b said:
The trouble is, there's no real clear commitment from Audi that they'll actually make a proper Mk2 A2, other than the regular ongoing speculation that it'll be nothing more than a Badge-engineering exercise repurposing one of the other VW platforms just simply to plug a numbers' gap in Audi's ever-expanding, bloated range line up. If they do vomit one up, I can't see it being the embodiment of Vorsprung Durch Teknik that the Ur-A2 was.
Sorry, feeling mighty cynical this morning :(
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Whilst I'm never one to see a glass as half empty, I'm inclined to agree with you, Dan. That said, Audi's dithering where a Mk2 A2 is concerned may be because they know it has a lot to live up to.
Keeping this thread on topic, a 6th gear would seem to do a lot to keep the A2 'current'. Whilst its engine tech might be 15 years old, the rest of its engineering remains ahead of the pack. With a 6th gear and the ability to do over 80mpg, an A2 TDI is still miles better than a hybrid or a Polo BlueMotion.
 
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dan_b said:
True!
We just need someone to attempt to transplant a current-gen VAG 1.2TDi motor into the A2 now to see what is possible with modern diesel tech.
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Current cars with the modern 1.2TDI engines are crippled by the DPF. So it might be interesting to see how it performs in a car without it. I suspect things like the ECU could be a big problem in doing a conversion.
 
It's usually at this point that someone steps in and says it's been done already on the German A2 forum ;)
 
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