[kafer65]

Originally Posted by elhigh

That's an awful lot of mass to tow around with a 1.2. I reckon once it gets up to speed it isn't too bad though. God knows the TDI engines make good torque for their size, if you have the time I don't doubt it'll accelerate up to highway speed eventually.

Have you done any aero mods to ease the engine's workload at cruising speed?

He shows it weighing 1605 in his avatar info but I think he means 3500 pounds. Thats roughly my SUV's power/weight ratio. I have under 160hp/torque and he lists 120hp and 285NM which is about 211 ft/Lbs I think. He's getting that power around 1500 rpm and I have to rev my socks off to what I have. I don't think I've ever used more than 130 hp to merge onto the highway giving it the full beans according to scangauge. I don't think that Audi would seem sluggish. Heck, most of the time I'm using 20 hp to climb hills in town and less than that when I'm getting 40+ mpg. The Amarok truck uses the VW 2.0 with turbos to do 4x4 duty too.