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Old 08-09-2015, 11:46 AM   #70 (permalink)
kafer65
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Originally Posted by Arragonis View Post
For town driving weight is the killer - Kerb weight for the A8 on Wiki is 3,600lb or more, the Passat B7 is 3,300 ish - obviously specific weights are tricky as you've stripped stuff out and I'm on a diet, again...
On Vekke's other thread "Audi A8..registered.." we established a weight of 3240 Lbs. Maybe thats because of aluminum monocoque body and reduced engine weight. It has up sized turbo for a Mark 4 1.9 TDI on his 1.2 TDI so its capable of moving the standard car nicely even without e-assist.

Any advise for dieting without effecting mental acuity would be greatly appreciated. At 48 I have to be ultra stringent to see any reduction. I could stand to loose 50 lbs but I'm not that long suffering.
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