Mitlov
Well-Known Member
8K rpm limit?
Awesome grill?
Nice buckets?
Das ist nice!
Do want.
I feel foolish for not noticing this, but vdk on CanadianDriver.com noted that it has the exact same 8250 rpm as the naturally-aspirated 4.2L V8 in the B7 RS4 and the base R8. I'd be surprised if they just used the same engine as the B7 RS4, as it doesn't give a power or torque advantage over the M3 (like the S4 has over the 335i), but maybe that's what they did?
If they brought the price down to M3 range, I could understand why they didn't do any additional engineering that would have given a power advantage over an M3. Are you listening, Audi?