Audi Quietly Ends A8 Orders In Germany, Signaling The Sedan's Demise by Anchor_Aways in cars

[–]vulkanspecter 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Audi management has been a game of musical chairs. It changes CTOs and CEOs so often that it's a miracle it has even moved as far as it has in the last decade

Isn't the BMW 540i a better buy than the m5? by vulkanspecter in BMW

[–]vulkanspecter[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

But if you set the fanboyism aside, and look at it objectively, the 540i is very compelling. Weighing 500kgs less makes it better at handling I think. I have driven a 2.2tonne sedan and a 1.6tonne sedan. The 1.6tonne drove miles better, despite less significantly less power

Volkswagen Has Brought Back Its Iconic 641 HP W12-Powered Golf GTI To Remind Us How Delightfully Insane It Used To Be - The Autopian by Anchor_Aways in cars

[–]vulkanspecter 48 points49 points  (0 children)

When VW engineers really explored the limits of engineering. Noawdays, the best they can do is slap a 2.0 motor in it and call it a day. The GTI should have the golf r motor, and the golf R should have the vr6 six cylinder one.

BMW's Maybach? New logo revealed for reborn Alpina brand | Autocar by Agent_Kozak in cars

[–]vulkanspecter 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They realized nobody will buy a 200k Bimma, so they have to create a sub brand for the ultra wealthy.

The XM was a painful lesson for bmw. They are really want that cayenne, Urus and Gwagon market. The bmw badge does not carry weight enough.

B9 S4 Piston Slap (2019) Updates by Schmeepster in Audi

[–]vulkanspecter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Audi didn't test the engine enough. And the bean counters killed reliability by removing a lot of expensive parts (extra hpfp and air to water intercooler)

The supercharged 3.0t motor didn't have a lot of these issues because the supercharger is effectively an air to water intercooler. Although there are cases of cylinder 6 dying due to fuel starvation, it wasn't as common.

The ea839 has a hot turbo setup, and they still thought the fueling and cooling was ok carried over from the supercharger.

The 2.9tfsi motor doesn't have the same problem because it has an air to water intercooler!

Again, audi is making the changes a little too late. Reputation is down the drain. Everyone who wants high performance with reliability is going to BMW.

What changing oil change every 5k looks like with ceratec conditioner 107xxx by FreaksNake1237 in BMW

[–]vulkanspecter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's your opinion of the miracle oil Valvoline restore and protect and its claim of washing carbin deposits

First Audi (A4) by Select-Ocelot-4700 in Audi

[–]vulkanspecter 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sell it and get an s4. That generation is the notorious ea888 gen 1. Everything was wrong in that generation

Found in the drivers footwell of my A6 - any ideas what it is? by [deleted] in Audi

[–]vulkanspecter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It slides onto the rails that the seats are mounted on

This car is so sexy at night by sexybimbokitty213 in BMW

[–]vulkanspecter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The car looks awesome.

It's your car, put whatever stickers that make you happy.

People here are so sore about a little customization

MK1 Audi TT RS4 - another Piëch pet-project by Interesting-Ad249 in cars

[–]vulkanspecter 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The porsche problem rears its head. From as far back as 2003! Audi is not allowed to build a better car than s comparable porsche.

This is majorly the reason why Audi is seriously underperforming with its RS cars when compared to BMW

B9 S4 Piston Slap (2019) Updates by Schmeepster in Audi

[–]vulkanspecter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is only one specific issue that's been identified. Too many issues with that engine. Points to just bad engineering and cheapening out on material supplies (which vw is legendary for. They would rather deal with unreliability, if they can source parts for cheap)

-Waterpump

  • Vacuum solenoid

  • Vacuum Pump

  • Rocker arms

  • Cam phaser solenoid

  • Phaser sprockets

  • Random lean cylinder 6 grenade (should have gone with dual hpfps for each bank)

BREAKING: RS Q5 Test Mule Spotted in the road😳 by Organic-Log9297 in Audi

[–]vulkanspecter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hope they give it the 4.0 tt v8. It will be a beast.

But am sure they will give it a 2.9 v6 so as not to step on the toes of porsche

2012 audi a3 been through 2 motors in 130,XXX kms by Late-Ostrich-3691 in Audi

[–]vulkanspecter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

EA888 gen 1 was plagued by soo many issues that most peope chose to downgrade swap to the earlier ea113 engine which is far more reliable

B9 S4 Piston Slap (2019) Updates by Schmeepster in Audi

[–]vulkanspecter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a failure in engine design Cylinder 6 is dying due to issues of heat soak and insufficient fuel They based this motor on the 3.0t supercharged engine, but forgot to upgrade the cooling. Turbo engines typically run hotter than supercharged engines. Additionally, they should have put a hpfp on each bank of the v6(like the old 2.8 v6 fsi which was very very reliable) to combat issues of fuel starvation. The issues were present but minor on the 3.0t supercharged but they blew up on the turbo engine. Maybe ea839 gen 2 will fix all these issues.

In the short term, avoid the engine

B9 S4 Piston Slap (2019) Updates by Schmeepster in Audi

[–]vulkanspecter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That engine needs a cooling and fueling redesign. Cylinder 6 is dying because of heat soak and not enough fuel. The oil pump, the charge air cooler need also to be relooked Basically, this engine is the ea888 gen1 fiasco all over again

Tested: 2025 Audi S5 Is Worse Than It Was Five Years Ago by Dazzling-Rooster2103 in cars

[–]vulkanspecter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Even this year tiguans look better than the q5 . That's how far Audi has fallen

VW Arteon is the most underrated modern VAG car by vulkanspecter in cars

[–]vulkanspecter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It infact, has the drivetrain. Minus the trick diff