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Message: <blockquote data-quote="glock_8" data-source="post: 323407" data-attributes="member: 14626">ok..my story kinda of jumble up between what is real and what is on the paper...i test drove the audi b8 1.8 TFSI with the power u mentioned....and read the spec of B8 2.0TFSI which already in the market (europe) but will be on our shore this coming february with the spec of 210hp 350nm @1500 rpm.when i test drove the 1.8 version, i checked the rpm reading when im cruising at 120km/h and its around 2k rpm, even 530i e60 gets some 2100 rpm when crusing at that speed. reason why i checked is, previously i drove a rx8 (50/50 weight, true ground up sport car with 9K rpm) and l like the way it cruise where as my friend drive a sti version 8 altho have plenty of power n torque, but the ratio is just not right for long distance cruising...(6k rpm gets you 200km/h sure does make u deaf)im done with all these handling shit (had a rx8 n a 350z previously) reason the same as my first post..not likely you going to drift with it....too expansive to trash atleast for me....now back to tune ability, 2 of my close friend drive golf gti (basically i sit on his car everyday for lunch)(2.0TFsi 200hp/280nm torque) they've remap their car and dynoed it, both get respectively 240+- at engine with 1 hour spend at the workshop and rm3400 less. that is stage 1 mod. having said all the above, the 2.0TFSi B8 which will be available by feb, is the newer engine than the gti/b7. and the only true rival to 325i since it is about the same price rm260k for 2.0tfsi or 290k for the quattro.and about the cvt ..yeah..im not sure if the 2 liter version with 350nm of torque will get that or they change it to dsg....we have to wait.</blockquote>

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