Took my Allroad in for some warranty work and I was given a 2006 A4 2.0T with CVT and front track. This little motor is pretty peppy even in stock form. One thing that is annoying is that there is major lag when launching off the line. A little brake boost seems to help. Also, can someone enlighten me on the CVT? Why are there 7 speeds in tiptronic mode if the gear ratios are continuously changing? I don't get it.

 

put some wheel on that thing!

 

arling do you rent wheels for one day?

 

let's talk. u wanna roll with RS4 wheel? rent is not cheap.

 

its a neat tranny it never changes RPM it just changes speed...its weird to adjust to, as well that 2.0 is in the Golf GTI and the A3 you chip that bad boy and it really moves

 

arling, let me borrow your RS4 wheels for the day. you can have my 16 inchers for drifting.

marc, my point is that the car actually has different "speeds." you can upshift and downshift like any other auto. so is it really continuous or is it a close ration 7 speed box?

 

I agree with the lag...around town when i didnt have the flash
I would use sport mode all the time.. now it's pretty quick..but i do have quattro though not cvt, so maybe different.

 

fwd - that's another thing i hate. pretty heavy torque steer when boost comes on. i would have to get quattro with this car.

 

Early CVT's only had the tip mode and D. This was simply because the tip mode was pretty standard for audi at the time. It was a way to have a sporty feel to the mushy CVT. People didnt like the feel of the CVT and didnt use the tip function so they added the S later. I think the tip function has gotten better, but the new CVT with the 2.0t is really jerky IMO.

To be technical...instead of slowly changing the ratio so there is no feel, they just change the ratio very quickly so it feels like a shift took place.

 

The gear control is just programming so that it allows the driver to manually control the engine rev. there is no mechanical gear on CVT and the "7 speed" is electronic programming.

 

Preset ratios to make people who are scared of the CVT more comfortable. Had the same thing in my mini cooper. Simply by definition the CVT is more efficient, but I suppose manufacturers feel some people might feel better with the tiptronic option...?

 

Thanks for the explanations. I returned the A4 yesterday and the Allroad is back at home.

 

should have kept the a4 we could be rolling now in the a4's we be brotha's!

 

i actually wanted to drive the crap out of it, but i didn't have a baby seat for it so i was only using to go to and from work. driving that small car makes me yearn for something sporty. i may have to talk janet into a 4th car again. i should have kept that S2000...

 

caymanS? 600 over invoice hahhadude u got too many baby haulers lol