Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

Anyone know if the 7 speed DSG gearbox that would be fitted to a 204PS 4Motion T6.1 would be able to handle an Audi 4.2 litre V8?

No direct experience so take with a pinch of salt...

4Motion is heavier, more expensive, more bits to go wrong... if you're running summer/all-season tyres is it going to make that much of a difference on low-grip surfaces vs fwd? will the conversion add loads of weight over the rear axle? if so, theoretically fwd might struggle with traction in particularly slippery conditions.

Personally I think 4Motion is excessive unless you're regularly going to find yourself in mud/snow and will have tyres to match. If the worst you'll come across is boggy campsite and muddy trail centre car parks fwd will be just fine

Depends on how good of a driver you are and how much it snows where you are. My wife is a passive driver LOVES 4motion for the snow. She can three point turn in tight spaces in a foot of snow, has great stability going up snowy hills, and can start from a stop on snowy hills.... It's basically all about snow.

I drive a GTI with snow tires and I can get along just fine but her Tiguan leaves me in the dust when it get really slick.

I personally would chose a GTI over a Golf R just because of the weight and I'm not interested in 0-60 times. But if I was getting a chunky SUV I'd definitely get 4motion.

Needs a list.

Engine
Gearbox
Diff
Brakes
Discs
Wheels
Tyres
Springs
Dampers
Seats
Infotainment system
Trim and lining

Anything else?

Sunroof delete.

Of course. :-)

I wonder if the steel wheels available come in the right width, or if it would be better to have a set custom fabricated?

I suspect the pop-top trumps the sunroof.

Engine - RS3 T5 unit
Gearbox - 7 speed DSG
Diff - I think 4Motion is a Haldex?
Brakes - whatever the fast(er) GTi's use
Discs - as above
Wheels - Amarok 18" steels
Tyres - winter tyres, maybe Michelins
Springs - Billstein B14 are the ones I see talked about, I'd quite fancy air, so high on fire roads and low on the autoroute
Dampers - as above
Seats - stock, rotating captains chairs
Infotainment system - stock CarPlay headunit with Morel amp and speakers
Trim and lining - stock(ish) front, fully sealed wet room rear pop-top, etc

https://www.onlyrevo.com/blog/400bhp-van-the-hybrid-turbo-vw-t6-tsi-track-weapon/

Is this what you seek ?

Always thought Morgans were a bit shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit....that's nice.

TSI is NLA

90s V70 TDI, vw van engine powered with some mods to keep it more in line with modern cars.

90s V70 TDI, vw van engine powered with some mods to keep it more in line with modern cars.

Anyway, after an afternoon of madness I found and bought a 3.0r outback, success. And only 3500 eur.

Scorchio!

Good choice.

Which version is it? BP9?

excellent news!

I honestly don't know. Its blue. Ah bp9 is a generation, yea, its 2004.

I had to get a car before tomorrow so was a quick buy.

Sale photo

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Yeah, that's bp9, which has the later 3.0 with the variable valve lift - comes on at 4000ish rpm. Really good engines, so long as you are good about using decent oil and replacing it regularly.

Result!

And best colour too

IS there a good forum?

Now just need to workout how to connect phone!

Thanks all, pleased the volvo didn't work out now.

Uklegacy , yeah.

Not as if there weren't morgan gt3 race cars or morgans on the montecarlo rally over the years.

Better than the ford focus derived volvo and you know it.