2009 Audi's with manual gearbox

11-13-2008, 07:32 PM

I'm in upstate New York. Here, it appears to be impossible to get a 2009
Audi with a manual gearbox. I'm told by the local dealer that the 2--9 A4
with V6 will not be available at all with a manual, and I could get an A5
(I test drove one, with paddles, recently) with a manual only if I was
willing to wait 6 months. Nobody around these parts has even a TT with a
manual. Is this the same everywhere?

Steve

11-14-2008, 03:51 AM

"Steve Thompson" wrote
> Is this the same everywhere?

I don't know about the TT, but it is true that the new B8 A4 debuted
here in the States with slushbox only, which is a shame. The 2.0T
manual is a few months away from what I hear...

Pete

11-15-2008, 03:38 AM

In article <alpine.LRH.0.9999.0811131444080.10859@honker.vger soft.com>,
Steve Thompson <smt@vgersoft.com> wrote:

> I'm in upstate New York. Here, it appears to be impossible to get a 2009
> Audi with a manual gearbox. I'm told by the local dealer that the 2--9 A4
> with V6 will not be available at all with a manual, and I could get an A5
> (I test drove one, with paddles, recently) with a manual only if I was
> willing to wait 6 months. Nobody around these parts has even a TT with a
> manual. Is this the same everywhere?
>
> Steve

Audi is pushing their DSG transmissions. On the positive side, they
lack a torque converter so they have none of the power loss or power lag
of normal automatics. Sequential shifting is instant.

On the down side, random access shifting is very slow. If the control
unit thinks 6th is next but you hit the gas for 2nd, the engine idles
for a second before kicking in. A hard stop at 30MPH leaves you waiting
in neutral while the transmission goes "clunk-clunk-clunk" to reach 1st.

There's a sport mode that causes the control unit to assume that the
next gear is down. It will drop a gear on the slightest change of speed
and it hesitates to upshift. Existing limits still apply - you are in
neutral for two seconds after shifting from 'D' to 'S'.

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11-15-2008, 10:56 AM

Steve Thompson;90395 Wrote:
> I'm in upstate New York. Here, it appears to be impossible to get a
> 2009
> Audi with a manual gearbox. I'm told by the local dealer that the 2--9
> A4
> with V6 will not be available at all with a manual, and I could get an
> A5
> (I test drove one, with paddles, recently) with a manual only if I was
> willing to wait 6 months. Nobody around these parts has even a TT with
> a
> manual. Is this the same everywhere?
>
> Steve

Hey Steve,

just go n ask 'www.autopartsway.ca ' (http://www.autopartsway.ca), i
hope you will get what you want. parts availability and delivery
service is good, ihave experienced my self :-)

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11-18-2008, 07:32 PM

On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:48:31 -0500, Steve Thompson <smt@vgersoft.com>
wrote:

>
>I'm in upstate New York. Here, it appears to be impossible to get a 2009
>Audi with a manual gearbox. I'm told by the local dealer that the 2--9 A4
>with V6 will not be available at all with a manual, and I could get an A5
>(I test drove one, with paddles, recently) with a manual only if I was
>willing to wait 6 months. Nobody around these parts has even a TT with a
>manual. Is this the same everywhere?
>
>Steve

The reasons I bought my 2000 A6 2.7T included the availablility of a
manual gearbox and Quattro. I hope Audi doesn't forego this market in
the US.

Bruce

11-19-2008, 09:49 AM

"laurentien" <luc.rolland@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:4225d249-e9be-4b49-b5bd-83cc0b801d7a@s1g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
Sad to say that even in Canada where driving with a manual improves
performance in bad weather,
Audi does not offer it on any of their A4 and RS4.

Are you sure about the RS4? I was under the impression that it was never
offered with an auto

11-19-2008, 01:31 PM

I just checked it again.

In fact, in Canada, they only offer the S4 with a 420 hp V8 coming
ONLY with the Tiptronic.
Sorry, but not only do not get the RS4 like in Europe or Asia but we
have to accept a stupid automatic gearbox.
It even comes as a Quattro car with EPS but they do not offer a
manual.
In winter, manual gearboxes give a lot of leverage in many cases where
I do not want the EPS or ABS to work.
I use the Jacky Stewart type braking which often used in rally where
wheel blockage can be very efficient to stop.

I like the idea of Peugeot where you can flip a switch and remove all
gigs and be in full control.
The french know how to do it.

Luc Rolland

On Nov 19, 12:33*pm, "Dave" <a...@b.c> wrote:
> "laurentien" <luc.roll...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:4225d249-e9be-4b49-b5bd-83cc0b801d7a@s1g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
> Sad to say that even in Canada where driving with a manual improves
> performance in bad weather,
> Audi does not offer it on any of their A4 and RS4.
>
> Are you sure about the RS4? I was under the impression that it was never
> offered with an auto

11-19-2008, 10:31 PM

On Nov 13, 2:48*pm, Steve Thompson <s...@vgersoft.com> wrote:
> I'm in upstate New York. Here, it appears to be impossible to get a 2009
> Audi with a manual gearbox. I'm told by the local dealer that the 2--9 A4
> with V6 will not be available at all with a manual, and I could get an A5
> (I test drove one, with paddles, recently) with a manual only if I was
> willing to wait 6 months. Nobody around these parts has even a TT with a
> manual. Is this the same everywhere?
>
> Steve

Steve, you need to wait for the 2.0T, which should be available with
the 6-speed manual and/or DSG automated manual transmission. No idea
when it will be available.

Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA

11-20-2008, 08:35 AM

I have sent a request for manual gearboxes to be sold on their A4 in
Quattro format.
I would like it on their very good TDi engines since you can have
complete control of your car behaviour.
Winter driving can be a lot of fun.

A question here : how many of your reading these lines would like to
buy an A4 or A6 with manual ?

It would be nice to have a flood of positive responses and hopefully
someone top managers at AUDI will get the message.

Luc Rolland

On Nov 20, 12:26*am, Dano58 <dan.dibi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 13, 2:48*pm, Steve Thompson <s...@vgersoft.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm in upstate New York. Here, it appears to be impossible to get a 2009
> > Audi with a manual gearbox. I'm told by the local dealer that the 2--9 A4
> > with V6 will not be available at all with a manual, and I could get an A5
> > (I test drove one, with paddles, recently) with a manual only if I was
> > willing to wait 6 months. Nobody around these parts has even a TT with a
> > manual. Is this the same everywhere?
>
> > Steve
>
> Steve, you need to wait for the 2.0T, which should be available with
> the 6-speed manual and/or DSG automated manual transmission. No idea
> when it will be available.
>
> Dan D
> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> Central NJ USA

11-21-2008, 10:32 PM

On Wed, 19 Nov 2008, Dano58 wrote:

> Steve, you need to wait for the 2.0T, which should be available with
> the 6-speed manual and/or DSG automated manual transmission. No idea
> when it will be available.

Does the 2.0T have enough power for a car of that size and weight?

When I bought my current 2002 3.0 V6 A4Q, I also test drove the 2002 1.8T
A4, having previously also test driven the 2001 1.8T and 2001 3.0V6.
Whereas the 2001 1.8T was fine, power-wise, compared to the 2001 V6, I
didn't think that the same was true for the 2002 models, which were
heavier. Obviously the current 2.0T has more power than the 1.8T did, but
the car is now even heavier. I haven't driven either 2009 A4 yet ('cos
they're not sticks!).

I've also driven a 2009 A5 with DSG, and, while the car is gorgeous, I
didn't really care for the transmission; certainly not enough to put down
$52K US on it. I need a clutch pedal! My dealer has an A5 with stick shift
on the way and is going to call me when it comes in; I'll report back
after a suitable flogging.

Steve