All,
The Audi A6 and A8 are front wheel drive, they have 6 speed automatics, and since they have longitudinally mounted engines, the transaxle is of a design to be adaptable to our Panteras.
A review I found wrote: The six-speed automatic transmission that comes on all models is super smooth and adds considerably to the joy of driving the A6 and its responsive performance. It always seems to be in the right gear, whether quick acceleration is wanted or smooth, quiet cruising. If that isn't good enough for you, select the Tiptronic mode and shift manually among seven ratios. But we found it worked exceptionally well just leaving it in Drive.
It is mounted behind the 255 V6, the 335 HP V8 and I assume also behind the 440HP W12 found in the top of the line A8 L 6.0.
When we are too old to push that clutch pedal down to the floor, and the carpal tunnel hands have trouble grabbing the shift knob, this could keep us on the road, abeit with a little loss of image.
These seem to be available, at least in Europe, for about $2200.
And by the way, it is made by.........ZF ;-)
View one at:
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&ite...ame=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT
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Larry
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