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Old Jun 9, 2020 | 09:52 PM
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I ran across a 2012 GS Centennial Edition today that had the battery under the hood where as mine is in the trunk
Does anybody know the reason to why the difference?
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Old Jun 9, 2020 | 09:53 PM
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MT6 has it in the trunk to make room for the dry sump oil system. AT6 doesn't have the dry sump so the battery is under the hood.
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OK thanks makes sense
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And the convertible GS will have the battery under the hood no matter if it's a M6 or A6 transmission.

No dry sump on the GS verts.
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