A6 c6 vs A6 c7
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A6 c6 vs A6 c7
Is the 2014 A6 transmission the same as the A6 in the c6. I loved my base c6 but when I traded it for an 18 Stingray with the A8 transmission the
18 didn't have the same acceleration. So I traded it for a 19 Grand Sport m7. I don't care for the Grand Sport so I am thinking about trading for a 14 Stingray A6.
18 didn't have the same acceleration. So I traded it for a 19 Grand Sport m7. I don't care for the Grand Sport so I am thinking about trading for a 14 Stingray A6.
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I believe so but I have been wrong before but I think the auto tranny was a carryover. I'm sorry you don't care for the GS. The '14 (mine is a '14 though it's a manual) actually defied the odds by being the most trouble free of all the C7 years which is quite rare when dealing with first year cars (we bought a '10 Toyota Prius, the first year of that model and it had a small bucketload of (minor) problems/bugs, I mean a TOYOTA?). Part of that was a tried and true auto tranny, compared with the A8 they came out with in '15. Sorry you've taken the long way "home" but good luck with finding a keeper....
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I believe so but I have been wrong before but I think the auto tranny was a carryover. I'm sorry you don't care for the GS. The '14 (mine is a '14 though it's a manual) actually defied the odds by being the most trouble free of all the C7 years which is quite rare when dealing with first year cars (we bought a '10 Toyota Prius, the first year of that model and it had a small bucketload of (minor) problems/bugs, I mean a TOYOTA?). Part of that was a tried and true auto tranny, compared with the A8 they came out with in '15. Sorry you've taken the long way "home" but good luck with finding a keeper....
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Well, the C8 will definitely improve on the performance level. Really surprised that the ‘18 Stingray didn’t give you better performance than the C6 you had. I have a ‘14 A6 and I have no complaints about the car’s performance.
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The A6 in the 14 seems to geared lower, I going to look at 14 Stingray tomorrow.
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Same here. The C7 A8 shifts like lightning, at least it did in my GS.
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I attributed the feeling to the fact that the C7 is so much more refined than the C6 ... trust me. It might not feel like you are going as fast but I can assure you with a 100% certainly that you are going faster
it's not the transmission....
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Lock in Launch control and you will feel like you are shot out if a cannon. I run consistent 1.7 or lower 60 ft times on factory run craps ....
I would love to know how you are measuring what "feels " faster because your seat of your pants meter is off 😁😁😁
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My Stingray didn't have the better exhaust. The Grand Sport does. I love the rev match on the M7 transmission but it the worse shifting car I have ever owned. I think it is damaged by a previous owner.