Every time Audi develops a great engine they bin it and move to something worse, usually smaller and way less interesting.
Quattro 5 cylinder rasp to 4 cylinder whistle
RS5 high revving V8 to boring turbo V6
S6 screaming V10 to farty turbo V8 and now it seems to awful turbo V6
What next - four cylinders?
Jeez, Porsche did, so it must be OK.
I’m going to have to stay with my old clunker or else find a new marque with real engines. And no, pushrods don’t count!
Bring back normally aspirated high revving engines - sure turbo’s add a boat load of easy power but sound flat and characterless.
Where’s the soul?