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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
On the lack of torque on takeoff....it seems as if the engine management system is set up to cut off fuel if the rpm drops below a certain level....800 perhaps. I speculate that this is to prevent damage to the engine from lugging.
Its very irritating as I still kill it occasionally....usually if trying to get out into traffic, the worst possible time.
I am spoiled by the abundant torque of the old mercedes diesels....of courst the cummins in the dodge is ridiculously torquey on take off, being able to do so in fourth gear without a load in it if you like.
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Back in 2000 I did a lot of work in Europe, mostly Germany. Most of the time I drove a company car which was a 2000 or so Audi A4 five speed, turbo, sport suspensioned car. It was a hoot on the Autobahn. Anyway, it had some sort of automated throttle/clutch control that made it, as far as I could tell, impossible to kill it when starting from a dead stop. It would move the throttle or something to keep you from killing it. I experienced it a few times. It felt very strange, but was really helpful when you first got in it before getting the feel of the new to me clutch.