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Originally Posted by vlad1977
Baretzky says that 'if you make an engine like the V6, you don't do it just for one year'.
So Audi might have chosen the V6 in regard of a future plan to add an electric engine to it, even if it means that for the first year, it has less power than a V8. Perhaps the V6 is better suited to form the base of a hybrid engine (less mass, better center of gravity).
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an earlier message of me in this topic, Baretzky gave two reasons for the V6 choice: more room for the future addition of KERS and experience with high combustion pressures, which is relevant for road engines.