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Originally Posted by James.uk
I think anyone who gives one of our diesels a lot of power from standing start will quickly damage their cars... 
Far better to work on 40-70 or 50-70 times.. innit....
As for trying to get low down torque for towing by the ton, just swap it for a vehicle designed for towing, most 4x4 will do... 
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I dont like 4x4's and i only tow a Alfa 155R race car that weighs bang on 1000kg's and sometimes cars for mates and my own if needs be.
For every other day-day i use the car to and from work Middlesbrough to Barrow in Furness.
There's no way i'd be having a giant 4x4 for that, my dad used to have a XC90 D5 that did a woeful 25-30mpg... no for me thanks i have the RS6 if i feel i need to burn as much fuel as possible in the shortest time, be lucky to get an average of around 15-17mpg.
The two CDTi's i have do 47-53mpg and i get around 35-40 when towing depending on roads obviously.
Plus i like the character of these cars they have soul something most things dont have!
I'm not one for following trends i'll do things different because i like trying to push the envelope on whatever i own.
Both my Accord and RS6 have plenty of bits that are just not available to the masses with a lot being custom one off's, my brake kit on the Audi is derived from a GTR with 410mm AP discs and 6 pot callipers and will likely never be on general sale.
Anyways, the turbo is off a 525TDs beemer and should flow easily enough to achieve 200hp as long as fueling isnt an issue but we'll see i'll provide graphs over the coming weeks when it happens.