It is only not fast off of the line bc you didn't launch it!....jk.....but seriously, b5 a4's have the worst geared tranny I have ever seen. It is way too close if you are seriously trying to make your car fast. I can't stand how fast each gear wraps up and next thing you know, you are at the top of 4th, doing 125, and when you put it in 5th, you get to about 139 and you are hitting the rev limiter at 7200 rpms.......I can't wait to get a 2.8 tranny.