March '09 Featured AZ'er: bryzf1's 2001 S4 Avant
March 4, 2009 - By Audizine Staff



User Name: bryzf1
Real Name: Bryan Swisher
Location: New Mexico, USA
Year of Vehicle: 2001
Model of Vehicle: S4 Avant
Engine of Vehicle: V6 2.7T
Color of Vehicle: Imola Yellow

Love and hate. Two emotions completely opposite from one another, and sometimes the only way a person can respond to something. Take for instance the color yellow, more specifically Audi's Imola Yellow. It's a color that can be found on some of Audi's most powerful offerings. You're going to either love it, or you're going to hate it. Same could be said with the wagon body. Again, when you're talking specifically with Audi, it's called an Avant. Some would never own one, and for others that's all they'll buy. So what happens when you put the two together? You get some serious opinions, that's what. We may be a bit biased here at Audizine, but we're going to choose "love". And we're talking serious love here, the kind that songs are written about. Where some might see banana slug or school bus, all we see is badass. But again, we're biased. We know exactly what these cars are capable of, and that makes our hearts flutter.

The car you see here belongs to Audizine member 'bryzf1' (Brian to his family, friends, and those that can't pronounce his username). He calls New Mexico USA his home, and while there may be very little snow in his neck of the woods there are plenty of unpaved roads in which Bryan can take his twin turbocharged sporty five door out to spin all fours. As with most Avant owners, Bryan's hooked. He's another enthusiast bit by the mod bug, along with a serious case of hatchback fever. He's got all of the essentials down; APR software upgrade, AWE power and handling bolt-ons, exhaust by Neuspeed, and suspension by STaSIS. For body mods he's gone with arguably the best looking front bumper Audi has ever designed, the one from the coveted European RS 4. Doesn't get much better than that. As a whole though, Bryan is far from done with this car. It sounds like he's got a lot more in the planning stages both inside and out. It's really just a matter of him making up his mind and pulling the trigger on those turbos!

We've long felt the B5 platform to be one of Audi's finest moments, reviving the company's name and image throughout the world. It also paved the way for all A4/S4/RS 4 platforms after it. Even though the design is over a decade old it has held up extremely well. It's still quite handsome and a great car to drive even after all these years. Proof of that is in last month's Audizine's Poll, where the B5 easily took first place when AZ'ers were poised with the question of "Which is the best A4/S4 platform?". Not only is it a venerable platform and bodystyle, but serious enthusiasts like Bryan are still modifying and racing these cars. The fact is that people are still loving the B5 S4 no matter how bright the shade of yellow or how many doors it may have. Take a look at the photos, read the full interview, and judge for yourself. You already know where we stand. More

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