S4 Shootout

[GramCracker]

I was browsing through European Car Magazine's site and stumbled across this B5 S4 article: http://www.europeancarweb.com/events...out/index.html

The Audi S4 is, to many, the ultimate expression of a refined European sport sedan. It has all-wheel-drive traction and combines the benefits of turbocharging with displacement. The S4 is also luxurious, with stellar execution of world-leading interior and exterior design. It is a beautiful car, capturing much of what european car strives to be about. Shaking down a bunch of S4s on a dyno, dragstrip and road course was a natural follow-on to our 1.8T Challenge.

I haven't read it all yet because it's 17 pages long , but so far it looks to be a good read.

*sorry if this has already been posted*

[revhards4]

I have the actual magazine...it's like 3 years old

[GramCracker]

My bad. Delete thread then?

[Dr.Duct]

My bad. Delete thread then?

def. good reading.. funny how so much has changed, but yeah def. a repost

[2ndEngineS4]

"On the drag strip, the S4s were clearly split between contenders and also-rans. Fully half the entries can claim to be legitimate 12-sec. street cars. Everyone thought Ari might win this event when he posted a 12.55-sec. run, more than three-tenths under the next fastest time. Then AWE knocked out a 12.39. Avalon Motorsports had the fastest car in the bottom half of the field, with a 13.88. The rest were scattered out at intervals all the way to Keith Rust's completely stock car, which ran 15.81."



Times have certainly changed. Stage III has definitely been redefined and who knows where the GT and RS6 cars are headed next. . .

[JDM EJ1 95]

lol 12.3 is like an everyday OTS stg 3 now adays

[Das General]

12.3 is pathetic

15.81 stock is pretty bad too.

I do remember when this article came out. It was badass...especially the AWE beast.

[OneSickSedan]

Funny, I carry this issue with me all the time. It never leaves my backpack. It's the February 2004 issue. It's a good reference to have to compare new things to the old. But pretty much the new stuff blows all the old stuff away imo. It's cool seeing how much better things have gotten for this car in a matter of a few years.