August '09 Featured AZ'er: Todeshandler's 2008 S4 Avant
August 20, 2009 - By Audizine Staff



User Name: Todeshandler
Real Name: Brian Henderson
Location: Seal Beach, California USA
Year of Vehicle: 2008
Model of Vehicle: S4 Avant
Engine of Vehicle: 4.2 V8
Color of Vehicle: Black

Beast, monster, station wagon... If you're an average "Joe American", one of those things just doesn't belong. If you're an Audi nerd though, or perhaps European, then you're not surprised at all by such a grouping of words. Some of the most monstrous cars to be sold by Audi have been wagons (Avants), such as the legendary Porsche-collaborated RS 2 and the very first RS 4. The one we have for you here though is by even more means of the word, a true monster, a Frankenstein's monster if you will. The owner, Brian (AKA: Todeshandler), started off with a perfectly good V8-powered B7 S4 Avant and almost immediately took it to the mad scientists at VF-Engineering for some more power. As it so happened, the team at VF was ramping up efforts on their 4.2 V8 supercharger kit, and Brian's 2008 Avant was to be one of their real world test cars. And so, a beast was born.

Regulars to Audizine's B6/B7 S4/RS4 Forum will know Brian and his car well, but for those of you less familiar here is a bit more information on the car. Aside from the previously stated VF-Engineering supercharger, the engine's ECU is remapped by the crew at GIAC with Miltek downpipes and a STaSIS catback exhaust rounding out the engine mods. The car is lowered on STaSIS Ohlins coilovers and sits on a very eye-catching set of 19 inch wheels. They're Work Mesiter S1's and measure 9 inches wide up front and 10 inches out back.

With the lust for power and speed running in the family, Brian's got that covered as the S4 is now pushing around 500 horsepower. On top of that it's got the good looks and fit-and-finish of an Audi along with the versatility of a five door hatchback. Then there's the sound the car makes as the already beefy V8 engine gets an extra thump of adrenaline from the bright red supercharger system sitting atop it. With quattro all-wheel drive and one of the best aftermarket suspension systems money can buy, the car of course performs great through the twists and turns as well. And all of this from a station wagon. That's my kind of monster! More

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