2013 Ordered -- Ibis White on Magma Red Premium

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I know theres a few threads on 2013 orders being put in, thought Id start mine too!

Just put in my order! Looking like June build, hopefully July delivery

Went with Premium
Ibis White
Magma Red seats
6 Speed Manual
Sports Differential
Heated Rear Seats
Premium comes with Nav, backup camera, 19" Peelers, push button start, blind spot monitors, back up sensors and Bang & Olufsen sound system

Very excited! This is my first brand new car.

Below is a shot of my last car. From what Ive read and felt, the S4 feels very similar to the 335. Mine was chipped, with a few other small things under the hood, was pushing around 400hp, it did feel quicker then the S4 in stock trim and probably is faster. Time to move on to something new though

[MrFunk]

Welcome man! You'll love the S4 - Chipped it is quicker than a stock M3.

You got rear heated seats! Sweeet! I didn't know that was an option. I've got an Ibis White with Magma Red/black interior also great color combo if I might say so myself :)

[ENV²]

Congrats and thats one nice car you had!

Enjoy the best color combo

[ayz]

Welcome man! You'll love the S4 - Chipped it is quicker than a stock M3.

You got rear heated seats! Sweeet! I didn't know that was an option. I've got an Ibis White with Magma Red/black interior also great color combo if I might say so myself :)

you mean with just a Stage1 APR? or are you talking about another mod

[CReeds]

Awesome! Love Ibis with Magma...great combo! Hope to see you on GTA roads come Summer.

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Welcome man! You'll love the S4 - Chipped it is quicker than a stock M3.

You got rear heated seats! Sweeet! I didn't know that was an option. I've got an Ibis White with Magma Red/black interior also great color combo if I might say so myself :)

thanks!
I wanted to chip it... nervous with all thats going on with cars getting flagged, so I will likely wait on the tune.
Heated rear seats are a new option in the premium car now in Canada, not sure what models theyre available on in the states

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Awesome! Love Ibis with Magma...great combo! Hope to see you on GTA roads come Summer.

im intersted in seeing the blue on silver as well! Id like to see blue on brown too... but Im pretty sure you cant even order that combo

Whered you order yours from?

[jdwk]

I am thinking the Estoril blue with the silver alcantara inserts. Less leather means less heat and less sliding around. However, I don't see mention of the silver alcantara on 2013 order form, just black and the other three leather colors.

I don't see the Alu optics side blades on the order form either, and I think the S4 needs them to stand out a bit more from a regular A4. There are a lot of A4's on the road here including S-lines, but very few actual S4s.

The stainless inlays are tempting because of the piano black cluster surround. I was planning on replacing the silver plastic since it reminds me of the cheap silver plastic in my C6.

And if we can somehow get the RS4 style rims, I think the decision is made.

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I am thinking the Estoril blue with the silver alcantara inserts. Less leather means less heat and less sliding around. However, I don't see mention of the silver alcantara on 2013 order form, just black and the other three leather colors.

I don't see the Alu optics side blades on the order form either, and I think the S4 needs them to stand out a bit more from a regular A4. There are a lot of A4's on the road here including S-lines, but very few actual S4s.

The stainless inlays are tempting because of the piano black cluster surround. I was planning on replacing the silver plastic since it reminds me of the cheap silver plastic in my C6.

And if we can somehow get the RS4 style rims, I think the decision is made.

You arent seeing the alcantara because its gone for 2013, just full leather.

I agree about the silver trim, I think it looks cheap, always have... I plan to wrap or paint mine gloss black

[jdwk]

Oh no, the alcantara is gone? Then is the Nappa then just an upgraded leather/pleather? That sucks, I really liked the silver alcantara. I am sure it would be a bitch to keep clean, but I was up for the challenge.

[Stereodude]

Oh no, the alcantara is gone?

In Canada yes, in the US, no.

Then is the Nappa then just an upgraded leather/pleather? That sucks, I really liked the silver alcantara. I am sure it would be a bitch to keep clean, but I was up for the challenge.

In Canada you can only get Fine Nappa Leather now. In the US you can still get the black / silver Alcantara.

[AofC_RR]

I'm gonna sneak this in here....Crown gear diff is confirmed for MY13 S4s.

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I'm gonna sneak this in here....Crown gear diff is confirmed for MY13 S4s.

whats Crown gear diff??

[tomh009]

Heated rear seats are a new option in the premium car now in Canada, not sure what models theyre available on in the states

For 2012, heated rear seats were on the special order option list. Option cost plus a $500 special order fee, so I decided to skip that one as I rarely have people in the back seats anyway.

Congrats on the order, would definitely like to see photos when it arrives. White looks great on the S4 (just my biased opinion!), whether Ibis or Glacier!

[Stereodude]

I'm gonna sneak this in here....Crown gear diff is confirmed for MY13 S4s.

Haven't we heard this before and it turned out to be false?

whats Crown gear diff??

According to Wikipedia:

Audi debuted a new generation of quattro in the 2010 RS5. The key change is the replacement of the Torsen Type "C" centre differential with an Audi-developed "Crown Gear" differential. Whilst this is superficially the same as a normal Open differential, adapted for a centre application, it has some key differences:
Audi quattro Crown Gear centre differential

The central carrier and associated spider gears interface directly to two crown wheels connected to the front and rear drive shafts
The two crown wheels interface to the spider gears at different diameters, and so produce different torque when turned by the spider gears. This is engineered to produce a 40:60 static torque split front and rear.
Each crown wheel interfaces to the respective output shaft directly, whilst the spider carrier interfaces to each output shaft using a clutch pack which gives the unit the ability to control torque distribution over and above the static torque distribution.

If one axle loses grip, different rotational speeds arise inside the differential which result in an increase in axial forces that force the clutch plates to close. Once closed, the output shaft is locked resulting in the diversion of the majority of the torque to the axle achieving better traction. In the Crown Gear differential up to 85% of torque can flow to the rear, and up to 70% of torque can be diverted to the front axle.

The features of the Crown Gear differential provide the following benefits over the Torsen Type "C"

The ability to set up a more stable torque distribution, with full locking whereas the Torsen can only provide a torque distribution up to the Torque Bias Ratio; i.e., the Crown Gear differential can lock fully, regardless of bias ratio. Unlike the Torsen, the Crown Gear differential doesn't operate like a limited slip differential and can operate, fully locked, with no traction on one output shaft.
Easier integration into control electronics allowing four-wheel electronic torque vectoring with or without the active rear sport differential
Considerable reduction in size and weight (at 4.8 kg, some 2 kg lighter than the Torsen Type C)

The net result of this advance in quattro is the ability of the vehicle electronics to fully manage the vehicle dynamics in all traction situations, whether in cornering, acceleration or braking or in any combination of these.

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I'm gonna sneak this in here....Crown gear diff is confirmed for MY13 S4s.

whats Crown gear diff??

I thought that's what quattro-based cars always had or is this for the sports rear diff?

This is the example I've seen from a while back explaining the Crown Gear Diff...I didn't think it was new.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ9x9jHkTrg

[tomh009]

I thought that's what quattro-based cars always had or is this for the sports rear diff?

It's for the centre diff, not the rear diff. It looked for a while like it had been added for 2011 but that appears to have been false hope.

[AofC_RR]

It's for the centre diff, not the rear diff. It looked for a while like it had been added for 2011 but that appears to have been false hope.

Yeah if you dig up the threads I eventually solved the mystery. A change in drive shafts changed the center diff's shape. The same thing happened on A4s and let's face it Audi wouldn't just drop the crown diff in an A4 right out of the gate.

[CReeds]

im intersted in seeing the blue on silver as well! Id like to see blue on brown too... but Im pretty sure you cant even order that combo

Whered you order yours from?

Ordered from Queensway. You? Brown is not an option with estoril but would look great with ibis/glacier/lava grey.

[Stereodude]

Crown gear diff is confirmed for MY13 S4s.

BTW, who did you confirm this with?

[AofC_RR]

BTW, who did you confirm this with?

Audi product memo I downloaded this morning. Super cool sh!t in there. A8 TDI coming Q1 2013.

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Ordered from Queensway. You? Brown is not an option with estoril but would look great with ibis/glacier/lava grey.

Ya I didnt think it was an option, dumb imo, I think Blue on brown is a HOT combo!

Ordered mine from Pfaff in Vaughan

[Stereodude]

Audi product memo I downloaded this morning. Super cool sh!t in there. A8 TDI coming Q1 2013.

Is it something you can post (or at least that part of it)?

Edit: I did some Googling and it seems that perhaps only the S-tronic trans has the Crown gear diff. Does the product memo make any distinction between the S-tronic and the 6MT with regards to the Crown Center Diff?

[Stereodude]

Ya I didnt think it was an option, dumb imo, I think Blue on brown is a HOT combo!

It's odd that they will let you order Estoril Blue with Chestnut Brown / Black fine nappa leather in the US, but not in Canada.

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It's odd that they will let you order Estoril Blue with Chestnut Brown / Black fine nappa leather in the US, but not in Canada.

id love to see a pic of that when someone orders it!
i wouldnt get it, blue just isnt for me, but a great combo imo