Crazy Quattro

I did a search and people are saying the S4 and A4 have the same suspention. So does that mean the S4 handles the same? Dont tell me the only difference the S4 has is the engine...


hmmmm

DolphinV8

nope, the S4 handels so much better.

Crazy Quattro

Guess i can take your word for it since you had both =)

JeffPGH

Less weight in front. Not that I wouldn't take the V8, though.

Crazy Quattro

I thought he had a 1.8t before

DolphinV8

A4 is a little floaty even with the sport suspension.

JeffPGH

Even if he had 1.8T with Sport, do you think he'd tell you the car he paid $20K more for doesn't handle as well?

DolphinV8

lol, you can ask those guys on s4 forum.

jgoot

Haven't driven the new S4, but I would think with less weight the 1.8 should handle better

Shaun

...As will a lot of other things, such as tires, wheels, etc...

Reading the S4 forum, there are lots of comments where people say that the S4 feels like it handles better than A4s that they've driven. The only logical explanation is that the S4's suspension is tuned better than the A4's. Common sense would dictate that all other things being equal, the lighter A4 <i>should</i> out-handle the S4...

With that in mind, has anybody every done a comparision handling test with an A4 and an S4? For someone to declare one or the other a winner from just a seat-of-the-pants perspective really doesn't hold much water...