Performance Preview: Exclusive Look at the B8 S4
11-22-2007, 04:31 AM
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And there is the key for those of us who made the same switch and prefer "maintained" not be
included with a heavy emphasis in that sentence. I'll take the more reliable and less maintenance route and prefer the 4.2 (after owning two B5 and C5 2.7Ts, and two B6 and C5 4.2 cars). I'll take the under-stressed 4.2 anytime.
I would guess I'm moving on to a M3 sedan, or a RS4/5 S5.
Can't believe the S4 is now going to compete with garden variety 335.
I would guess I'm moving on to a M3 sedan, or a RS4/5 S5.
Can't believe the S4 is now going to compete with garden variety 335.
11-22-2007, 03:54 PM
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Bring on Bi-Tubro!.......
This is going to be the return of the S4 in true form, I turbo powered car from were it all startrd, I can't waite to get my hands on one once I can afford one lol, I love my B5 S4 but this will be her replacement one day !!!!
11-23-2007, 04:33 PM
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Agreed. Thanks a lot Audi.
When I got my B5 S4, it definitely performed on par with the outgoing M3 of that time. When BMW upped the ante, the B6/B7 didn't really match the M3 (the last gen M3, not the upcoming M3). Nonetheless, I stuck with Audi (based on my happiness with my B5), and got the B7 S4. Then the current RS4 appeared, and became the competition for M3 (the B5 RS4 was much harder to get - similar to M3 CSL?). With the advent of the 335i, the S4 (my S4!) was firmly no longer M3 competition, but standard 3-series competition - basically killing the (already US Audi-grade) re-sale of the S4. Thank you so much Audi. Now it's official with the new S4 numbers. I think BMW handled its customers better. Outgoing M3s are still the top of the line, as opposed to introducing something like an RM3 (RS4 analogue). I'll look a little more broadly for my next car. I do still love driving my S4. It's the financial issue that bugs me.
11-24-2007, 08:31 AM
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Good point... K03 turbos had a lot of problems. Cheap to buy. Should use Garret
with ball bearings. I know it cost Audi more but the Garrets are great turbos with real performance and dependability.
