Audi S4 Quattro

Audi S4 quattro

Recent Pages Include:

Thunderhill 2000 Quattro Club Meet new

MODIFICATIONS

Wheels & tires	Chip & Filter Upgrade	Eurolights
Big Red Brakes	Speed Limiter Removal	Exhaust Upgrade
Bilstein HD Shocks	Abt Sport Springs	Sport Intercooler Hoses
RS2 Manifold	Cosmetic Modifications	Intercooler Temp Gauge
HKS EVC Boost Controller:
Installation	Risks	Returns

INTRODUCTION

The S4 was one of a series of limited production, high performance Audis built around the legendary quattro all wheel drive system. Within the US, the only S-cars sold in significant numbers were a pair of turbocharged luxury sedans (and wagons), the S4 (1992-1994) and S6 (virtually identical, 1995)

These cars aren't what most people would expect as the bases for a high performance monster. First of all, they have too many doors (four) and seat too many people (five (seated in great comfort)). Secondly, they have small engines (2.2 liters).

What most people would ignore is that they come from a company with a tradition of fast, sporting cars that can actually be used for normal transportation too, and that if you attach a moderate-pressue turbocharger to even a 2.2 l engine, interesting things can result.

In the case of Audi's Q-ship, what resulted was the S4. Looking like a sharp touring sedan, it conceals both an engine capable of 227 HP, and hence 0-60 times around 6.2 seconds and the wonderful quattro permanent all wheel drive system to deliver that power to the pavement.

Taking the S4 to the track

Playing in the snow
* down - 2/25/00 *

Other Cars

Olya's 300 CE

Other pages of mine related to the S4

Other highly relevant web pages

The Quattro Club
and the Quattro list

The Quattro List The gateway to the most impressive repository of quattro knowledge on the planet. Join the list and learn.
The S-cars Site Very useful information on the S2, S4, S6, RS2 and new S-cars
The S-car List Like the Quattro list, the S-list is a source of great wisdom
TAP (Total Audi Performance) One of the most prolific Audi tuners in the US.
The Quattro Club, USA The flag-wavers of the marque, who also organize many wonderful track days around the country.
UrS4.com Jimmy Pribble's excellent enthusiast site. Modifications, gallery and more.

Apart from its phenomenal performance, this car is truly a world-class luxury cruiser, the archetypical iron fist in a velvet glove. Among my favorite features...

The usual power-everything, from glass moonroof to mirrors to god-knows-what else
Recaro sport seats covered in Nappa leather. Soft, enveloping but utterly supportive in a high-speed turn
Pop-out headlight-washers (I've got to get a picture of these things)
Bose sound system with Sony 10CD changer in the trunk
The neatest, most effective climate control system I've yet seen
Heated front and rear seats
Ski storage sack from the trunk into the main cabin
Idiot-proof dial-in moonroof controls

Despite all that, what makes this car special isn't the luxury, it's the incredible driving dynamics. Anyone who's not grinning by the time the tach hits 4000 needs to buy a Honda. Anyone who's not scared senseless the first time they yank the wheel at high speed, only to find the car track perfectly on course probably shouldn't be driving one of these either. If ourunning flashy wannabe sports cars in a vehicle that could equally cradle you across a continent in comfortabe style appeals to you, then get yourself an S4. You just can't have mine :-)