Next Audi S4 to get 333hp supercharged V6
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Got to like the Audi stuff. It's just sooo much fun.
I like Audis a lot, but the new A4 just seems so boring to me, like little changed besides making it longer and putting LEDs in the headlights. Also not overwhelmingly excited about a 333hp S/C V6 when a 335i has an underrated 300hp TT I6 for $8k cheaper.
333hp, yawn
welcome to 2001 m3 land
welcome to 2001 m3 landEven the last-gen B6 S4 had 340hp. I'm all for lower hp combined with lower weight, but last I checked, the new A4/S4 doesn't weigh less than the old porker.333hp, yawn
333hp, yawn
Exactly my thoughts before I even opened the thread.
Exactly... why less? Has the German HP war already been forfeited due to the fuel efficiency crap?!
the german hp war has been forfeited to the ballers who can afford brand new amg mercedes.
surley the new s4 isnt meant to compete with the new m3 and even more powerful c63????
surley the new s4 isnt meant to compete with the new m3 and even more powerful c63????
The S4 is not meant to compete with the M3.
The RS4 is.
I wouldn't even consider an M3 since it would be useless when I try to drive it up to my local ski hill or Whistler. The new S4 is pretty bland looking tho. I hope that the RS4 when it comes out, it makes a little but more of a statement.
The RS4 is.
I wouldn't even consider an M3 since it would be useless when I try to drive it up to my local ski hill or Whistler. The new S4 is pretty bland looking tho. I hope that the RS4 when it comes out, it makes a little but more of a statement.
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so the rs4 is the pimped out s4? and the rs4 is in the c63/m3 class? does audi have a slightly bigger car in the e63/m5 class?
i dont know a whole lot about audis except that the rs4 is NICE! and i have considerd picking up a 2.0t avant a4 wagon for a dd but i just cant make my mind up
i dont know a whole lot about audis except that the rs4 is NICE! and i have considerd picking up a 2.0t avant a4 wagon for a dd but i just cant make my mind up
so the rs4 is the pimped out s4? and the rs4 is in the c63/m3 class? does audi have a slightly bigger car in the e63/m5 class?
i dont know a whole lot about audis except that the rs4 is NICE! and i have considerd picking up a 2.0t avant a4 wagon for a dd but i just cant make my mind up
They have an RS6 as well...that's the M5 class.
The last RS6 to make it to america was in 2003.
The Current RS4 is dated...but still a fantastic car...a tad nose heavy, but the newer B8 chassis addresses this. The B8 RS4 will probably come out in 2010 or 2011.
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Last weekend I had a charity drive for patients in my area. Besides some very nice really old cars there were also a few Porsches, a Ferrari, my NSX of course and a three month old Audi RS4.
The whole event was mainly back roads, narrow road, the typical Dutch dikes, so the driving was really easy.
At the end, some of the faster guys were itching to stretch their legs and when we had to drive up the highway at about 25 mph a few of them let their foot slip accidentally.
I just happened to be in front of the RS4 and a 911 and we took it up to about 120 mph. Both the RS4 and 911 were not able to real me in which actually surprised me a little.
Must be all that Audi weight... :smile:
Rs6 = Twin turbo V8 with 450 HP
Rs4 = NA V8 with 420 HP.
S4 = NA with 340 HP
The RS6 is an amazing car...I don't think it's very comparable to the RS4. Those twin turbos will pretty much take care of any weight advantage, especially when you're getting up over 100mph. The RS4 suffers from the same sort of things that my S4 suffers from....weight, an engine that gets heat soaked fast and IMO an overrated engine! The RS4 is still a great car, but it can't hang with the new M3, but then again, it's been out for quite a while.
(The S4 and RS4 engines are not the same, they're both 4.2's, but that's about it. However I've never been impressed with either when it comes to dyno graphs. The Rs6 engine however seems to be legit...fastastic car!)
Rs4 = NA V8 with 420 HP.
S4 = NA with 340 HP
The RS6 is an amazing car...I don't think it's very comparable to the RS4. Those twin turbos will pretty much take care of any weight advantage, especially when you're getting up over 100mph. The RS4 suffers from the same sort of things that my S4 suffers from....weight, an engine that gets heat soaked fast and IMO an overrated engine! The RS4 is still a great car, but it can't hang with the new M3, but then again, it's been out for quite a while.
(The S4 and RS4 engines are not the same, they're both 4.2's, but that's about it. However I've never been impressed with either when it comes to dyno graphs. The Rs6 engine however seems to be legit...fastastic car!)
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I haven't had the opportunity to drive the RS4. It is quite a bit lighter than my RS6 and revs more than 1500rpm higher. It is NA though so in my part of the world I get that bit of advantage running FI. The RS6 was only available in 2003 for the US and 2004 for Canada. Less than 1000 total in North America. They have just released the new Audi Rs6 on the new platform with an entirely new engine (V10). It goes like stink. Check out the attached video carefully...The acceleration 0-200km/h is between 13.0-13.5 seconds and this with full fuel tank and one extra person...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPvglTNXlHE
http://www.rs6.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16417
and finally.....
http://www.evo.co.uk/videos/planetev...rs6_avant.html
The RS6 is a Killer. Only super pimped out S4's will compete and beat.
333HP is a snoozer. Next please.
I am looking forward to the RS5. That might be my next car.
I am looking forward to the RS5. That might be my next car.
I agree, if you have (the old model) RS6, you would have no trouble with me on any length of straight road. It's the corners that are more difficult for the RS6 but on the highway it is excellent.
The new RS4 has the same trouble the E92 M3 has in my opinion. That is, peak power only at a very high rpm and just before the rev-limiter kicks in. Meaning that if you don't utilize the full rpm range of the engine, you will never squeeze those 420 HP out of the engine.
Talked to the owner afterwards, he was commenting how fast he thought my car was. He was a bit surprised himself too I think. But perhaps he didn't rev his engine to the limiter and I didn't ask him.
333hp, yawn
+1.
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