motorswaps

So living in south florida during the summer and fall it is significantly hot enough so that the car felt strong but not what I expected. Now that the temperature has dipped from a steady 85-90 into the 40's and fifties, the car is what I expected for all of the hype. It is smooth and pulls strong, and performs as I had hoped. Just yesterday it easily caught, and ran by a modified srt-8 on the highway.

This is definitely, as with most forced induction cars with tight engine bays not the best when the temp gets anywhere from 95-100+ during the Florida summers here as I have seen in the past 15 years or so. But I will say, when in the temperatures that frequent the German countryside that it was designed for come around, it truly shines.

My fiancee and I are considering moving over there in the near future, and if we do I look forward to driving the grey market vehicles in their home environment on those amazing roads they have. Drive safe, and I hope your holiday was a good one.

bcr84urq

Hey I don't want to hear it - man, at least you are at sea level! Try coming up here to Denver at 5300 ft elevation. But yeah temps can make a noticeable difference. It is a lot more noticeable in the older stuff (like my 20V) than the S4 - but there is a difference. I notice a significant change at the 60F temp. It's almost like a switch. It's too bad most of the great power days come in the winter when the car is dirty and saddled with snow tires...sigh.

Enjoy the power while you can!

Brandon
'84 ur-quattro 20Vt
'01 S4

motorswaps

Haha Yeah I went up there to drive the ridge line and to spend some time exploring. At the time I had an '04 tundra and there was a difference even with that big v8. It IS totally like a switch though when you hit that temp.