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Old 06-10-2003, 10:32 AM
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Default total b5 S4's in US market........and a steering question....................

I was reading a magazine that I don't normally look at (Sports Car International, July 2003) while killing time at a bookstore while my wife was book shopping...........

the magazine quotes 13,502 sedans and 1,527 avants made - sound right? Just curious.

Also, in the magazine, they reviewed the b6 S4 and trashed it due to Audi's "vague steering." Having never driven an M3, I don't have a feel for how much better this car "feels" from a steering response issue. Don't recall too many people trashing the S4's steering here, so I am curious to hear what other people think about Audi's steering response????
Old 06-10-2003, 10:35 AM
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Those #'s are inline with other unofficially posted figures
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Default if it steers anything like the B6 A4... I'm not happy ...

Just drove a 3.0 last night, and the steering was really light, in my opinion.
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Default according to other reviews though, the B6S4 steering is considerably tighter than the A4

also, I'm not sure I fully understand that criticism; the M3's steering has become progressively worse, and most tests have the S4 outhandle the E46.

That said, I have no doubt that the B6 S4 steering *feel* is still more vague than the E46's.
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So is the BMW 328i/330i....I think the Germans are going light on steering these days!
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