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Old 09-04-1999, 05:52 AM
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<center><img src="http://131.107.68.28/a4org/S4RTtest.jpg"></center><p>Courtesy of Road & Track. I would imagine the aluminum block information is wrong. I have no idea where they got 16 psi stated in the article. If it made 16 psi, HP would be around 340, and if each turbo only made 8 psi, HP would be around 230-240.

Also note that they post test weather conditions. In their road test summary they also state that weather conditions affect test results, so these tests like all others are not corrected for altitude, temperature, humidity, etc.

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Old 09-04-1999, 06:26 AM
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do have subscription? if not, where did you get the issue? been looking all over.
Old 09-04-1999, 08:08 AM
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Default What is interesting to me ...is the Pirelli P Zero tires (instead of the Bridgestone RE040) :-)

Hope this is what the car will really be coming with.

Steve S.
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00 S4 (dec/jan?)
Old 09-04-1999, 08:24 AM
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Decent article; what about that interior? C. Fiber? White lthr?
Old 09-04-1999, 08:25 AM
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Just got mine in a San Diego 7 Eleven
Old 09-04-1999, 09:45 AM
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Default Have you noticed that the Tire Rack now has dropped the "all seasons" designator on the 040s?

Has anyone actually seen a spec sheet on the Potenza R040 tires. I noticed that Matt referred to them as "more aggressive" than the SP9000s in his S4/A4(2.7) comparison. Presumably that was because of the size differences, but I still wonder.
Old 09-04-1999, 09:48 AM
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Oops. Meant S4/A6(2.7) comparison.
Old 09-04-1999, 12:12 PM
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Default Take a close look...

In the picture of the S4, you can clearly see that the tires say POTENZA on them, so I don't know where they got P-Zero from. That article seems to be full of errors...cross drilled rotors front & back? I don't think so.
Old 09-04-1999, 12:53 PM
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Default Re: Many things are wrong or possibly wrong in this article...

They list the brakes as vented and cross drilled( I wish)they say it has "a large intercooler and dual-stage intake manifold" this implys one inter-cooler and I think it has two. Also A4.org buyer guide shows the wheels as 17x8" wide and others say 17x7.5, what size are they?
Old 09-04-1999, 02:35 PM
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Default Superstand on Shepard

I was told by a couple bookstores they would usually be the first ones to get things.


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