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Old 12-29-2004, 11:19 PM
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Default See? Oversteer is possible!

<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/s4/msgs/1860417.phtml">Pobst drifting Avalon's S4</a></li></ul>
Old 12-30-2004, 04:09 AM
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Default With a little susp. tuning, any car can be bias to oversteer!! :P

Although I'm less familiar with the suspension, weight distrobution, and differentials in the S4s...i imagine the frt/rear weight distribution isn't too far skewed(?).
Thanks for the xpost!!
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Default It's got classic Audi 60/40 split. Lift throttle in a turn, and just about any car can do that.

Of course, doing it in a stranger's car, and controlling it throughout is impressive.
Old 12-30-2004, 05:06 AM
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Default Fun video...if I read the posts for the original thread...

it sounds like Randy induced this oversteer on purpose, just for demonstration. Looks like fun...where do I sign up?
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Default No one sait it wasn't, did they? That looks like a little trailing throttle oversteer...

if you see those vids of the Quattro Sport, that thing was wagging it's tail all over the place.

<a href="http://www.audisentrum.no/filmer/">Open Dir with lots of quattros sliding</a>
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Default Precisely! Very easy to do with the A6 on new tires (like on test drives;-). The A4 is a bit harder.

Doing it to somebody's baby with sticky tires would be another matter entirely!
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Default I was able to get my bud's baby a little sideways...

It's an S4, Falken tires.. Very grippy, takes a LOT of work to break it loose.
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That short wheelbase on the S4 makes the transition much quicker!
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Yes it does!!! But, very controlable nonetheless.
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True - still nothing like a BMW for going from copasetic to holy crap! ;-)


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