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Old 07-22-2006, 03:30 PM
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Default RS 4 receives a pretty good review in C&D

Just received next month's Car and Driver, and there's a good review of the RS 4 in it. Almost everything is positive, with some minor complaints about a rear end shimmy at 150mph and some concern about nose-heaviness (though they admit Audi has masked/compensated for it extremely well). Overall they really didn't have anything bad to say about it, and their "Counterpoint" minireviews were all pretty glowing.
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I thought it was limited to 135 mph?
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155 mph limiter
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Can you post up a scan or the stats? Thanks.
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...as is ours...a buck fifty-five. : )
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At 150mph the MY rear end will be shimmying as well ! ;P Or rather, highly puckered
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Default Stats...

0-60 in 4.6
1/4 in 13.2 @ 109mph

Tests conducted at 2000 ft and 97 degree heat.

0.91g skidpad (I think they were on Corsas though).
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Nice, thanks.
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Default well, those times seemed a bit high

they should try sea level and 75oF
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Default If I did the correction factor correctly,

4.6 @ 97 deg, 2000 ft would theoretically yield a 0-60 of 4.2 @ 75 deg, sea level.

This little calculation is like a poke in the eye. Living at 5000 ft without turbos and my RS4 horsepower is down close to 20% compared to sea level.


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