Traded 2016 S6 for 2016 S4
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Traded 2016 S6 for 2016 S4
So, my dealer received one of the first 2016 S4's off the truck today and I traded a 2016 S6 to get it...seriously. So happy I did too. No turbo lag, exceptionally sharp handling....can't wait to chip this one. If any of you are tempted by an S6 drive one first...a lot. Think of it more of an A6 with a bigger engine than a faster S4.
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There used to be threads from people cross shopping the RS5 and the S6, because the engine performance is close on paper, even favoring the S6. They have pretty much stopped. I think most have figured out that the rest of the S6 isn't quite keeping up with that performance unless you drive in a straight line. The S6 is primarily designed to eat up Autobahn kilometers at triple digit speeds with no fuss and a group of people in tow. That's great if you live in Germany, but outside of Germany not so much. Tossing the S6 around mountain roads etc. shows that it isn't made for that. However, I think it's still a great car for a family that needs the room and for the dad to have some fun when wife and kids are not around.
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There used to be threads from people cross shopping the RS5 and the S6, because the engine performance is close on paper, even favoring the S6. They have pretty much stopped. I think most have figured out that the rest of the S6 isn't quite keeping up with that performance unless you drive in a straight line. The S6 is primarily designed to eat up Autobahn kilometers at triple digit speeds with no fuss and a group of people in tow. That's great if you live in Germany, but outside of Germany not so much. Tossing the S6 around mountain roads etc. shows that it isn't made for that. However, I think it's still a great car for a family that needs the room and for the dad to have some fun when wife and kids are not around.
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What an odyssey you have been on...
… We love our S4. The RS5 is a joy as well, but the S4 has such balance. On my list of upgrades would be suspension tweaks and brakes to make it handle a bit sharper and stop better on long sections of twisty roads. On our loops in SoCal, we have mountains roads that string together 100+ miles of intoxicating mountain turns and straights. We find the S4 brakes get weak, squeal and fade, while the RS5 remains like a rock. If your routes are shorter you will likely never exceed the brake capacity. More power from the S4 is always nice, but you will have warrantee issues. The car has such great torque at low rpm's, which really helps the car fling itself from corner to corner. Upgrading power will likely shift the powerband north and the car will lose some of its tractability.
I am sure you will love the car,
Eric
I am sure you will love the car,
Eric
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I don't know why everyone loses their minds over the 4.0T. It's a luxury car motor, not a sports car motor. Sure, in $130k RS7 trim it's a monster of a car. Personally, I'd rather have it in a Bentley coupe. I don't think the S6 shares that.
I find the BMW 550 motor equally unimpressive, even murdered out with Dinan software. Just a big floaty, peaky motor.
I find the BMW 550 motor equally unimpressive, even murdered out with Dinan software. Just a big floaty, peaky motor.
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The 4.0T is the least "turbo" feeling car I've ever owned. My S8 pulls hard from take off all the way to redline.
There is no perceivable turbo lag in any common sense of the phrase. I often forget it's turbo charged.
The 4.0T has twinscrolled turbo chargers so that is a HUGE difference in performance.
My fiancé's S4 is quite fast and it brought me to audi. But a fire breathing S8 it is not.
There is no perceivable turbo lag in any common sense of the phrase. I often forget it's turbo charged.
The 4.0T has twinscrolled turbo chargers so that is a HUGE difference in performance.
My fiancé's S4 is quite fast and it brought me to audi. But a fire breathing S8 it is not.
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The 4.0T is the least "turbo" feeling car I've ever owned. My S8 pulls hard from take off all the way to redline.
There is no perceivable turbo lag in any common sense of the phrase. I often forget it's turbo charged.
The 4.0T has twinscrolled turbo chargers so that is a HUGE difference in performance.
My fiancé's S4 is quite fast and it brought me to audi. But a fire breathing S8 it is not.
There is no perceivable turbo lag in any common sense of the phrase. I often forget it's turbo charged.
The 4.0T has twinscrolled turbo chargers so that is a HUGE difference in performance.
My fiancé's S4 is quite fast and it brought me to audi. But a fire breathing S8 it is not.