Just test drove a B7 S4 sedan 6mt
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Just test drove a B7 S4 sedan 6mt
I own a 2000 B5 S4, and don't get me wrong, I love it. But the B7 blew my mind. I dunno that it's that much faster than my stock B5 (maybe a bit in a straight line) but the feel of the thing. Tighter more solid, better gearbox etc. blew my mind. The sound, the feel of that V8 had me hooked instantly.
It was a cold night (-8 C) and every time I blipped the throttle, the whole car would shudder, the sound!!! and a nice cloud of exhaust would hide the car behind me :P. I flat out loved the car. I need a cigarette.
You guys are lucky to be driving what you are driving!
Make mine a sprint blue avant, silver leather 6 mt
Jerry D
P.S. 40:60 quattro was invisible to me, but I never pushed the car too hard in corners considering the cold night and performance rubber.
It was a cold night (-8 C) and every time I blipped the throttle, the whole car would shudder, the sound!!! and a nice cloud of exhaust would hide the car behind me :P. I flat out loved the car. I need a cigarette.
You guys are lucky to be driving what you are driving!
Make mine a sprint blue avant, silver leather 6 mt
Jerry D
P.S. 40:60 quattro was invisible to me, but I never pushed the car too hard in corners considering the cold night and performance rubber.
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Buy the S4 already!!!
I bought a B7 in December and I just can't get enough of it. I'm just now getting used to the car to the point where I've been testing the capabilities of the 40/60. You're right, it is invisible unless you start pushing the issue. The first time I really felt it was a few days ago when I hit one of those 270 degree freeway on ramps. I shifted into 3rd gear as I was hitting the curve and I was able to fishtail the rear end quite nicely. Two things though, the understeer is still there, yet it's manageable enough to pull stunts like I did without too much trouble. In the 50/50's this would have been impossible. The other thing, be careful and push the car in small doses if you're not already a Pro (which I am not).
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the difference in solidity is pretty amazing. of course it's a couple hundred lbs heavier, but...
...even comparing it to the B6 S4, the B7 felt more substantial to me.
You should feel it at 120mph...solid as a battleship.
You should feel it at 120mph...solid as a battleship.
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Smoothest 120 I have ever experienced.
The first time I got my B7 into the 120-130 range I was utterly amazed and kept looking at the speedometer in disbelief, then I noticed my unused RPM's and realised that pushing it to 150+ would not be a problem.
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I don't know how you'd feel any difference between the B6 and B7 considering there are no...
drivetrain diffrences (other than the 60/40 split for the '06's; which is negligiblely noticeable at best). The weight is the same, too. Other than the grill and honda tailights there isn't a difference.
