New A4/S4

[DjPtsatsot]

Donno if anyone else is as excited as me, but here are the first official pics of the new facelifted A4. It is pretty much just facelifted w/ new engine options (like the 2.0t FSI 8) ), and same chasis. Its official the "B7" chasis and not the speculated "b6.5" but who cares. This is probably the car i will be getting come January when i get my liscense. I love the baby A8 look too cool! Besides engines and some minor interior changes, the car is said to weight quite a bit less.

at a glance...

Newly designed body for saloon and Avant with emphatically sporty styling Dimensions: length 4,586 mm (saloon) or 4,586 mm (Avant), width 1,766 mm, height 1,428 mm, wheelbase 2,648 mm. Luggage compartment: 460 litres (saloon) or 442 and 1,188 litres (Avant, with the seat back folded down) Engines (longitudinally installed): 3.2 FSI V6 developing 188 kW (255 bhp), 330 Nm. 0-100 km/h: 6.4 s; top speed: 250 km/h (governed) 2.0 T FSI developing 147 kW (200 bhp), 280 Nm. 0-100 km/h: 7.3 s; top speed: 241 km/h 1.8 T developing 120 kW (163 bhp), 225 Nm. 0-100 km/h: 8.6 s; top speed: 228 km/h 2.0 developing 96 kW (130 bhp), 195 Nm. 0-100 km/h: 9.9 s; top speed: 212 km/h 1.6 developing 75 kW (102 bhp), 148 Nm. 0-100 km/h: 12.6 s; top speed: 190 km/h 3.0 TDI V6 developing 150 kW (204 bhp), 450 Nm. 0-100 km/h: 7.2 s; top speed: 235 km/h 2.5 TDI V6 developing 120 kW (163 bhp), 350 Nm. 0-100 km/h: 8.8 s; top speed: 227 km/h 2.0 TDI developing 103 kW (140 bhp), 320 Nm. 0-100 km/h: 9.7 s; top speed: 212 km/h 1.9 TDI developing 85 kW (115 bhp), 285 Nm. 0-100 km/h: 11.2 s; top speed: 201 km/h 5-speed or 6-speed manual gearbox, alternatively 6-speed tiptronic (for quattro models) or continuously variable multitronic automatic transmission (in combination with front-wheel drive) Front-wheel drive or quattro permanent four-wheel drive Dynamic chassis: optimised four-link front suspension and self-tracking trapezoidal-link rear suspension for agile, sporty handling, brake system with improved performance, latest-generation ESP New: adaptive light (dynamic cornering light) with daytime running lights

and the bad arse S4! So far it's the same 4.2 engine w/ 344 bhp, and 421 nm torque but its still really cool. Only cosmetic changes i could note where Recaros, Quad-Exhaust (not too shabby) and blacked out bumper grilles. Perhaps we will see Audi/VW's DSG make it's way to the B7 platform though!





to read more about this beuty and beast:
http://www.germancarfans.com/news.cf.../1/audi/1.html
(S4 talk is starts on page 6 i believe.)

all pictures and quoted information credited to GermanCarFans.com

[na2o]

wooow... this is so nice , i like the new design the Audi made for its cars, it looks more angry

[No.1]

Looks like a natural step forward for Audi

Those Seats are smart, but tight 8)

[Gnome]

Audis have looked very elegant lately, but they have come a bit too close to boring. I think the aggressive look of the new models is an improvement.

The S4 is powerful enough as it was. Remember that they have to leave some room above it for the next RS4!

[TransAm]

I think Audi's are getting better looking - unlike BMWs! The grill will grow on you Brembo, remember when the Jag S-Type came out and JC (i think) said that it looked like a toilet seat? I agreed at the time but the S-type has since grown on me!!

[sameerrao]

Originally Posted by TransAm2001 I think Audi's are getting better looking - unlike BMWs! The grill will grow on you Brembo, remember when the Jag S-Type came out and JC (i think) said that it looked like a toilet seat? I agreed at the time but the S-type has since grown on me!!

I like the new grille ... particularly because it ties it to Audi's original roots in the Auto Union race cars. The overall impression is nice. The rear tail lamps are a bit Honda Civic to me. The interior looks the same ... but it was always the best ... so nothing is needed.

Call me biased but I still like the B5 look over the B6 version of the A4 ...

[Ford Capri 2.8i]

I like the new look of the A4(in fact its a trim rather than the a radical change)...although i prefer the current one, specially the back which its a bit less sorted,.....the engines of it seems interesting...specially the new 3.2 FSI(an improved version of the current 3.2 from Audi A3/TT/ Golf mkIV R32)....and the 2.0T FSI....anyway...the thing that sounds strange for me its that theyve got the tiptronic gearbox option for the authomatic or the semiauthomatic one instead of the best sorted for the moment DSG that they are being used for the Golf mkIV, the touran, the TT and the A3 as far as i know

[Ford Capri 2.8i]

Golf MkV , sorry

[Gnome]

Originally Posted by brembo Overall its good looking, but the steering wheel of it are fugly the grill is growing on me so its all good exept from the steering wheel which destroy the look of the interior........

I remember you complaining about the grill (or at least mentioning that you were negative) when discussing the A6 a while back. That growing phenomenon is weird, but practical. That way there are fewer ugly cars around.

Now that you mention it, I was also wondering what was wrong with that steering wheel. It doesn't look quite right. As for the tail lights I like them better on the sedan, than the avant. I guess they will grow on us as well.

[Chaos in 1983!]

very good looking...I think audi is doing a great job with it's lineup, I'm quite fond of the new aggressive grille, I think audi needed an edge because they were becoming quite boring...

[martin100]

IMO it looks alot better than the current one. Audis new styling is truly nice

[TT]

http://www.motorworld.net/forum/show...=245386#245386