It's peacefully potent. Meticulously maniacal. Velvety and violent.
However indescribable it may be, the S4 instantly comes off as a powerful and precise tool for carving twisty roads to shreds--be they barren or snow covered. When traction permits, curves on winding sideroads can be easily targeted by the experienced driver and lined up, then blown to bits like glass bottles on the wrong end of a Colt 45 at a firing range.
Combine the engine's massive thrust with the Quattro system's determined grip and monstrous, fade-free brakes, and the performance experience is unparalleled by just about any other machine with four doors or a fixed roof. It truly is an all weather muscle-car.
Final Thoughts
It's an enthusiast's car--no doubting that. If you picked one up to run to the office or to the local food-mart with, you'd be sort of missing the point. The S4 can run laps on a racing circuit all day long without breaking a sweat. It can tackle deep snow at thirty-below as confidently as many two-wheel drivers on bare pavement. It's rough in spots, a bit loud, bouncy and always seems to be ticked off, though when it comes to tearing through icy nastiness at a high rate of speed, nothing cuts through the winter blahs quite like it.
-Incredible engine and brakes
-Grip
-No need to store in November
-Visibility
-Shifter mechanism occasionally hesitates to engage requested gear
-Rear seat room inadequate for 3 adults
-Cramped at best with winter coat and boots on
photo:Justin Pritchard
However indescribable it may be, the S4 instantly comes off as a powerful and precise tool for carving twisty roads to shreds--be they barren or snow covered. When traction permits, curves on winding sideroads can be easily targeted by the experienced driver and lined up, then blown to bits like glass bottles on the wrong end of a Colt 45 at a firing range.
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| Not for those looking for a posh ride. |
Combine the engine's massive thrust with the Quattro system's determined grip and monstrous, fade-free brakes, and the performance experience is unparalleled by just about any other machine with four doors or a fixed roof. It truly is an all weather muscle-car.
Final Thoughts
It's an enthusiast's car--no doubting that. If you picked one up to run to the office or to the local food-mart with, you'd be sort of missing the point. The S4 can run laps on a racing circuit all day long without breaking a sweat. It can tackle deep snow at thirty-below as confidently as many two-wheel drivers on bare pavement. It's rough in spots, a bit loud, bouncy and always seems to be ticked off, though when it comes to tearing through icy nastiness at a high rate of speed, nothing cuts through the winter blahs quite like it.
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-Grip
-No need to store in November
-Visibility
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-Shifter mechanism occasionally hesitates to engage requested gear
-Rear seat room inadequate for 3 adults
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-Cramped at best with winter coat and boots on
photo:Justin Pritchard
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