Hi, Guest
02-24-2006, 11:07 AM
What's even more amazing, is that same interior in the STI which is "almost as good" as the S4, is available in the RS for almost half the price.
It's just ABSOLUTELY BLOWS AWAY every other optioned up compact car selling for the same price. I think the only car that comes close, would be the Fusion. A Focus ST, or optioned Vibe, or Malibu, almost anything else is in a completely different universe, really.
The only "affordable" compact car that is better is the VW's, but then they're even more expensive, and don't have the AWD.
As for the S4 AWD system being better... the only thing I could think of is that the Audi's usually have Torsen diffs. These tend to be better on dry pavement, because they lock BEFORE the slip.
However, in slippery stuff, viscous diffs like Subbie uses are better. Torsens typically can only transfer a maximum of 3:1 torque. A viscous will transfer almost 100% once they really start to slip.
It's just ABSOLUTELY BLOWS AWAY every other optioned up compact car selling for the same price. I think the only car that comes close, would be the Fusion. A Focus ST, or optioned Vibe, or Malibu, almost anything else is in a completely different universe, really.
The only "affordable" compact car that is better is the VW's, but then they're even more expensive, and don't have the AWD.
As for the S4 AWD system being better... the only thing I could think of is that the Audi's usually have Torsen diffs. These tend to be better on dry pavement, because they lock BEFORE the slip.
However, in slippery stuff, viscous diffs like Subbie uses are better. Torsens typically can only transfer a maximum of 3:1 torque. A viscous will transfer almost 100% once they really start to slip.