2010 Audi S4 - First Drive Review - Car and Driver
When it came to the last-generation S4, it seemed as if Audi wanted nothing more than to win some sort of big-displacement contest, stuffing its 4. 2-liter V-8 under the hood. Now, though, Audi is up to new (or maybe old) tricks, scrapping cubic inches in favor of pressurized air. "The S models embody our philosophy of showing superiority," Audi product marketing exec Jürgen Klaschka says without modesty. "The daily sports car," as Audi calls the S4, hardly differs from the regular A4. Wolfgang Egger, head of Audi design, says that when the design group convened with the top brass to discuss the styling, the consensus was to alter the A4’s basic... Shiny mirror caps, new side sills, a tweaked grille, specific 18-inch wheels, and four oval exhaust tips—that's basically it for differentiation. The S4’s interior is Audi-like, which means almost perfect in style and execution. But there is evidence in this S4 that even Audi has to take a hard look at cost. Point in case: the sophisticated, articulated trunk hinges with integrated gas struts—previously an Audi trademark to differentiate it from lesser brands—had to go. After an absence of well over a decade, cheap, U-shaped hinges intruding into the... Source: www.caranddriver.com
