review of redhead by the side of the road

Which is good because they’re flimsy plastic and an affront to the rest of the cabin’s lovely switchgear. Put the car in Dynamic mode, slap the shifter down into S, and you can forget about the shift paddles. The DSG might be swell for efficiency, but the speed, smarts and smoothness of ZF’s tried-and-true eight-speed are hard to beat. And it’s a traditional, torque converter automatic, too, unlike the seven-speed dual-clutch found in the A4 that can’t handle the torque of the big V6. Since it’s an Audi and the year is 2023, Quattro all-wheel drive is standard and an eight-speed automatic is mandatory. At least it's not filled with dead flowers. Parking S4 so it won't feel quite so old. At least in terms of 0-60 times, it matches the RWD M3 Competition (the all-wheel-drive version is 0.4 quicker), but here I am getting distracted by newer things again. Audi’s RS models continue to be the M fighters, and while the RS 4 no longer exists, the RS 5 Sportback does and is the equivalent of an RS 4 in a fancy suit. That makes the S4's acceleration technically closer to a BMW M3's even if it still falls well short. That’s a huge jump from the Audi A4 Quattro (aka 45 TFSI Quattro), which is good for 248 hp, 273 lb-ft and a 0-60 time of 5.6 seconds.

The Audi S4 is a terrific sport sedan that deserves to have a spotlight dropped back on it.Īs a refresher, because even I had long forgotten what you actually get with the A4’s high-performance sibling, the 2023 S4 is powered by a 3.0-liter turbocharged V6 that produces 349 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque.

It may be familiar it may show signs of its age, and it may look like a car that someone bought new three years ago, but whatever. That’d be a shame, though, because what we have here is an oldie but a goodie, to borrow a phrase from your actual grandpa. I certainly pondered whether anyone would actually want to read about Grandpa S4. It would be easy to dismiss the S4 as yesterday’s news. The car you see here is the result of a 2020 mid-cycle refresh of a generation that debuted for 2017 – though we first drove it back in the summer of 2016.

Well, there is nothing new about the 2023 Audi S4.

I’m not sure how many of us bounded over to a friend’s house to show off a toy your brother had seven years ago. They’re bound to be more excited when they do, too, and want to show them off. It’s part of the reason I get to do what I do: People are eager to know about the most recently introduced cars, and in many cases, buy them. – It’s only natural to be seduced by whatever is newest.

Review of redhead by the side of the road