Is the Audi S4 an Audi Sport? At least in the product sales list currently given by Audi, this performance sports sedan based on the B9 generation Audi A4 is an Audi Sport.
4.7 seconds of 0-100km/h acceleration, 8AT to replace the dual clutch, sports multi-piston brake calipers, sports four exhaust, integrated sports seats, etc., a series of data and a full set of sports equipment, all show the Audi S4's firm position towards performance. Here, let's take a closer look at a 2022 Audi S4 3.0TFSI and get a closer look at its sporty performance.
Exterior design
The 2022 Audi S4 already belongs to the mid-term redesign of the B9 generation Audi S4, and has completed the latest annual model after the annual redesign, which only landed in the Chinese import market at the end of last year.
In fact, whether it is the old model or the latest model in the lens, the Audi S4 is indeed not as aggressive as the BMW with M, even compared with the BMW M340i, its appearance looks like a good young man with good character and learning, rather than a sports muscle man.
The iconic hexagonal large-mouth intake grille is painted in all-black with enclosed panels in the mid-zone, and a single, larger honeycomb with a number of enclosed blocks that either hide radar sensors or resemble S4 sport nameplates inlaid with red and black spray.
Probably because the Audi A4L array also has some S-Line sporty appearance kits and optional RS kits, such as the bar stomata on the grille, the independent spoiler layering in the deflector hole and the front brake cooling vents, etc. are less dazzling, and it is only the difference in color matching with the Audi A4L.
Of course, the Audi S4 is still a performance car after all, and the kit on it needs to really participate in the aerodynamics and performance improvement, such as the Bridgestone Botian series sports tires with a specification of 255/35 R19, the red sprayed sports six-piston brake calipers, the sports bilateral four-out cylinder exhaust pipe and other sports accessories, which are still different from the A4L dynamic type or RS kit version.
Cabin design
There will also be some changes in the interior of the cabin, mainly reflected in the S nameplate in the steering wheel, gear and other areas, as well as the fabric and S print of the integrated sports seat.
With the punching process of the full leather wrapped at the same time flat sports steering wheel, sports style seats, all use the punching process to improve the grip, and such luxurious decoration also extends to the gear, with the lacquer trim plate on both sides of the sewing process and surface polishing disposal of the carbon fiber trim, its luxurious grade is ordinary A4/ A4L can not be compared. In addition, as with the top of the Audi A4L, the fur material is also used to decorate areas such as door panels.
However, the BBA has always been "stingy" in the import car market, especially after the global allocation reduction caused by the supply of high-end chips, such a problem has become more and more serious.
The Audi S4 does not receive standardized advanced driver assistance systems, including 360-degree panoramic views, automatic parking and full-speed adaptive cruise system will all need to be optional, and even the high-end active brakes in the Audi A4L have become paid items, and the latter's standard fatigue monitoring is no longer available. In addition, in some control auxiliary configurations, such as the optional variable steering ratio, the Audi S4 will also be 1500 yuan more expensive than the Audi A4L.
However, this imported performance car is not as good as the domestic sedan version.
For example, the full leather sports style seat equipped with the vehicle, in addition to achieving the same electric adjustment function as the domestic Audi A4L top, will also take the front row massage as standard, and support the rear seat heating and privacy glass options; and in terms of infotainment, the Audi S4's HUD head-up display system is also optional, but the price will be 3600 yuan cheaper than the Audi A4L... In fact, from these configurations, the overall functional accessories of the Audi S4 are not seriously more expensive than the Audi A4L.
dynamical system
Lying in the engine compartment is a CWG model 3.0TFSI turbocharged V6 engine, while the TDI option is only available in the European market. Like the RS6 based on the Audi A6 (C8), the V-shaped arrangement of the engine's cylinders also covers the cylinder head exhaust port, exhaust manifold and a twin-scroll turbocharger in one go. The compact engine layout is conducive to reducing operating vibrations and improving the efficiency of air compression and the entire intake and exhaust.
The transmission that matches the CWG engine is naturally no longer the S-tronic that evolved from the Volkswagen DSG, but the ZF 8HP55a model 8-speed manual transmission supplied by ZF. At the same time, the quattro four-wheel drive system is not absent, and compared to the Audi A4 to improve the comprehensive driving control of the quattro ultra, Audi S4 to obtain a set of quattro full-time four-wheel drive system with a sports differential structure, the central mechanical torque limited slip differential, although it is still through the multi-piece clutch to complete the limit slip, differential and torque distribution and other operations, can be performance adjustment still makes this set of mechanical differential, can complete the vehicle drift tail and other set of "riot operation" After that, stabilize rapidly.
Write at the end
Audi S4 has always been a performance weapon in the B-class market, it bid farewell to the impression of the B8 generation of silly and silly, achieved great progress in dynamic control, in the case of M340i delayed arrival in the Chinese market, AMG C43 approaching 600,000 yuan, B9 generation Audi S4 will obviously be the "most track" sedan within 500,000 yuan.