Making the right choice in a market of more than 200 cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs is no easy task – not without us, that is. Here at the online edition to Automobile Magazine, you can find all the 2008 Audi S4 research you need to make an informed buying decision. Select an option below to learn more about the Audi Avant.
The Audi A4 is one of the better cars in a crowd of smaller sport-luxury sedans that, dollar-for-dollar, offers some of the best, most appealing vehicles in the world. To be sure, Audi’s A4/S4 line is more than sedans. For 2007, all-new convertibles augment the existing four-door models and wagons. Also new is the ultra-high performance (and at $66,000, expensive), 420-hp RS4. From the enthusiast driver’s perspective, it’s one of the best sedans ever. The A4 line is complex, with 21 variants. The key is thinking according to priorities: body style, engine size, front- or all-wheel drive, transmission type. All are nicely balanced, enjoyable automobiles. The A4 2.0T, still priced well below $30,000, is fun to drive. Its turbocharged, 200-hp four-cylinder is one of the better small engines going, with satisfying response and spry acceleration, particularly with the standard six-speed manual transmission. It corners like a sports sedan, and high-quality construction is evident inside and out. Audi’s optional quattro all-wheel drive system can help keep the driver on the road regardless of the conditions or situation, and buyers don’t have to choose a big engine or special model to get it.
The S4 sedan ($47,500) and S4 Avant ($48,500), which feature a 340-hp 4.2-liter V8 and standard quattro. The S4s offer the DTM Appearance Package ($1,500), which is named for Germany’s equivalent to NASCAR racing and includes carbon-fiber spoilers. – 4,163 cc 4.2 liters V 8 front engine with 84.5 mm bore, 92.8 mm stroke, 11.0 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and five valves per cylinder – Premium unleaded fuel 91 – Multi-point injection fuel system – 16.6 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank 13.9 – Power: 254 kW , 340 HP SAE @ 7,000 rpm; 302 ft lb , 409 Nm @ 3,500 rpm
