[s-cars] Re: DRIVERS mustang vs S-Car

[Bill Clancy]

Well....
I enjoyed your comments.   very good points.  all well said.
I agree they are two different cars entirely.   And I drive an S6 because I
like it.   But I still miss my Supercoupe with the huge torque at any RPM
and tight predictable glued-to-the-road handling -- and it was all stock.
My stock S6 is certainly preferable on a ski trip with 4 adults, but it just
doesn't have that tight road feel.   I guess I am just a bit disappointed
with the stock S6.   I wanted a well handling fast sports sedan.  Isn't that
why I bought an S6?  Cuz the A6 is weak and I wanted the better one?   To
have to pay the extra cash for an S-car and then have to re-engineer it is
to say the least, disappointing.   I have to wonder, was the Audi S-engineer
on vacation when they decided on the suspension and brakes?   What about QA?
Did anyone drive the car before releasing it to the dealer?

And as I mentioned in a previous email....   The M3?   no upgrades needed.
Maybe Audi should offer an MS6?

BTW, the firebird guy sounds like a pussy.   ;-)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "R. Mair" <waves at comcast.net>
To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 4:33 PM
Subject: [s-cars] Re: DRIVERS mustang vs S-Car


> Let's get real here. We are talking about two very different cars coming
> from two very different driving style countries. The Ur-S4/S6 simply is
the
> best of all worlds. It won't do any particular thing perfectly not will it
> win in any individual performance class. But in an all around test of
tests,
> the S4 will clobber the Mustang (snow, wet test included). The second part
> of the issue is the driver. It takes a brilliant driver to pilot a higher
HP
> RWD V8 car around a solo2 course or a track, to the point of perfection.
> Same goes for an S4, neon, beetle-bug or whatever. The S4 due to quattro
is
> more forgiving and therefore a little easier to throw into corners. But a
> really good AWD racer (re: WRC) will know how to properly set-up a turn
> (asphalt or dirt) in an AWD car to maintain speed and overcome understeer
> with a little throttle and weight transfer.
>
> 3 weeks ago i had the fortune to put a last gen Firebird ram-air in it's
> place. I knew the punk driving it, he's the local hot-shoe. I pulled in
> front of him leaving work, heading up through the twisties over a mountain
> towards home. Although he kept on my bumper until the first turn, i easily
> distanced him through a section of 3rd gear corners and even on the
> straights he didn't get much closer than a hundred feet. All i got is a
TAP
> chip, K&N and a good tune, 17's and kumhos. My car is faster and better
> handling than a Ram air??? Doubt it big time. The driver shouldn't have
been
> behind the wheel. Put the great local-to-me SCCA GT1Corvette driver Kerry
> Hitt behind the wheel and he woulda found a way around me on the outside
> even. Anyway, take allot of schools and track time events, and your S4/S6
> will magically turn into a much better handling car.
>
> Rolf Mair
>
> 2002 Allroad (wifes)
> 1994 S4
> 1990 90 20vt
> 1979 Zink Formula Super-Vee (forsale)
>
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