[s-cars] S4 sighting

[Robert Myers]

Oh.  One added marking.  On the front quarter panel (roughly beside 
the driver's left foot) was a V6t symbol which I took to be a 
reference to a turbocharged V6 engine.  That probably fits with the 
car you are talking about.

Bob




At 12:46 PM 12/29/2011, Taka Mizutani wrote:
>It's the first Audi in a while that is interesting, although I'd 
>want to get one after a few years to make sure that 3L supercharged 
>engine doesn't have any fatal flaws like the rear timing chain 4.2 V8.
>
>Taka
>
>
>On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Robert Myers 
><<mailto:bob at chips-ur-s.com>bob at chips-ur-s.com> wrote:
>
>I'll assume you're right, Taka.  Yes, I clearly saw the S-badge on 
>the black sedan - from a distance of perhaps 10 feet.  Close enough 
>to read S4 on it rather than S6 or other marking.  I passed him and 
>he passed me several times in our nearly 100 miles of our little 
>game of tag.  Like I say, the model is a whole lot newer than my 
>'95.5 S6.  What year?  I have no real idea.  Platform?  Uh...  Isn't 
>that what the politicos are trying to come up with these days?  ;-)
>
>Bob
>
>
>At 11:00 AM 12/29/2011, Taka Mizutani wrote:
>>If they were factory DRLs with that pattern, you're talking about a 
>>current, '11 C7 platform A6 or a B8 platform ('09-) A4/S4. If you 
>>clearly saw the S badge, that would make it a '09 or newer S4 most 
>>likely. Sedan, right?
>>
>>
>>On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 8:28 AM, Robert Myers 
>><<mailto:bob at chips-ur-s.com>bob at chips-ur-s.com> wrote:
>>Tom,
>>The car was a later model than '95.  The plates were from NC and 
>>the DRLs had the "eyebrow" lamp pattern.  I'd guess '04-'07 or so 
>>but it definitely was not a '95 or 95.5 S6 or earlier S4.  It had 
>>the S-car emblem on the trunk lid.  I'm pretty sure it wasn't the 
>>product of badge engineering.  ;-)
>>Bob
>>
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