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Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 08:34:57 -0800
From: Jeff.McMeekin@Corp.Sun.COM (Jeff McMeekin - WWFO Training)
Subject: S4 roadtests
Anyone know of other tests of the S4 (or for that matter S6).
Car & Driver has a multi car test April '92 (kind of a rough group to be
in, S4 vs $64k M5 and an $88k 500E. Audi finished third.
Most interesting performance statistics:
30-50 in top gear 50-70
S4 9.7 7.0
M5 9.1 9.4
500E 3 3.5
OK,OK the numbers (particularly 30-50) don't really mean
that much but nonetheless the Mercedes performance is pretty
impressive.
Road & Track has two mentions of the S4 in '92.
The first is a one pager early in the year (I don't have the exact
month, March or April I think).
The second is a road test in July '92.
Any more tests that anyone knows about? I'm particularly interested
in the (British) CAR magazine tests.
thanks
Jeff
In response to Jeff, I have a 93 S4 that I recently Had Ned Ritchie
upgrade to stage III. That M5 had a hell of a lot more horses and torque
and soi did the MB 500E. The only way to drive an S$ is to wind it out and
keep that turbo working. To go from 30 to 50 in top gear is like trying to
move a yugo but in third gear, its like lightening ( even more so now
thanks to Ned). Same deal with the 50 to 70 although it can be done
adequatelty in 4th gear. On the MB500E test, I am willing to bet it had
an automatic that was nice enough to downshift.
Hey, I bought my car because of a review in Auto Week when the new body
was introduced in 92.
- Nick Pinto
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