Re: Car and Driver S4 Road Test

[kerry griffith <kerry.griffith@m.k12.ut.us>]

Pete Kraus wrote:
> 
> Jeff McMeekin said . . .
> 
> >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
> 
> The 500E was an automatic (no manual option) which downshifted in
> these tests.  Its times are not strictly comparable to those of the S4 or
> M5.
> 
OTOH, the Benz smoked the Us4 and the Bimmer in 0-60 
and 1/4 mile times. I love my q, but many are the paths 
to enlightenment.

Kerry
91 200q
89 80q
would love a 500E or other *bad* AMG Benz