Re: new S4 snow'n ice fun! Brakes upgrade.

["Pantelis Giamarellos" <pantg@otenet.gr>]

Pantelis Giamarellos writes:

Martin Hey,

Regarding the comments on the S4's brakes compared to the RS2 I strongly
suggest you take a look at Movit's site www.movit.de

My RS2 runs the same brakes to those offered by Movit.
I found out yesterday that AUDI was offering them to as an original brake
upgrade too. Since I bought the car third hand and Movit hasn't sold such a
kit in Greece I guess mine is AUDI derived.

Anyway the difference in braking is quite impressive compared to a standard
RS2. (friends of mine drive RS2s too so I could compare)
Brakes were the reason I bought this specific car.


Movit is offering a 330mm brake upgrade for the S4.
Even 380mm if 18' wheels fit inside the fenders.

Hope this helps

Merry Christmas  and greetings from Greece
Pantelis Giamarellos




----------------Martin Day wrote -------------------------------------------

>I've had mine (saloon) for a month or two now.
>
>What do you think of the brakes? I find they're easily the worst feature
>of the car - far too grabby at first and requiring such small pressure
>variations for light to moderate braking that hitting a bump whilst
>braking can have a major effect as your foot bounces slightly on the
>pedal. The RS2 Porsche brakes are wonderful by comparison. Is there
>anything that can be done about this without affecting the ABS, etc?
>
>The accelerator pedal is so much lower than the brake that there's no
>hope of making heel and toe down changes which would be hard enough
>anyway given the sensitivity of the brake pedal. The gearbox is rather
>poor too - there's a very long and notchy throw to the gear stick.
>
>The xenon headlights give very good illumination but it's a real pain
>that I can't change the bulbs myself (too dangerous because of high
>voltages says Audi). I even have to take it to the dealer to have the
>beam pattern flipped over for driving on the right in Europe (too
>dangerous again and no sticking black-out cut-outs on the lenses as they
>get too hot).
>
>The steering is OK. The rest of the car is first class though in build
>quality and finish and the engine's wonderful - plenty of torque from
>1000 rpm and just fantastic from 2000 rpm up. Saves on gear changing and
>is much easier to drive around town than the RS2.
>
>I wouldn't rate the S4 as a replacement for the old ur-quattro. None of
>the "interfaces" between driver and car (pedals, gear stick, steering)
>are better than average. As a car to get you from A to B it's very
>capable but if it's a great car to drive I haven't found its secret yet.
>
>Martin
>