S4
The Audi S4 is the high performance variant of Audi’s compact executive car A4. The original Audi S4, built from 1991 until 1994, was a performance oriented version of Audi’s 100 sedan. All subsequent S4s since 1997 have been based on the Audi A4. As the A4 has evolved from one generation to the next, so has the S4.
A more powerful internal combustion engine, larger upgraded brakes, firmer suspension. Also larger wheels, and distinctive sheet metal, styling clues and badge have always been among the many upgrades the S4 received. Over its mainstream 100 and A4 siblings. In markets where the even higher-performance Audi RS 4 is not offered, the S4 is the top of the-line trim of the A4 family.
Like its regular A4 counterpart, all S4 variants have had longitudinally oriented, front mounted engines. A single turbocharged 2.2-litre inline five-cylinder powered the original C4 version. 2.7-litre twin turbocharged V6 engine was found in the B5 generation. The B6 and B7 versions shared a common 4.2-litre V8 engine. It was first time that a V8 engine was placed in a compact executive car. Placing it in direct competition with the BMW M3 which at the time had a 3.2 L inline 6. The B8 generation uses a supercharged 3.0-litre V6 TFSI engine and competes with the BMW 335i. The recently introduced B9 generation is powered by a turbocharged 3.0-litre V6 TFSI engine, as opposed to a supercharger like in the previous iteration.
All versions of the S4 have their transmission mounted immediately at the rear of the engine in a longitudinal orientation. In the form of a trans axle, and like all Audi “S” cars, are only available as standard with Audi’s quattro all-wheel drive (AWD) system. Its using a Torsen-based center differential system.
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