I saw some guy in an Audi S4 today having some fun with his car on the expressway, and wanted to join in. How bad would they kill my 00' TL with AEM CAI? It looked quick and possibly modded.....

 

i dont think you would have stand a chance. no disrespect
but that is german power!!!!!!!!!!!

 

it would kill u pretty badly. If it's stock its running 250hp and 258lbs of torque and the torque hits at 1500rpm (thanks to the twin turbo). Its 0-60 goes as low as 5.5sec, and its has an excellent top end (again thanks to the turbo). My friend just bought an S4 and i'm waiting for him to break it in, so we can see how long i can keep up in my Type S.

 

Get the SC and you can play with him.... or 3.5 conversion. You will still lose because of the gearing thought...

 

you'll loose baaaaaaaad... thats like racing the new M3 =P

 

yea u would eat his dust .... i think motor trenda had an article a while back bout the M3 and the S4 ....

 

Yep, S4's are pretty bad... not as bad as the new M3, but I call it a "poor mans" M3..
Ed

 

If you chip the S4 and upgrade the exhaust it should be able to run with an M3.

 

"poor mans" M3? S4 isn't that cheap compared to M3...

 

My good friend just picked up the A6 Sedan with the bi-turbo (as they call it). This car flies...out TL wouldn't stand a chance. But get this, for $800 you can get your computer modded which will boost it's ponies up to 320! Now that's what I call most bang for your buck! And yes, these cars ain't cheap either. Well built..good fit.

 

When car shopping, I test drove an '00 S4 with upgraded exaust and a chip and the car was flippin unreal. There is way more car there than driver here. This is the car I really wanted, but being a youngin' and not having insurance for the last year (out of the country too often to own a car), the insurance was WAY out of range (best estimate was 6 grand a year). That being said, I am very happy with the TL.


But I'm still going to get an S4 when I can....

 

6 grand a year Thats $500 a month. Thats a fvckin car payment!!

 

Audis are baddd!!!!!!!!....My boy has a A6 that $hit is pretty fast!!!!

 

I drove an automatic S4 a while back, and found it was pretty lethargic as compared to the TL....maybe that particular car was an exception but I certainly was not impressed with its speed upto about 70 mph.....maybe the car would be great at higher speeds ??!!

Since I have not driven a manual S4, I assume that the manual cars are much better than the TL in its accelerative prowess.....handling is definitely better than the TL without a question.

Also, the S4, inspite of being dimensionally smaller than the TL/TL-s, weighs in at a porky 3814 lbs (Avant) / 3704 lbs (Sedan), which is roughly 300 lbs heavier than the 2000 TL....

 

An automatic S4 would still kill a TL and probably a TL-S even in a straight line.

Start twisting the roads or adding some wet surfaces and the TL may as well be a Chevy Cavelier.

 

you'd loose

 

With any luck, my next car will definitely be an S4. The S4 is extremely quick from 0-60mph thanks to its AWD and healthy low rpm torque.

 

i'll let u guys know how it goes in a couple of days, i'll be racing my friends newly broken in '01 S4 manual with TL-S with headers. Place ur bets on how many carlenghts i'l lose by, winner gets the satisfaction of being right