Audi will be refreshing the A4 and S4 this spring, with new models arriving shortly. Similar to the A5/S5 refresh, the cars feature updated front and rear ends and a few extra features detailed on Fourtitude. The following video shows some of the changes:
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Posts Tagged “Audi”While there have been a lot of test drive videos lately, this is the first head-to-head video I’ve seen. The R8 does admirably for an older car, and while people might not cross-shop the R8 against the 911, it’s probably people are considering a used R8 vs. one of the new Carreras which are the same price. Tags: 911, Audi, Carrera, Porsche, R8
The cars go head-to-head on a hilly track brought to you buy the boys at Autocar UK: Tags: Audi, BMW, m3, rs5
The weight savings were achieved by replacing the motorized rear spoiler for a fixed unit, more carbon-fiber panels, thinner glass, lightweight carpets and seats. With LED headlights and carbon ceramic brakes as standard, don’t expect this R8 to be cheap – it will probably push the price well into Lamborghini and Ferrari territory. Quite a feat for a German brand that doesn’t start with “P”. Tags: Audi, Ferrari, gt, Lambourghini, R8, v10Quattro was made famous by Audi over ten years ago. After using it to dominate motorsports, they incorporated versions of it into its road cars, culminating with the torsen-based system found on the Audi A4. The system has changed gradually over the years, moving from a 50:50 torque split to a rear-biased 40:60. Torque vectoring was added in with the debut of the S4 sedan last year. Now at the Geneva Auto Salon, Audi debuted it’s new Quattro system that uses a new center differential. This is significant because Audi stayed with the Torsen center diff from 1996 all the way until this year. Whether this new diff gets put into the regular series of cars or remains an RS-exclusive remains to be seen. The new center diff is explained in the video below, and also goes over the torque vectoring concept. The RS5 and S4 both come with torque vectoring, and is also seen on the new 2010 Porsche Carrera Turbo. Tags: Audi, awd, quattro, rs5, s4, S5 |


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