If you like the appearance of the 2017 Audi A4 but are after more power, then have a look at the new S4. The latest sport sedan keeps a v6 but gets rid of the supercharger and replaces it with turbocharging to provide estimated US figures of 354 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque. The upgrade may have one downside though and that’s that Audi only intends to offer the mill with an eight-speed Tiptronic automatic gearbox.
The 2017 S4 is now faster than it has ever been. It takes only 4.7 seconds to run to 62 miles per hour compared to the 4.9 seconds it takes for the current sedan to get to 60mph. The vehicle’s top speed is kept at an electronically limited 155 mph, however fuel economy is said to be better with a rating of 31.8 miles per gallon on the European testing cycle.
Audi’s admirable Quattro all-wheel drive is included in all S4s and it usually works with a 40:60 front-rear power split. When the conditions become different, a maximum of 70 percent of the grunt is able to go to the front or 85 percent to the rear. Tthe suspension has also been tweaked to help the handling and now sits 0.9 inches lower than the A4.
Apart from the various badges, the new S4 does not advertise its excellence. The LED lighting comes as a standard. The side mirrors are housed in a aluminum-look trim. The quad exhausts sits in a new rear bumper with a neat diffuser. The layout of the interior is just like the A4 but coes with sports seats and a combination of Nappa leather and Alcantara upholstery. There is an option of Audi’s digital instrument cluster and comes with an exclusive sport screen amid the three views The new S4 will be on the market in 2016 as a 2017 model. As well as there lacking a manual, there are no plans for an S4 Avant being offered in the US.
