2013 Audi S4 First Test
With a Quickness
You know how this goes. Motor Trend is testing an Audi, which means I'm going to hit on three things: It's fast, the steering feels awful, and the MMI infotainment controller spins backwards. Why? Because Audi has a formula that works very, very well and applies it across the line, warts and all.
Let's start at the top. The S4 is powered by a comically underrated 333-hp 3.0-liter supercharged V-6 making a supposed 325 lb-ft of torque. I say underrated because other luxury sports sedans with the same power ratings and AWD tend to be a second slower from 0 to 60 mph than the Audi, save the also hilariously underrated BMW 335. For instance, the all-wheel-drive Volvo S60 R-Design is rated at 325 hp and 354 lb-ft and needs 5.3 seconds to hit 60 mph, compared with the Audi's surprisingly quick 4.4 seconds. That's as quick as your run-of-the-mill Camaro SS with its 426-hp V-8 and rear-wheel drive. Running the quarter mile in 13.0 seconds flat, the Audi will be door-to-door with the Camaro, though the Chevy will be traveling 4 miles per hour faster than the Audi's 105.6 MPH trap speed.
The Audi's accelerative force is the complete package, too. The pull is smooth and linear, unrelenting as it climbs the revs. A resonator in the intake makes for a rather pleasant intake growl as you wind it out while the exhaust belches angrily with each upshift.
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