i am going to buy a new audi pretty soon after mine got stolen.. and i am doing some research.. how does the audi awd system on a 2001 audi hold up? higher maintenance? my old one was the front wheel drive config. and how bout the s4? i know its faster and bi turbos.. other than that interior the same besides badging?

 

Audi's Quattro system is unbeatable going on coming up on 25 years as for the S4 the interior and the complete drivetrain and some different body pieces they are the same as a A4

 

audi quattro is very relyable and no one topps it, did you see the ski jump world record thing?



http://www.germancarfans.com/news.cf...id/2050308.004

 

Yeah, but you have to read the fine print on the ski jump trick. Rally studded tires, a harness system, etc.

 

sssshhhhhhhh..... why you gotta ruen all my fun.

 

Sorry, just calling it like i see it, but i would not be without quattro.
Here let add to your little bubble.

In 1980, Audi introduced the world to something new. Full-time all-wheel drive to volume-produced passenger cars. We called it quattro. We still do. Now in its fourth generation, Audi's quattro® permanent all-wheel drive directs power where and when it's needed.

Under ideal conditions power is split 50/50 front to rear. But in extreme cases up to 67% of the engine's power can be directed to a single wheel. The benefits to the driver are safety, performance, power, and control in copious amounts.

While no drivetrain can repeal the laws of physics, quattro affords drivers the chance to act, not merely react. In fact, it's that added measure of confidence that Audi drivers cite when asked why they chose our brand of all-wheel drive. In the real world and on real roads all over the planet, there's quattro.

Gotta love copious amounts.

 

The harness system was just for safety reasons, like say perhaps the car started to roll backwards

And for the tires, just look at the incline on that ramp

But they did use all season tires and it made it about half that distance so its still very impressive

Now if they only did a comparison of the other junk *ss AWD systems then we would have something to talk about

 

Well, on an Audi, the transmission is the very last thing you need to worry about. Whatever other shortcomings they may or may not have, Quattro is a badass. It performs exactly as advertised for as many miles as you can keep the rest of the car.

An S4 has a classier interior capped off by MUCH nicer seats than those in the A4. Other than that, the interior is just an A4's but nicer.