OK, searched quite a bit and could not find answer...

What led me to this is searches, lurking, etc. here which say that many of the A3 and A4's which say (have the badges, etc.) are S-Line only had the cosmetic stuff done (though not clear on if this means only exterior S-Line stuff or exterior and interior). i.e. suspension has not been upgraded/lowered.

Answer I could not locate was how do I tell if an A3 or A4 I am looking at which has S-Line badges has the S-Line suspension upgrades?

Here is a pic of one I am looking at, can you tell by looking if it has the OEM S-Line lowering?

 

s-line suspension also listed as "sport suspension upgrade is said to lower the car a half inch to 3/4 an inch from normal ride hieght

 

Sport suspension has red shocks, so if you look for those you can tell for sure. This car looks pretty high, though. Also, I think true s-lines have s-line badges on the rear quarters.

 

I could be wrong, but I also thought all cars that have the sports suspension have "s-line" badges on the back doors.

 

One way to tell is the "dip" on the trunk near the AUDI EMBLEM.

S-LINE TRUNK: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ew9r9-INcA...s1600-h/04.jpg

NON S-LINE TRUNK: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...%3D72%26um%3D1

Other noticeable differences are the door "fins" but that's easier to duplicate if one wanted to. There is also an S-LINE badge on the steering wheel. As far as the height goes, it's about 3 fingers between the fender and tire. (it's not a scientific measurement but will suffice)

Hope that helps.

 

No it is not sport suspension. I have one, it is much lower than this. Wheel is on the same level as fender, maybe you can fit 1 finger at the most.

 

thats regular suspension for sure. sport suspension is 30% stiffer and 20mm lower

 

I've also been told that the S-line has a badge on the trim on passenger side interior above gloce box... Was told that if a fake most people don't spend the $$ to change the interior trim.

 

I have the S-Line exterior package and the sports package. There is no interior badge above the glove box. The only "S" badges on the inside are the steering wheel, and the door sills.

 

I was thinking after I posted that that I was cunfusing it with what I was told about a quattro. Sorry bout that.

Jason