Audi A4 S Line questions

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Hi all,

I’ve been looking at these the past few days out of curiosity after seeing a number of S line and SE models on the daily commute (the LED strips and side profile are hard to miss in the mirrors!

Anyway, the costs & figures seem to be decent for the 2.0, for a big saloon anyway?

2.0 S line:
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/specs/Detail.aspx?deriv=42160
3.2 v6 S line:
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/specs/Detail.aspx?deriv=40071

The 2.0 gets 6.7sec to 62mph vs 6.2sec for the 3.2litre V6 S line version whilst pulling 39MPG (vs 31) and having 350Nm vs 330Nm for the 3.2. I’m not too clued up on Turbos and stuff so I’m guessing the extra torque is due to this? So does that mean then all that power will be there in the high revs or have Audi done something else here?

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Really liking the shape of these, wonder where my nearest dealer is :p

HYPOTHETICALLY If you were looking to change cars in the near future what engine would you pick (for someone who wants decent performance, decent torque and decent running costs) as there appears to be around 10~ different engine types across the model range (obviously around half are not that great by the looks of it)...especially surprised by that 4cyl performance considering the weight of the car!

P.S. no **** jokes :o
 
Are they really as dull to drive as people say? (I have only driven an old shape 2.5 petrol before and yeah...that was quite plain!).
 
Hmmm I'm having some difficulty in understanding if you're saying it's boring but you like it (the lard) or that you were joking and it's boring all out? :p

Reviews say that it has optional adjsutable suspension where you can adjust the stiffness of the ride?
 
This is just what I was looking for thanks for the replies!

I want my next car to be just as fun in handling and ride as the E46 coupe but have more power. I don't wnat another e46 coupe with a bigger engine though but something more modern altogether and the online reviews I read of the A4 said it was a better driver than the previous - checking here though shows it clearly isn't as great as the reviews make out!

I was under the impression though that the new C class was not as fun to drive as a BMW? or is it only certain engines? which one would compare to an E9x 330i Sport for example?

I really do like the straight lines on the new shape C Class you see but was a bit miffed when some people (elsewhere) said they weren't fun handling cars!
 
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If only I could be 100% sure than I could get away with 2 doors again sintead of needing 4 I would just say sod it and stick to an E92 sport :p
 
I realised the nearest dealer is next to my BMW dealer (I never noticed, lol) so will attempt to book a test drive sometime soon on a 2.0T S Line!

Sometimes I do like just chicking my E46 coupe into bends knowing that it will behave but nowadays I'm finding myself more and more having a "want" for the extra torque on straights especially on the daily commute up and down the M27 stretch.

I don't doubt that the A4 is less involving in handling (as many have said here and pretty much all reviews I have seen so far)but the interior pics I have seen look very nice especially the sports seats on the S Line - reminds me of M3 seats!
 
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Aye, hmmm for £24K it would be silly to get one at this age, for less I can get a nice specced used E60. I'll just have to keep an eye on prices over the year I guess.

I do wonder though why BMW didn't improve the 4cyl (petrol) engines like Audi have done with the 2.0T? I mean the MPG figures are very close yet the performance figures have a huge gap between them yet the Audi is cheaper to run and service (£199 for main service according to Audi site).
 
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