QuattroFun
September 3rd, 2006, 17:08
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I recently drove a couple of RS4:s with the standard suspension & 19" & standard tyres and I my opinion they feel rather different versus my RS4 with suspension plus & 19" & standard tyres.
I am not taking about comfort on cobblestones or the like one hand and chassis limits in really hard driving on the other here - but rather the perceived steering feel, agility and feedback also in rather modest speeds.
I feel that the suspension plus has noticeable positive impacts on steering precision and chassis feel. In fact, apart from really scarred tarmac where my plus is maybe too hard, I would even go as far as to say that IMHO the standard suspension is actually in comparison a bit vague in feel whereas the plus is generally and in most conditions not too harsh for me. Of course, plus suspension should be different from the standard one but I was surprised about how different it feels to me even before the limits.
Question: is this just my imagination at play trying to after the fact rationalise forking out the extra cash for the plus or do those of you who have driven both set-ups really come across similar observations?
I recently drove a couple of RS4:s with the standard suspension & 19" & standard tyres and I my opinion they feel rather different versus my RS4 with suspension plus & 19" & standard tyres.
I am not taking about comfort on cobblestones or the like one hand and chassis limits in really hard driving on the other here - but rather the perceived steering feel, agility and feedback also in rather modest speeds.
I feel that the suspension plus has noticeable positive impacts on steering precision and chassis feel. In fact, apart from really scarred tarmac where my plus is maybe too hard, I would even go as far as to say that IMHO the standard suspension is actually in comparison a bit vague in feel whereas the plus is generally and in most conditions not too harsh for me. Of course, plus suspension should be different from the standard one but I was surprised about how different it feels to me even before the limits.
Question: is this just my imagination at play trying to after the fact rationalise forking out the extra cash for the plus or do those of you who have driven both set-ups really come across similar observations?