Pics: New S4 at Essen

[Erik]

The Audi presence at Essen 2002 was a dream for any lover of performance Audis.
Only DTM TTs, S- and RS-cars (except for a A6 special ed.) and all three R8 LeMans winners!

The new S4 looks like this. As you can see there is a difference between the side rear view mirrors of the S4 and RS6.
The RS6 has matt polished mirrors while the S4 has more shiny aluminium.








Also the Recaros seem to be of a new type. Also note no automatic gear box in sight...




The exhaust of the new S4. There are 2 pipes, one at each side much bigger than on any standard A4.







These are the brakes that would fit nicely to this S4.

[krm]

thanks for the nice pics, Erik. Do you have more of the RS6(s) there?

[Erik]

Originally posted by krm
thanks for the nice pics, Erik. Do you have more of the RS6(s) there?

A LOT more...but not enough time just now. Stay tuned, next week will be interesting. :360:

[krm]

Thanks for that, I definitely look forward to it!

Originally posted by Erik B


A LOT more...but not enough time just now. Stay tuned, next week will be interesting. :360:

[itisme]

What a nice yellow "pempers bomber" .. it just looks perfekt .. want one now!.. stupid it´s not out yet .. looking forward see him on the road :cool: :.

[Erik]

[Erik]

More information released here:

GCF

It will also be available with the a newly developed 6-speed tiptronic transmission with Dynamic Shift Program DSP and sport program. To extend the range in the second half of 2003.

The new 6-speed transmission is 21 kilograms lighter than its predecessor; it has a total weight of just 115 kilograms. The spread of ratios has increased by 25 percent compared with a 5-speed automatic.

The shifting speed of the new 6-speed tiptronic has been significantly optimised. The driver benefits from more spontaneous gear changes particularly when downshifting. In addition, the fact that the engine automatically double-declutches further increases agility.

Both in position D and the sport program S, the shift program responds to influencing parameters such as lateral and longitudinal acceleration and the type of accelerator pedal movement. This means that irritating upshifts when cornering, for example, can be prevented if necessary.

Compared with the basic version, the new S4 has a much more direct steering ratio: as far as the driver is concerned, this is a contribution to the sports-oriented handling of the agile eight-cylinder version that can be experienced in all situations. The S4 can be guided extremely precisely around all kinds of corners.

The braking system is also matched to the powerful potential of the Audi S4. The ventilated discs measure 340 millimetres in diameter at the front, 300 mm at the rear. The system is operated via a new dual-rate servo.

In the comfort braking range of up to around 0.5 g deceleration, the brake servo’s ratio is on a par with the other A4 models with a factor of 5.5 and thus ensures especially good control. Above 0.5 g the ratio is raised to the factor 12. This means that deceleration increases at a disproportionately high rate compared with brake actuating force – a clear advantage for a sporting style of driving.

Four exclusive colours make it easy to distinguish an S4 from the rest of its family at first glance: Imola Yellow, Nogaro Blue, Brilliant Red and Goodwood Green.




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[Erik]

As requested, a better pics of the Recaro seats. This one is from Paris: