2013 Audi S4 Specs and Review

2013 Audi S4 Specs and Review The inside from the 2013 Audi S4 models has additionally been refined. Audi provides a wide selection of new steering wheels with chrome and high-gloss inlays, with the leather sport controls also featuring a flattened lower rim. The steering arm and also the ignition key have been modified. High-gloss applications and the slender chrome trim in the controls add elegance towards the interior.

The elaborate finish makes operation even simpler and more intuitive. The MMI navigation plus system now features four rather than eight buttons, having a script function integrated in the volume control dial. Other improvements concern operation from the automatic transmission, the efficient ac systems, Audi drive select and also the multifunction steering wheel. The seat heating and air conditioning are actually directly operated at the respective buttons.

2013 Audi S4 high level of workmanship is as much a matter of course for Audi as a sure touch in the range of colors. All interior colors – except black – have been re-coordinated. The upholstery range has additionally been revised, with Fine Nappa leather replacing Valcona leather. The new, single-part cluster trim continues to be adapted colored towards the interior, as the inlays can be found in Aluminum Trigon, walnut brownish and fine grain ash natural. Especially eye-catching may be the Beaufort oak plywood inlay.

The interior of the 2013 Audi S4 S line sport package is available in black, refined with high-quality applications. 18-inch wheels or even the optional 19-inch wheels as well as an S line sport suspension that lowers the body by 30 millimeters (1.18 in) complete the package. Audi exclusive and Audi exclusive line offer further individualized options.

The 2013 Audi S4 Sedan’s luggage compartment still has its 480-liter capacity – 962 liters using the rear seats folded down (16.95 and 33.97 cubic ft). The A4 Avant and the A4 allroad quattro have 490 and 1,430 liters, respectively (17.30 and 50.50 cubic ft), with Audi offering an optional electrically operated tailgate for both models.

2013 Audi S4 Chassis

The chassis of the 2013 Audi S4 is striking with its sporty precision, high ride comfort and superior safety. The mounts of the rear suspension control arms and also the characteristics from the shock absorbers have been much more finely tuned. Most of the components of the five-link front suspension and also the trapezoidal-link rear suspension are constructed with aluminum.

2013 Audi S4 electromechanical power steering is totally new in most models of the series. The direct gear ratios convey precise road contact; slight brake applications counteract pulling to the side on unevenly slippery surfaces. The electromechanical power steering requires no energy for straight-ahead motion, thereby reducing fuel consumption by as much as 0.3 liters per 100 km. This really is equivalent to a decrease in CO2 emissions as high as 7 g/km (11.27 g/mile).

Another high-end feature that gives the 2013 Audi S4 a special status in its class is Audi drive select. Within the basic package, the motive force can switch the sign of the accelerator, the shift points from the automatic transmission, the power steering and also the automatic air conditioning between the four modes “comfort,” “auto,” “dynamic” and “efficiency.” If there is an onboard navigation system, the extra “individual” mode can also be included.

Further modules are optional – adaptive cruise control or even the cruise control system, the activity differential, the suspension with damper control and dynamic steering. By means of a superposition gear, the gear ratio is adjusted inside a continuously variable manner with respect to the driven speed; at the handling limits small interventions make amends for understeering and oversteering.

All front-wheel-drive versions from the 2013 Audi S4 feature the electronic stabilization program (ESP) with electronic limited slip differential. In dynamic driving the machine further improves handling and safety by initiating minimum brake interventions in front wheel that’s susceptible to a reduced strain on within the bend. The big wheel brakes – with ventilated front and rear disks in several variants – offer excellent stopping power and can be precisely modulated.

All Audi A4 variants roll off the assembly line on elegant aluminum wheels. Depending on the engine version, they’re 16 or 17 inches in dimensions; tires with optimized rolling resistance belong to the 205/60 and 225/50 series. The 2013 Audi S4 3.0 TFSI has 18-inch wheels with 245/40 series tires. The line of options ranges to 19 inches with 255/35 series tires. Four of the 18 available wheels are new designs. The 2013 Audi S4 allroad quattro offers four independent designs. 2013 Audi S4 Specs and Review