holy crap the RS4 is sweet
#1
holy crap the RS4 is sweet
reading an article about it on "the truth about cars" website and came accross this info
Sitting forward of the front wheels is an all-aluminum, 317lbs., 4.2-liter miracle of human imagination. Yes, it makes 420hp, but so does a Dodge SRT-8. While fun, the Dodge Boys' 6.1-liter Hemi is far from miraculous. The RS4's V8 is nothing short of a revelation.
Let's say you're cruising at 80mph in sixth-gear and the engine is doing 3,000rpm, the mechanical equivalent of sipping a latte. You downshift to fifth and the engine quickly and smoothly spins up to 4,000rpm. In most cars, the engine would slow you down; the RS4 just screams louder and burns more gas. Your velocity remains unchanged. More proof? In first gear, release the clutch without touching the go-pedal. You won't stall. You'll go. Also, a V8 with an 8,250rpm redline is mechanical heroin.
heres the article if anyone's interested: http://www2.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=2545
Sitting forward of the front wheels is an all-aluminum, 317lbs., 4.2-liter miracle of human imagination. Yes, it makes 420hp, but so does a Dodge SRT-8. While fun, the Dodge Boys' 6.1-liter Hemi is far from miraculous. The RS4's V8 is nothing short of a revelation.
Let's say you're cruising at 80mph in sixth-gear and the engine is doing 3,000rpm, the mechanical equivalent of sipping a latte. You downshift to fifth and the engine quickly and smoothly spins up to 4,000rpm. In most cars, the engine would slow you down; the RS4 just screams louder and burns more gas. Your velocity remains unchanged. More proof? In first gear, release the clutch without touching the go-pedal. You won't stall. You'll go. Also, a V8 with an 8,250rpm redline is mechanical heroin.
heres the article if anyone's interested: http://www2.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=2545
#6
RE: holy crap the RS4 is sweet
ORIGINAL: chaos92287
lol its idiot proof...almost
edit: o and does anyone know why the car doesn't stall and why it doesn't lose any velocity when downshifting?
lol its idiot proof...almost
edit: o and does anyone know why the car doesn't stall and why it doesn't lose any velocity when downshifting?
#8
RE: holy crap the RS4 is sweet
ORIGINAL: chaos92287
lol its idiot proof...almost
edit: o and does anyone know why the car doesn't stall and why it doesn't lose any velocity when downshifting?
lol its idiot proof...almost
edit: o and does anyone know why the car doesn't stall and why it doesn't lose any velocity when downshifting?
cause theres so much torque on the crankshaft?
#10
RE: holy crap the RS4 is sweet
Man I saw a red one today on the way home. I turned down the radio and rolled my windows down just to hear that exhaust note...almost got a stiffy.
**** I was just in a cosco parking lot and a MINT white Ur Quattro pulled up right next to me. Two very special Audis in one day, too bad none of them were mine...yet.
**** I was just in a cosco parking lot and a MINT white Ur Quattro pulled up right next to me. Two very special Audis in one day, too bad none of them were mine...yet.