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4.75 out of 5 stars

Love my car

njsnowdriver, 02/05/2008
2005 Audi S4 New quattro AWD 4dr Sedan (4.2L 8cyl 6M)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful

I have to say that I really love this car. I now have 35K miles on it and it is as good as the day I bought it. When I purchased it, there wasn't an RS4 yet. Otherwise I would have bought that. But at this price point, I think it is one of the best cars in the world. Due to inclement weather I sold my previous sports cars, a BMW M3 and a Mazda RX8. While the BMW was spectacular, it just didn't work in the snow. At all. The RX8 was a dud all around. It was fun to shift, but that was it. It was slow, could not be driven in snow, and it stalled and needed to be towed constantly. The s4 is quick, handles great in snow, & is a perfect wolf in sheep's clothing. I highly recommend it.

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4.5 out of 5 stars

Love it!!

DavidAlanCo, 12/20/2007
2005 Audi S4 quattro AWD 2dr Cabriolet (4.2L 8cyl 6M)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful

I have had my S4 Convertible for about a year and a half and love it! I can't tell you how many people have commented on my "cool car". The car is insane around corners and I have beaten Porche Boxters on regular occasions in "races". The car almost keeps up with my business partners BMW M3. I have an automatic and there is a little "lag time" when you step on the gas, but once it gets moving, it moves like crazy!

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4.63 out of 5 stars

4-door Porshe

it dude, 09/24/2008
2005 Audi S4 quattro AWD 4dr Sedan (4.2L 8cyl 6M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

I've had 13 Bmw's, 3 Merc's and 5 Audi's in my life and this car is by far the easiest to love. All cars have weaknesses, but this one is special. The only weakness is a small gas tank and a bad drinking habit. I wear a suit to work and look the part when I pull into my space - I wear jeans and Tim's on the weekends and this car rocks. It's comfortable, quick and fast. It's heavy, which is a good thing more than bad. I'm 40+ so I don't need to race. I just do and this car keeps up just fine. This is the most complete car I have ever owned. It does everything well. This is the complete package. Good Job Audi!

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Very cool

numonyx S4, 06/08/2008
2005 Audi S4 quattro AWD 4dr Sedan (4.2L 8cyl 6M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Even after 3.5 years and 44.5k miles, my recent purchase of a used 2005 S4 is a fantastic drive. The look and performance is awesome. I love the acceleration, braking, handling, and sound of this "tiger in sedan's clothing". It provides just the right amount of sedan for my business use, but allows me to have a blast driving down the coastal highway 1 setting top pace for all the "weekend sport cars".

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4.75 out of 5 stars

S4 V8 Tiptronic

david smail, 06/11/2005
2005 Audi S4 New quattro AWD 4dr Sedan (4.2L 8cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Traded a 2002 S4 with Triptonic; didn't relish giving up the visceral whine of the twin turbos, but the burble of the V8's exhaust is music to my ears. The 2005.5 cost $14,000 more than the 2002; however, it has a lot more content, e.g. Recaro seats to die for, puddle lights, automatic headlights, rain sensing windshield wipers, etc. that makes the price easier to swallow. It is a mature driver's sports sedan, not a frantic M3, or boy racer STI. It is easy to drive fast responsibly. The paddle shifters can be activated while in "D" or "S" which gives you best of both worlds i.e. fully automatic or Tip. Audi Driver (UK) suggests the tip is faster after launch than the stick version...

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