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4 Door Hotrod

1stTimeAudiBuyer, 12/13/2018
2018 Audi S4 Premium Plus quattro 4dr Sedan AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful

This car redefines what a 4 door sports sedan truly is. Acceleration is incredibly strong, specially if you use launch control (my wife hates when I do that!). 0-60 is actually accomplished in about 4.2 seconds. Cornering is relatively flat but smooth and composed. Exhaust note is elegant, but definitely sport. Some crackle and pops both when shifting under moderate to hard acceleration and on the down shifts. The 8-speed automatic is extremely quick. Initially, I was disappointed in not being able to row my own, but this 8 speed has finally convinced me the manuals, while more fun, have no chance when it comes to pure speed. Putting the transmission in manual mode provides the same sense of control as a true manual, both up and downshifts are immediate and lightening quick. The car is a sleeper on the outside, which makes embarrassing drivers of other german products a blast when they don't know or expect the acceleration from the hot turbo V-6. (turbo is in the middle of the V). Turbo lag is non existent if you plan ahead - it can cause an unpleasant delay if you decide to punch and the transmission happens to be in the complete wrong gear. I primarily drive it in Manual mode, which is where any true enthusiast will do most of the driving.

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5 out of 5 stars

larger sport sedan

DR J, 06/02/2018
2018 Audi S4 Premium Plus quattro 4dr Sedan AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful

this car is closer in size to e class Mercedes and 5 series bmw.shop against these cars and not c class mb and 3 series bmw.much better then e class and 5 series for far less money.

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5 out of 5 stars

Just the Right Amount of Everything

SteelCityPgh, 08/05/2020
2018 Audi S4 Premium Plus quattro 4dr Sedan AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Other than the usual cost of the vehicle and the fact that you're gonna pay a pretty penny to maintain it... Perfect. I've had the privilege of driving every German make at least once... And my experience with Audi (even the loaner '20 A6 I received for a few weeks while my S4 was being serviced) has been nothing but spectacular. Again, the price tags can be pretty high...but you get what you pay for. Cliche or not, it's the God's honest truth... The seats are SO so comfortable. My fiance and I do a lot of road tripping, and if it's close enough of a distance we may drive the Audi, and when we do it's just a dream. I would never recommend buying a vehicle let alone a luxury vehicle brand new off the line... But certified pre-owned - really can't go wrong!

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NO Audi S, $400 alignmt -terrible split tires

Orchid, 12/06/2019
2018 Audi S4 Prestige quattro 4dr Sedan AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
6 of 72 people found this review helpful

If you are obsessed with Audi And about to buy sport model, do your research. I own S4 2018 brand new bought, after a year ,2019, 4 tires splitted and worn completely after a year? which makes me scare to drive and need it replaced ASAP. I’m a lady driver and drive sober like a grandma. They will never tell you Upfront with S Sport models that there’s special alignment, cost double due to a camera sensor $400 and have short life-time on tires- which astonished me when I brought my S4 back for a 2nd recall for services- I was told my tires are split and worn, about to tear - thats crazy. It’s about 18000 mileages. They gave me unusual reasons that most S models are like that!! So they try to tell you to get regular A models instead. (Roll my eye balls) I recently heard lot of bad news about Audi and disappointments from their clients that were there waiting for services- one said engine lights on after bought for 3 days , the other guy said noises after a week. And after 50,000 miles warranty, you will pay substantial for services for parts- ok look at alternative?audi , bmw or Mercedes or porches? Do research. Now you think.

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5 out of 5 stars

Audi S4, fun driver with amazing digital

Al, 06/03/2021
2018 Audi S4 Premium Plus quattro 4dr Sedan AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

Love the S4, handling, power, digital cockpit, looks. Why would anybody buy an A4 after trying an S4?

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