The Audi: Chapter 2
For those of you who didn’t read the previous post, I picked up a new family car yesterday. We (still) have a 2004 Infiniti G35. The G35 has 299hp, is a 2-door, and does 0-60mph in about 5.6 seconds and tops out at 150mph. The new “family” car is a car that I’ve had my eye on for a very long time. It is one of those cars that you look at when you’re driving around in your $3,000 Porsche 944 while living in Germany… oh, was that just me? No, I know two other guys that did that too.
The Audi is neato. It is an S4 (not an A4). The A4 comes with a 1.8 liter turbo, 2.0 turbo, or 3.0 liter engine, producing from 170-250hp… or somewhere in that neighborhood. The A4 chassis is nice, but still a comfortable ride. The S4 on the other hand comes with a 4.2 liter V8 which produces a whopping 345 horse power, goes from 0-60 in the low 5 second range, tops out at (a goverened) 155mph, but realistically could hit 170mph+ if Audi didn’t have it locked down. The car is all wheel drive, has recaro race seats (front and back), an awsome Bose stereo (with XM that the previous owner is still paying for), all kinds of gadgets in the mirrors (yeah, fold in for tight spaces, down for backing, defrost, etc), and can easily haul an infant around. The car also has paddle shifters on the steering wheel. That means that there is a paddle on the left of the steering wheel that downshifts, and click the one on the right and the car upshifts. Yeah, awesome. There is also a “sport” mode that changes how hard the car shifts, the power band, and when it shifts. The car becomes violent in sport mode. I like it a good bit. I know the baby will too. The best part is that the car will comfortably fit a baby, me, kathy, a stroller, playpen, groceries, and even more all at the same time. A trunk just can fit all of that stuff, and vans suck. Yeah Steve, vans suck.
I’ll try to get some more pictures of the car in the near future and maybe some video of it along with a sound clip or two. My gearhead friends know what it sounds like already, but it will be nice to make them drool some 