Car and Driver: 2018 Audi S4 First Drive: Enhanced Performance with a Softened Character

-Audi’s rivals in Stuttgart and Munich have recently figured out that the yawning gap between their ultra-high-performance models and their regular lineups is perfectly suited for a range of in-between versions. And so Mercedes launched its AMG 43 models, while BMW created a range of M Performance vehicles. For its part, Audi has been making such models for 25 years in the form of its S cars—more sporting than the standard A range but less extreme than the full-on RS screamers engineered by the Quattro GmbH high-performance division in Neckarsulm. The most prominent of these is probably the S4, which slots in neatly between the A4 and the RS4. (The RS hasn’t been offered in the U.S. since the last generation and currently is being redesigned). READ MORE ››

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