1992 Audi S4 | Retro Review

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Anybody else think this Audi S4 was 30 years ahead of its time?
Show 1151 | Originally Recorded 9-9-1992
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[@rayancarrentals1446]

This video is released

[@maximjamir9008]

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[@killiankairo4176]

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[@rayancarrentals1446]

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[@patrickcollin2949]

@Killian Kairo definitely, been watching on flixzone for months myself :D

[@palebeachbum]

Such an appealing car. I always liked 80s and early 90s Audi styling. A boxy shape with rounded corners. Very handsome. The S4 managed to be a genuine sports sedan with impressive performance for the time as well as a very dignified luxury sedan.

[@jannevaatainen]

So elegant and simple styling.

[@jamesstaggs4160]

Agreed. Cars of today have way too much going on. The styling is just too busy. I don't see the need to put fake vents and head extractors all over something like a Honda Civic. When I look at pretty much anything made in the past 5 years or so my eyes are assaulted with so many angles and shapes it overloads my brain. Apart from being downright tacky, it's making all cars look the same. If there were function that precedes the form, such as with many super/hypercars I'd be ok with it, but as far as I can tell none of it is at all practical. It's just there for the looks of it.

[@Henchman1977]

0-60 is 6.3 in 92? That was properly fast for back then...

[@chriscornelius2518]

Mustang GT quickness. I know the sports cars like Z, Corvette, 3000GT were in the mid 5's. This is a very quick car.

[@ericfitzgerald9139]

Still saw the tail lights of a contemporary M5 and 500E. Sad that a turbo Accord can outrun them all today.

[@Mietek1937]

@@ericfitzgerald9139 yeah, but this still have only 227 bhp and 350 Nm not 326 bhp and 480 Nm- 500E has under the bonnet or 340 horsepower like M5 have after 92. So for 100 bhp less is a very good result

[@chrishuber8930]

@@ericfitzgerald9139 a M5 isnt this cars competetor

[@chrishuber8930]

@@ericfitzgerald9139 the M5 and 500E were the competitors of S6 plus 4.2 325 hp 300 ft lbs with 6 speed manual. 0-60 was 5.2 seconds and 0-62 was 5.5. The curb weights between the S6 and the M5 were close but the S6 had 60 pound weight advqntage and was awd so the quarter mile times were nearly identical despite the M5 having 10 horsepower more or 13 more than the s6 plus avant wasgon. Once you got into actual bends though the audi outclassed the M5.

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

That car still looks good today! 👌🥰👍

[@djp1234]

The audio quality on these old videos sounds really good.

[@superfast30]

These cars have aged extremely well. I saw a pristine one a few days ago and it looked fantastic on the road!

[@joshuating5954]

Love these early audi performance cars, it's a shame I rarely see them on the road. Their quite unique compared to bmw's m cars in my opinion

[@fernandorocha-dx1wv]

Great and fantastic perfomance this car

[@DarinNederhoff]

Deja vu... just saw this video was re-posted. I have owned my Tornado Red on Anthracite '93 S4 for 21+ years now and have two others (pearl white) in the family as well. Absolutely wonderful cars and we've had one since July of 1995.

[@mziwendukuntsele671]

Wow, that's quite durable for a German car!

[@kippaseo8027]

I had a teacher in the late 1990s that bought a used one that was about 4 years old and had 60K miles on it. He loved loved loved it until one day he came in with an awful look on his face. We Jokingly asked him why he was late? He told us that he Went to the Audi dealership to get an oil change/ Front brake job. They told him it would be $1600. He said that when he started breathing again he decided to go elsewhere but none of the standard repair shops said the day either wanted to or could even do the brake work because Audi was so stingy with the parts. Considering this is Miami and not somewhere in rule middle America that seemed strange. He was referred to somebody who specialized in European cars but wasn't much more relieved to hear that the new total would be only $1300. This was just a basic brake job and oil change. The mechanic told him that he was getting off easy and he needed to get rid of the car before 75K miles when things started to seriously break. The mechanic told him that these were eternal money pits. Several months later when his driver's side power window failed at a cost of $950 it wasn't surprising one day when he pulled up in a used maxima . He said that when he told the Euro trash mechanic that he wanted to Push the car into a Lake the mechanic told him that he better think twice because Even though he knew that he was joking many insurance companies were Used to the owners of audis and jaguars Doing things like that to their cars in order to collect the insurance. He also told him that he wouldn't get anywhere near the amount of money he got suckered out of 6 months earlier. Our teacher voice 62 years old at the time and told us that in the time he owned the car at 60K through 65K miles that was the most expensive 5K miles he had ever spent. At our 10 year high school Reunion I told him that I didn't remember anything else from his boring class but his funny story about the Audi. He gave me a look and said that he never forgot that lesson either Because it left him so upside down that he was still driving the used maxima he traded Indian on.🤣

[@sammyt3514]

That was one handsome car, which is quite a contrast with the unfortunate looking current Audis with their disproportionately gigantic grills. I lusted after that car when I first saw it and I still think it looks better than most cars on the road today.

[@glenncurry3041]

It took me a long time to buy my first A4. I did not like the front grill compared to the two 4000's I had owned. But that styling was no longer available. So wanting to stay Audi I got my first A4. You have no idea how much difference there was between the 4000 series and the A4! I slowly got used to and started enjoy them all. Especially with my 2nd A4. But that new snout? Kinda big! Well 6 months into the current A5 design, changed my mind again!

[@AVC-Works]

Love late 80's and 90's Audi's! So simple, but so gorgeous.... Love how they al look like each other. The Audi 80, 100 and the early A8.. I've owned several A8/S8's... three 6-speed manual S8's.. 2 blue and 1 green one. Wish i never sold the last green one

[@subienorris]

That 0-60 was cookin' back in 1992.

[@lancairw867]

As a teen in the 80s from a family with Ford and GM products I was always in awe with my few friends that had German sedans. I wasn’t impressed with Mustang and Corvette, I was impressed with my friends moms who had a BMW 5 series, MB 300 or an Audi 😆. I finally got my BMW a few years back 👍🏼

[@hellkitty1014]

Elegant, understated styling. Clean, uncluttered lines. Very attractive interior(that leather wouldn't be out of place in a current car.) And the performance was incredibly respectful for a car of 92-93. I've seen exactly 1 of these ever, and I live in the huge Audi market of Boston-metro.

[@felix_five]

Probably one of the best styled Audis ever

[@Wanderer25]

What a classic car. The tidy, over engineered interior DNA was present in my B5 A4, B6 S4 and C7 A6.

[@palebeachbum]

What made the interior over-engineered? It looks like a clean design.

[@CountryCarReviews]

@@palebeachbum b6 interiors are simple and modest.

[@Wanderer25]

@@palebeachbum It was the attention to detail and good materials. Every button and knob was well placed and had good tactile feedback. Supportive seats with high quality leather that held up well over the years. No fitment issues or annoying squeaks and rattles. In comparison to the sparse Japanese interiors or the jumbled crap boxes the domestics were producing, Audi was ahead of the game.

[@12ealDealOfficial]

That interior is beautiful. Utilitarian with a bit of flair.

[@jjpds1]

What a way to start the day

[@parkpy]

Loved my Green 1993 S4. Mine had serious paint issues. And then parts became too expensive.

[@klasseact6663]

The origins of "endless money pit"😋

[@chriscornelius2518]

@@klasseact6663 Scotty approved this comment.

[@klasseact6663]

@@chriscornelius2518 LOL😉

[@cutroc350]

@@klasseact6663 Not quite yet Scotty. Those 5cyl turbos are legendary.

[@dogchainsaw3923]

@@klasseact6663 my 1995 Audi S6 has 333k miles. Original engine and transmission. What does Scotty gonna say now?

[@nelsonfernandez8970]

Handsome looking vehicle

[@captainchaos0666]

This may be just me, but those headlights remind me of mark 4 Jetta headlights.

[@damilolaakanni]

22 MPG is pretty impressive for a car of this size in the 90s. Nowadays most cars of this size barely get 19.

[@emilianocruz11]

Hey motorweek we need the 2000 audi tt retro review

[@martingaudette5270]

Great spot-on review of one of the best cars I’ve ever owned, only available with stick shift, that turbo 5 pulled hard between 5 and 7 000 RPM, you just had to keep it there! White background instruments and AWD where rare features then, as was the car with only about 28 sold in Canada that year.

[@Hissmannen]

My second car was a -92 S4 5-cyl. Slightly tuned. Loved that car! Not the smothest gearbox but it sure had power.

[@bghoody5665]

Nice looking car, especially the interior.

[@chrisdooley1184]

I tried a few years ago to find a pristine unmolested one of these but the few I found were exceptionally expensive. Love these hi-performance Audi

[@official315]

wow those seats and gauges better then most cars today

[@gregs8685]

What a great era for German cars. Porsche 964, Mercedes 500e, BMW M5 and the S4. The S4 (later rebadged S6) was priced like the 535i or 400e. M5 was $10k more, 500e $35k (!) more. Seems pretty fair to me, especially with the AWD. I would’ve taken one of these over a 535i or 400e.

[@1SaG]

I got a 2.5 TDI 100 of that generation handed down to me from my father and drove it for a while back in the late 90s - it's funny how I always thought this style of Audis to look boring and uninspired (which it kinda, sorta did), but seeing the much more busy styling Audi and lots of other manufacturers have adopted in recent years, that older look starts to make a bit more sense.

[@lucyfan1976]

such a great car. When I look at the 1992 cars from America and you see this Audi there is no comparison imo whatsoever. I have owned 2 A6's now and I can tell you they are phenomenal and quite frankly bulletproof. Just maintain them and they are good to you. My current A6 is the 3.0T with supercharger and that engine is bulletproof. I know of 2 that friends of mine have with over 200K and no issues at all. I am at 100K and no issues at all.

[@boss12]

Great car, would like one today

[@DarinNederhoff]

They are still great cars. Have three of them in the family and they are by far some of the best and most reliable Audis ever built.

[@bobbob-wf8ho]

this is one fantastic car .

[@martymar7578]

What about the 84 Audi 5000s sedan and wagon road test yall did back in the day? Or the 85 Audi 4000 road test? Did they road test the Peugeot 604? That wud be good to see also.

[@thomasburns3345]

The modern S4 models are still some of the best sports sedans on the market. I LOVE mine every day.

[@brainards11]

Audi...just makes an awesome car period!

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

timeless styling.

[@seinsmeld13]

Nice lid Ben!!!!!!!!!!!

[@johngarnett1791]

No auto transmission available. Oh how I miss those days!!

[@fernandorocha901]

Beautiful this Audi

[@xsduprwd3937]

Awesome car.. Also these came with tach, temp, oil press, oil temp and no mention!

[@johnjuarez8005]

That person is working that stick like a champ!!!

[@medat5101]

I love my 92! I have the same color!

[@antwonlewang1390]

Engine performance has Pretty respectable numbers even by today performance

[@cutroc350]

What about the 91 200 20v turbo? Would love to see my car on here. (Pearl white Avant)

[@larrylaffer3246]

A cellular phone included in 92?! How fancy.

[@brentaudi9354]

I just wish Audi would have waited to have an Automatic Transmission perfected to fit this car. It would have been such a fantastic seller and we would have had much more around to buy and play with. I actually waited and bought a 95 A6 Auto. I would have loved to have had the 5 cylinder Quattro with Automatic.

[@777jones]

I saw a new Elantra today. It looked like a modern art disaster.

[@trashrabbit69]

Audi certainly has come a long way since its early days in USDM being the weird fancy underdog VW.

[@hermanbinngavionohermanbin8371]

It looks so good.nowadays most of the car i saw are very bloated and softish.solid bumper are almost completely gone nowadays..even in trucks.

[@lab1042]

$45k in 1992 is about $85k in 2021...ouch!

[@hellkitty1014]

Considering this car morphed into the S6, it is about where a near loaded 2021 S6 would be now. Still....a LOT of coin!

[@gregs8685]

Yup, 2021 S6 Prestige with a couple of options is $85k.

[@SmangItDrums]

You guys already posted this one 6 years ago. 🤦‍♂️ Can you upload the review of the 1992 Acura Vigor? Somebody else posted but then promptly removed it (probably due to copyright).

[@Sanpedranoazul]

I thought so, seen it before 🤔

[@troyhonda71]

The Vigor was a great car

[@bendavis9733]

Whoops

[@bendavis9733]

Yeah, Vigor is in the que

[@bendavis9733]

Thanks for the catch, I'm going to upload the Vigor in a few minutes

[@xpvrrish]

hahaha ls400 lasted 10x longer then this would.

[@palebeachbum]

Yep. In hindsight, the LS was definitely the better buy. Though one could argue the S4 was far rarer back then and is a collectible now worth more.

[@xpvrrish]

@@palebeachbum don't underestimate the price of a clean low mileage 1st gen ls400.

[@chriscornelius2518]

I see first generation LS 400 models pretty much weekly and I live in the northeast where they salt the roads like crazy.

[@xpvrrish]

@@chriscornelius2518 typical ive had 2. one with 367k miles.

[@chriscornelius2518]

@@xpvrrish LS is an amazing car. I would like to get a 2004 LS

[@grunkohlaktionar7474]

93 Galant E50 review please! I won’t give up!

[@grunkohlaktionar7474]

@Jay'sWorld! 😂🤦🏼‍♂️ yes of course

[@straightupautomotive]

😑

[@jareknowak8712]

Possibly Your Galant we be in the next livestream, because the last one was from season 92.

[@grabir01]

Is this the car that has to have the engine lifted to replace the fan belt?

[@jareknowak8712]

No electric driven fan in this Audi?

[@xsduprwd3937]

no, you can change the fan belt. But to do the cambelt you have to unbolt the slam panel.

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

2 seconds faster than Acura spits coffee out.

[@malcolm6162]

45k 😲. That's alot.

[@VelleyIndustrial]

Adjusted for inflation, this car would cost $80,000 in 2021.....

[@TheJedimaster6788]

80s - early 2000s audi were the best. it started getting way too "much" after 2008....

[@CountryCarReviews]

Which Audi is best Audi. This one it’s so classic Audi. FRont Looks stayed the same until the B6

[@jmin8400]

B6 is a different model line up. Read up ;)

[@MustafarRecRoom]

Remember when 16” alloys were a serious upgrade?!

[@rootsmanuva82]

Why did MW compare it to a Lexus LS400? 😂 I would think a BMW 535i or Mercedes 300E 4Matic is a more apt comparison lol

[@AWDSWD]

This is almost top set of the equipment... It's like taurus sho... Typical audi 100 has 2.0 or 2.3 four cylinder in line engine and 2 valve per cylinder + manual gearbox ( four speed automatic provide too poor acceleration with 2.0 engine ) + manual doors glass drive, no air conditioner no cruise control... This was typical set for European version of audi 100

[@ricardocorbie6803]

See how technology works, my 2010 Shelby gets almost the same gas mileage 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Wow!

[@roddydykes7053]

Man that ducking black bumper trim. Very tacky but I guess that was US spec demanded

[@hsinwulau]

Why do you repost same video footage

[@akvalues]

Very for a 92!!

[@CountryCarReviews]

That S4 had the same rims as my ‘95 90

[@ericpowell5989]

Hi

[@user-ok5xp9bf8d]

Ha ha wail tail spoilers my 1991 Integra had one might put one on my e39 or 09 tsx or e30

[@klasseact6663]

Compared an LS400 to an S4, WTH🙄🤔😋

[@palebeachbum]

Yeah, odd comparison. Not remotely comparable cars. Different size classes and the S4 is a proper sport sedan whereas the LS400 was a big boat of a luxury car.

[@MrCarGuy]

@@palebeachbum Just because of the pricing.

[@rahimi4762]

That S4 was a different size class than the current. It was A7 size

[@pepinocabron]

$45,000 back then? That was lots of money. I can't even afford a 30,000 dollar car these days. Wish I was rich.

[@andersonfirmino8925]

👍👍👍👍👍🐱

[@johnl3230]

They compared this thing to an LS400 lol. The Lexus is an infinitely better car, yes it's slower but WAY MORE quality built.

[@xsduprwd3937]

wrong.

[@PTAldridge]

No auto....good old days

[@nixaeagle141]

Now it’s bloated like an A6 . 29 years later the performance / features would be relevant .

[@apexgt4]

That’s weird, I’m never this early with these videos. I’m gonna add this to my watch later 👍

[@2006gtobob]

No automatic available....as it should be for proper sporty and sports cars, well before everyone became phone addicted zombies while driving!

[@CountryCarReviews]

Quattros back in the day were all manual. My 92 100Q was manual. The V8 was the only automatic quattro then

[@berylhemmings7003]

Silver gray/dis get new

[@AliErfurt]

when 22mpg were "very acceptable"

[@PJAvenger]

Seems incredibly expensive for a VW in 1992. You can get a pretty nice German car today for $45 grand

[@hellkitty1014]

German car? Sure, but with very few options. That barely buys an A4 Premium these days.

[@PJAvenger]

@@hellkitty1014 Hmmm a new BMW 3 series Is $45 thousand cheap Canadian dollars here. Maybe you are shopping in the wrong place

[@gregs8685]

It’s an Audi not a VW. And it was priced similar to a 535i or 300e. German car prices were expensive back then relative to today.

[@rahimi4762]

85k in today’s money. So it’s the same price as the S6. Same car

[@allmotorkp61]

I stopped when he said "What does ALLLL DI mean to you?" Sigh...

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[@ThePolandball]

what

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[@user-ok5xp9bf8d]

@@amggaming3528 your channel is cool I’ll check it out someday when I have the energy for it my apologies if I offended you

[@pmafterdark]

"What does the word Audi mean to you?" Nowadays, endless money pit.

[@rmknicks]

That's some old thinking right there. I have a five year old S3 and its been flawless.

[@pmafterdark]

@@rmknicks count your blessings

[@kristians2704]

@@pmafterdark only to Lexus and Acura fanboys

[@pmafterdark]

@@kristians2704 Sorry I'm neither.

[@johnjuarez8005]

45K in 1992 was yuge!!!!!

[@peter455sd]

My ex wife had one of those, TERRIBLE !

[@Todd.T]

Most people's ex wife was terrible, not just yours.

[@sharedknowledge6640]

These were incredibly unreliable cars even when brand new. They often lived at the dealer awaiting parts sometimes having to be shipped from Germany. They’re also incredibly nose heavy with most of the engine in front of the front wheels which is just plain bad engineering. The result was lots of under steer, nose dive under braking, and a very unbalanced poor handling car. And many 2 liter 4 cylinders completely shame the output of this bigger coarse unbalanced 5 cylinder that sounds more like a riding lawnmower than a well engineered performance car. Yet more bad German engineering. The resale value of most Audi’s falls off a cliff once they were out of warranty as they’re money pits. You really have to drink the drugged German Koolaid to own an Audi of this vintage.

[@sonnyblack0870]

Holy smokes that car was way overpriced

[@basshead.]

1st

[@davidg4026]

Hero.