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Old 03-24-10, 09:26 PM
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http://www.roadandtrack.com/in...power

1st place: Audi S4
2nd place: BMW 335i
3rd place: Infiniti G37S
4th place: Acura TL SH-AWD

There are decent videos of each car as well: http://www.roadandtrack.com/vi...68001

 
Old 03-24-10, 09:34 PM
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Another win for the Audi S4 . If not for Audi's reliability problems, this would be a nearly unbeatable car.

Another poor finish for the TL, not surprised.
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Not really surprised the S4 came in first. I'm mostly amused that the TL managed to beat out the 335i around their test track. Maybe there really is something to all these silly SH-AWD commercials that are on TV!
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Old 03-24-10, 10:00 PM
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I hope the TL falls into last on every magazine comparisons so it sends a message to the Acura execs. It's not a bad car, but it no longer succeeds as bang for the buck sedan anymore.
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Old 03-24-10, 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by GSteg
I hope the TL falls into last on every magazine comparisons so it sends a message to the Acura execs. It's not a bad car, but it no longer succeeds as bang for the buck sedan anymore.
Sending a message is one thing, getting Honda to actually listen is a completely different matter.

Any knowledgeable Honda fan should know by now that Honda execs are very stubborn and arrogant, and even when the market and consumers are sending them a message, they often don't listen.
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Originally Posted by gengar
Not really surprised the S4 came in first. I'm mostly amused that the TL managed to beat out the 335i around their test track. Maybe there really is something to all these silly SH-AWD commercials that are on TV!
This is, after all, Road and Track, not Car & Driver.
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The Audi price as tested is almost 20K more than the G37...
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They complain about TL interior, quite possbily the best thing about that car sans SH-AWD and transmission but yet they don't say a word about Audi's $58K cabin boredom. Interesting.

BTW Audi is way too overpriced for what it offers, true Audi Drive is the biggest chunk of that hefty option list but still its a freakin entry luxury sedan and you can't convince me that is's a better car than A6 3.0TFSI Premium that costs as much.
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Props to the new S4

I really like what they have done with this generation both inside and out. Definitely going to take one on a test drive this spring or whenever I can find one on a lot.
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Originally Posted by TripleL
Props to the new S4

I really like what they have done with this generation both inside and out. Definitely going to take one on a test drive this spring or whenever I can find one on a lot.
I also think its utterly fantastic and worth the extra price. Congrats to it!

 
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I really like the S4, but for the same money I could get an IS-F haha!!
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Originally Posted by Vladi
They complain about TL interior, quite possbily the best thing about that car sans SH-AWD and transmission but yet they don't say a word about Audi's $58K cabin boredom. Interesting.

BTW Audi is way too overpriced for what it offers, true Audi Drive is the biggest chunk of that hefty option list but still its a freakin entry luxury sedan and you can't convince me that is's a better car than A6 3.0TFSI Premium that costs as much.
The A4 interior is still easily better than the TL interior. The TL interior looks like, and feels like a Honda interior, because that's essentially what it is; a glorified Honda interior.
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Old 03-26-10, 05:33 AM
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Originally Posted by TRDFantasy
The A4 interior is still easily better than the TL interior. The TL interior looks like, and feels like a Honda interior, because that's essentially what it is; a glorified Honda interior.
The A4's interior looks like a glorified VW interior to me...
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Originally Posted by (Cj)
The A4's interior looks like a glorified VW interior to me...
To each their own. I can't see how one can claim the TL has a better interior than the A4, but I can only agree to disagree at this point.

The S4's seats for example blow away the TL's seats. That's also not mentioning the color options you get with the Audi compared to the TL.
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Originally Posted by TRDFantasy
To each their own. I can't see how one can claim the TL has a better interior than the A4, but I can only agree to disagree at this point.

The S4's seats for example blow away the TL's seats. That's also not mentioning the color options you get with the Audi compared to the TL.
I agree with you that the A4's interior is better than the TL's, but I'm just saying that they both resemble their lesser counterparts in design. The A4's material quality blows the TL away though.
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