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Blast from the past: Ayrton Senna tests the new 1994 Audi S4 20V turbo
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Originally Posted by UrS4boy View Post
Dude: I would *love* a full-sized digital scan of that poster and I am sure there are a few others who would too. Beer money?
Not a poster but the same picture available in Audi brochure 302/1216.01.00 printed 7/93.Will post couple of pics later for you and you can do your thingy.Some sellers on ebay want £20.00 + for these brochures.
96 URS6 plus speck saloon
96 URS6 plus speck estate
94 2.6 80 Avant
99 2.8 final edition Cabriolet
Thanks but without putting those under non-glare glass to flatten them out and reduce/kill the glare, they aren't very useful. But thanks for trying.
BTW: I got two delivery fail notices on the email I tried to send you (and resend you).
I won't try again until I know your email is working for sure.
Hi Dave,pictures posted to show that the same picture is available elsewhere.Scanning that poster of it you wanted would be horrible with all its wear.The 2 other pictures are of interest as same car and from an original URS4 brochure available of ebay. Scan direct from perfect image in brochure and get perfect results.Voila!! I collected new or mint mainly B2 b3 b4 C4 C5 Ur quattro RS2 S2 S6 Audi brochures of ebay dealers 7 years ago when much cheaper than today and want them to stay that way.OCD maybee but passionate about Audis from this era.
I have new big A3 sheets in Audi pressmappe kit for the URS4 in both saloon and avant its stunning and quite expensive of ebay.Why Audi didn't do this for my car URS6 annoys meDo you want me to take some non glare photos of? If you don't already have
96 URS6 plus speck saloon
96 URS6 plus speck estate
94 2.6 80 Avant
99 2.8 final edition Cabriolet
Anybody able to translate Senna's comments in the blue box at the right?
Bellow the translation.
Quattro system
Is the best advantage over Audi competitors. With this system you have a better stability How the four wheels traction and there is no risk of one of the axle skid in a fast corner. On the rain this system is fantastic. Ensures safety to the passengers.
Safety
In Germany I drove a Avant S4 (station wagon of the tested car) in some autobahn over 240km/h. I did an experience: I pulled of my hands of the steering wheel and pressed the brake. The car stopped in a straight line with no fading. I got impressed with brake system and ABS efficiency.
Overboost
It was a resource that we used in Formula 1 turbo era. At the moment to pass another car we only pressed a button on the steering wheel and the turbo exceed a higher pressure above the engine. The S4 has this same resource, but it’s automatic. The engine receives 25cv more instantly. To overcome a truck in a single road the overboost ensures this action faster and safely.
The pictures of Senna with a S4 V8 SW are at his house. If I’m not wrong these pictures were for a magazine called “Caras“ (that only shows life of very rich and famous people).
The car test happend in Interlagos circuit I believe that in the beginning of 1994. There is a history that before Brazilian Grand Prix (second race of the season) Senna went to Interlagos in the middle of the week and with Interlagos‘ Director (Edgard Mello Filho) Senna drove his Audi at the track but on the wrong way.
The official sales of Audi started in Brazil in 1994 by Senna Import, some years later Audi AG bought 51% of the company and the name changed to Audi Senna, and when the contract expired the name changed to Audi Brasil. My father worked 8 years in these companies at technical department. He told me that sometimes an employee of Senna family went to technical department with his S4 V8 and a Honda NSX to a maintenance.
Now I’m in doubt just for one fact. I have no idea why the changed the car wheels. They replaced Bolero wheels for Avus wheels.
The 94 S4s outside of NAmerica came with the 16" Avus standard with the 17" Boleros as the optional wheel/tire. I presume they wanted to show both or the Boleros had track tires and the Avuses had street tires on them.
RS2'd 93 UrS4 5 spd sedan
94 UrS4 V8 6 spd manual avant
The 94 S4s outside of NAmerica came with the 16" Avus standard with the 17" Boleros as the optional wheel/tire. I presume they wanted to show both or the Boleros had track tires and the Avuses had street tires on them.
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