C4 Rhd V8

[philj]

How come the UK didn't get these? Is there a physical reason?

[UrS4boy]

How come the UK didn't get these? Is there a physical reason?

Probably limited demand vs. cost. The V8 is quite big so there might have been an issue with setting up the brake system on the right.

According to Audi, there were only 1456 C4 S4 V8 avants built so based on those numbers the cost of the RHD version might have been seen as cost prohibitive. Also there might have been some UK road tax disincentives for a 4.2L engine in a non-luxury car (i.e. upper middle class owners, not high rollers) that would have killed the market before it even started.

^^All guesses^^ except the 1456.

[philj]

Logical guesses. Don't suppose you have any closeups of V8 C4s without engine covers? Preferably of the rear around the steering/brakes/downpipe areas would be good.

Does the plus still have curved steering arms?

[UrS4boy]

Logical guesses. Don't suppose you have any closeups of V8 C4s without engine covers?

Sorry. No photos. There is no engine cover, just a massive air cleaner "thing" and I haven't had the one on my C4 V8 avant off yet.

[chris]

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Logical guesses. Don't suppose you have any closeups of V8 C4s without engine covers? Preferably of the rear around the steering/brakes/downpipe areas would be good.

Does the plus still have curved steering arms?

i have curved steering arms on my 4.2 s4 avant, 1994, seems similar to my 3.6 saloon, think it was done to clear the rear of the motor.