New RS4 Cabriolet
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 10:28 am
I just swapped my RS4 sedan for the cabriolet last week. I drove my sedan for 6500km, and really enjoyed the car. I did a couple of track days in it also.
I've now done 500km on the cab, along some great driving roads outside of Sydney.
here's my thoughts on the differences.
1stly with the roof off, the engine sounds amazing. It's the 1st reason why id recommend the cabrio. Driving through tunnels, is just perfect.
The two cars handle very differently, the sedan is much more sure of itself for a start although the cab is no slouch.
In the sedan i had the solar sunroof, it gets hot down here, and that metal gearstick and steeering wheel piece get really hot, so having the air con to cool the car down was a must. In the cabriolet, its riduclous. You can't drive the car until the gearstick has cooled down as its so hot to touch.
The interior on the cab is much nicer, although I didnt get the RS4 seats, they look stupid, so I went for the S4 seats. These are no where near as good, so anyone thinking of which seats, get the RS4 seats.
The dashboard display is much better int he cabrio, perhaps theyve upgraded the sedan version now, but the cabrio has much better resolution. The boot space is similar to sedan with the roof up, which is great.
On the ashtray is a plaque that reads "edition 09 of 26". This is a nice touch, as there'll only be 26 in Australia so it should hold its value, and the order book for the sedan is packed. There'll be a lot of sedans coming to australia, after it won performance car of the year ahead of the 997tt.
I got mine in Phantom black, carbon trim, beautiful looking car
I've now done 500km on the cab, along some great driving roads outside of Sydney.
here's my thoughts on the differences.
1stly with the roof off, the engine sounds amazing. It's the 1st reason why id recommend the cabrio. Driving through tunnels, is just perfect.
The two cars handle very differently, the sedan is much more sure of itself for a start although the cab is no slouch.
In the sedan i had the solar sunroof, it gets hot down here, and that metal gearstick and steeering wheel piece get really hot, so having the air con to cool the car down was a must. In the cabriolet, its riduclous. You can't drive the car until the gearstick has cooled down as its so hot to touch.
The interior on the cab is much nicer, although I didnt get the RS4 seats, they look stupid, so I went for the S4 seats. These are no where near as good, so anyone thinking of which seats, get the RS4 seats.
The dashboard display is much better int he cabrio, perhaps theyve upgraded the sedan version now, but the cabrio has much better resolution. The boot space is similar to sedan with the roof up, which is great.
On the ashtray is a plaque that reads "edition 09 of 26". This is a nice touch, as there'll only be 26 in Australia so it should hold its value, and the order book for the sedan is packed. There'll be a lot of sedans coming to australia, after it won performance car of the year ahead of the 997tt.
I got mine in Phantom black, carbon trim, beautiful looking car
