MB Dave

ok im looking for a new car ive been looking at the b6 s4 v8 (im partial towards audi's i drive a a4 1.8t with some goodies) but the c55's and c32's have sparked my attention so you 32 and 55 can you throw in youre thoughts?

landru64

i liked the s4 a lot but i just plain preferred the sound of the c55, so i got that. for me, the sound of the car weighs a lot more heavily. i just can't fathom how audi managed to make an 8 cylinder car sound so, well, not 8 cylinder!

TwentyValveB5

If you want power and modability, paired with a more luxurious ride, then get a C32.

If you want AWD and a nicer interior, S4. You can do all you want to the B6 S4, and you're not going to break 400hp.

Ok, if you want power, get a stage 3 B5 S4. Plenty of fine specimens on the market right now, for disappointingly low prices.

TwentyValveB5

The stock exhaust on the 4.2 is pretty tame. Plenty of options to change that up. Milltek, Labree, etc.

Remember, you've got another 1.3L in your V8!

MB Dave

no way im breaking 400 with the 4.2 unless i call up pes or mtm to make me a s/c and no mention the 23% percent drive train loss

i like mb's my family has had the lot of them raning from c - to - to over 3 ml's so im used to them.

the c seems kind of small and to they offer amg packages in avants or wagons because audi can pull it off

MB Dave

the s4.2 can sound mean i have yet to hear the c55

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maygdvKBV9s

c32used

Well I do like Audi's but I was searching for an RS4 and way to overpriced for my taste I considered the Bmer M3 but I need a real auto not paddle shifters so my choices were the C32 or C55 and it was between modding easy for cheap or modding easily for an arm and leg...well after seeing many threads that show you can pretty much get alot of the styling cues from the C55 on the C32 well it made my choise even easier...C32 if you like to mod imo...

c32used

Wow great sound!

TemjinX2

basically if you want to mod for power its easier to get power out of cars that are already FI like the c32 and b5 s4.

If you want something with a true manual then get the s4. The c32 tiptronic shift is probably one of the faster tiptronics i've used before, but still not the same as a true manual.



I was looking into the b6 s4 and c32. I really liked the styling of the b6 and the v8. I went for the c32 because the c32's are more rare and was supercharged so it would be easier to get power out of.

I work in orange county so i see a lot of audi's and bmw's, not as many mercedes except when i go to newport.

just test drive both see which one you liked.

MB Dave

i live in chicago so driving a manual is a pita i have to go auto since its going to be my daily driver are the benzes 5spd auto? i hear that the amg trannys are amazing

Corrosive

I know I am going to get a lot of "guff" for this but I think the build quality of the 32/55 is much higher than the audi. That aside, the s4/m3 are maxed from the factory while the 32/55 have quite some room to grow. All in all, test drive them all and get what suits you.
-Mike


ps. I am getting tired of these threads by the way

MB Dave

sorry bro i know theyre are other 4 door sedans out theyre besides the audi and no need to make the stupid choice because a guy on a forum is bored of theese, if they agitated you this much i dont think you would have replyed

FrankW

in chicago if you want to drive it in the winter the S4 with auto would be the top choice. interior is nicer, but still smaller in interior space vs the C-class.

over all panel gap etc, Mercedes still wins tho. the panel gap on the audi's and the bmw's even my friend's 335i isn't that good.

TemjinX2

The general assumption is that the benz c32 is more luxury and comfort, m3 is more track and the audi is somewhere in between.

The amg tranny's are built very well. There lot of people doing 350whp without having to reinforce the tranny. I think mechanically the amg engines are one of the best built quality wise, there electrics are just horrible.

There's a another thread about a guy from dubai who drove ferrari's and lambo's, but used a c32 as a daily beater. He ended up turboing the c32 to 500whp and didnt change the suspension, brakes or reinforce the tranny. He said the reason he didn't change any of it was because it was already perfect from the factory.

But i agree, in snow awd > rwd. Traction control helps, but still not as well as a awd system.

DarkXerox

dont we have the same tranny as the E55, SL55/65 etc.? I'd think that there is no way our engine could overpower it.

TemjinX2

here's a link to the article

http://www.autospeed.com/cms/article.html?&A=1447