I bought my B9 S4 back in August to replace my B8.5 Rs5. While I miss my Rs5, the S4 with an 034 Stage 1 ECU & TCU tune and an intake is so much more fun, nimble, practical, technologically advanced, and refined. A tune really wakes these cars up, and I'm glad that one was finally reviewed here.
I agree with that. 18 S4 034 Stage 1 ECU (93,E85) Stage 2 TCU, intake and Wagner intercooler. It's pretty quick and plenty of torque. The hybrid setups are really moving on this platform. I think 034 just ran like10.00. They are probably under that now. PSA: Check your oil cap on these cars 🧯
@@williambranco7710 very cool. used to have a Lancia Delta Integrale Evo 1 before i was born, and my dad still has his Series 1 Lotus Elise so yeah i’ve been bought up in quite a car oriented family
B5 S4 is the fox body mustang of the audi world in my opinion. I love mine and wouldnt trade it for any other s4. 2016 is the last s4 model id get... last yr of manual. It might be slower red light to red light, but for me its more fun. A few grand. Around 3 or 4k from my research, and the 333hp is 498hp. Very nice. Going new id have to switch to either m3 or amg c45/63.
@a_catfish I have a B5 S4 as mentioned in original post. Sadly on valentines day some A hole hit it. My girl is fighting the insurance company to fix it not total it. I found a 16' stick S4 fir her with 70k for " only " 26k. But she wanted warranty and jumped on a used glc43 suv band wagon 😪. From what i read b8.5 is WAY more reliable then B5. And as i mentioned practically 500hp stock supercharger with a few Thousand $. Much cheaper 500hp then B5. Not to say a love the B5 s4 any less for costing more to get 500hp. As a guy who mods/fixes all my rides since first one and maintained a B5 S4 for 11 yrs, and built a Big turbo b5 A4 for myself, be prepared to spend money on upgrades/parts. budget for maintenance on your used 26 to 35k used b8.5 S4. This is not a stereotypical Japanese car that " never needs anything " things just dont last as long in these cars. Not sure how bmw and benz compare. But awd stick benz never existed as far as i know ( though i could be wrong ) and 330xi/440xi stick arent easy to come by and are more money. Also as a side PITA note. B8.5 s4 has timing chain like 4.2 v8 and vr6... between trans and rear of motor 🤢. Big money repairs at a shop.
@@easycomeeasygo8901 nope. Wayyyyy off. 30 years of quattro edition. Full rs4 suede n leather interior. Full s line exterior, sport diffs, titanium rims. Its pretty much a 6 speed manual 2.0t rs4. It has everything the same except its a 2.0t not 4.2. I wish it was a 3.2l tho. I have full bolt ons and upgraded cooling with water meth injection. Its about 300hp and 315 ft lbs of torque. It gets up and goes pretty well. I am more into cornering and such so i have 2 strut bars up front. Lower engine chassi brace, trans brace. Rear lower suspension brace and a custom built chassi brace in the trunk thats up against the back seats. ( it fits snug). Only 200 of these cars were built. Half are ibis white, the rest are a metalic grey. Less then half of the 200 cars were 6 speed manual. So i figure my car is actually 1 of 75 or maybe less
Dang man, wish you had reviewed mine but I think you got too busy. I hit you up about mine about a year back, since mine ran 10.95 stock turbo on E85. Cool to see you finally reviewed one though! Maybe one day you can review one of my cars
Imo even tho it isn’t faster I feel like the supercharger had more character and some of them being manual made them even more engaging honestly which I love
@@vcall6121my turbo audi is hella reliable. Full bolt ons and over 130 000 miles with zero issues. And nope won't knock on wood. Don't need to. Thing is a beast.
@@gasNmudtv I took a (small) loan on a 75k B9 S4 back in December, took a lot of trust lol. I'm hoping it turns out in my favor. German cars require meticulous maintenance and the average driver just doesn't do what they need to when they should. Follow the maintenance schedule in the manual to a T and you'll have a good time.
@@TheCinderellaman10 i have the dct, when i got the car it immediately went in the shop for stage 2 tcu/ecu tune from IE, so i cant say much about its stock form. but how it is now, i've had no issues, i drive 90% of the time with the paddles and its instant shift response both up and down, and all super smooth. i have a 2020 mustang gt with the 10 speed and by comparison its paddle shift speed has full 1 to 2 second delays and some gears kick hard while others are smooth. i wanna get a tune for that in the near future for a better comparison
I have a 2012 Audi A6 with this same engine. Literally less than $2500 and you can go from 310 crank horse all the way past 425CHP. Hell the "stage 1" tune without any other change nets you at least 50hp. This is because the supercharger has a bypass valve that lets air past the supercharger. This valve opens and drops your boost at 5200 RPM but the redline is 6500. All the tune does is tell the car to keep that valve closed and maintain boost the whole way. Audi knew what they were doing with this engine and knew people would tune them. Some people are making 500+CHP with less than $5000 of mods.
Dude no way. I stumbled on you via insta like a week ago. And I’m tryna do some research on my new car and lo and behold. That dude is backkkk. Hashtag death to takeovers 😂😂
I like the b9 a lot, but I love the supercharger in my b8.5 and the character of the car my is a 2014, I would buy another cars but my b8.5 I'll keep it as my classic when I get another car
i love how diverse tge s4 engine layout is😅 turbo inline 5 in the 100c4 tgen the 2.7biturbi in tge b5 then the v8 in the b6 and b7 and thwn the 3.0T and after that the hot v6 single turbo
Personally I think the storage box gives it a mecha vibe...like a Gundam car, lol. That said I have a roof mounted bike rack that stays there for months at a time as it is a whole time suck to mount and line up.
Them curves and that big open face grill. They set the standard for the grill wayy back and now everyones copying just like their l.e.d. s in the running lights
Most any newer turbocharged car will be faster with "just a tune." This car is nothing like the R8 in any fashion, it being better is highly subjective too, but if you're comparing the 2 from a sports car aspect the R8 is an infinitely better sports car
Your thinking of the Audi rs3 my boy it’s got a inline 5 with a turbo with small bolt ons these cars can do 8-9 sec quarter miles but not the s4 sadly they gave up on that platform.
@@gasNmudtv no I have a 2.0t and I’m also upgrading to an s4 and you should do the same. That thing is slow man, fbo or not a stock s4 is damn near walking away do a simple stage one tune and bye bye 2.0 unless it’s an s3/golf r lol
You see, you were supposed to review this after I won so I could road trip to you! Lol Now you’ll just have to come to Charleston again and review my 2010 LGT 👀
You know what... I'll say it! Putting a roof box on your car is stupid and completely ruins the looks of the vehicle. Now if you are using that's one thing. I have a B5 that I have rook racks for because I hualed ladders around for work. But if they weren't in use, they were taken off!
These cars are badass, when they are the RS4, not the S-Line which is mostly an appearance package. However, they stay badass if you have deep pockets, or know how to wrench on them yourself as much as possible. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people that feel that these, like other German performance cars, often turn into mechanical turds that $1000 you to death when they are over 5 years old, or have over 100,000 km's on them, if they aren't religiously maintained...
I know it's a giveaway car but come on shitbox cast rotiforms they're not even the forge onesand why the hell did they go h.res or SSR a really good brand not some cheap knockoff wannabe cast Wheelsyes I know where the form makes real 3-piece Wheelsbut that's not what they put on that car they put the cast crappy looking imitation bbs's
Cool car, but many poor decisions. Too bad they didn't do coilovers, expensive rework for the winner. This is 2023 version of Pimp My Rides hot tub in the back of your van. Storage box needs to go YESTERDAY and wheels are ugly and impractical, put some 19"s on there.
I don't know anyone who owned an Audi product and didn't have anything but problems with it... People should look at the reviews on these $%!# boxes before buying them.
Mines hella reliable. 130 000 miles with full bolt ons and big torque. Keep thinking that so the prices don't go up!! I'll be over here stacking rs cars and super rare spec Audis
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Thanks to Throtl for this fun time!
I bought my B9 S4 back in August to replace my B8.5 Rs5. While I miss my Rs5, the S4 with an 034 Stage 1 ECU & TCU tune and an intake is so much more fun, nimble, practical, technologically advanced, and refined. A tune really wakes these cars up, and I'm glad that one was finally reviewed here.
I agree with that. 18 S4 034 Stage 1 ECU (93,E85) Stage 2 TCU, intake and Wagner intercooler. It's pretty quick and plenty of torque. The hybrid setups are really moving on this platform. I think 034 just ran like10.00. They are probably under that now.
PSA: Check your oil cap on these cars 🧯
Say less man I ordered my stage 1 034 tune it’s coming this Tuesday I can’t wait!!!
love the timing of this video 🤣, my parents just yesterday bought a 2012 S4 Avant with the supercharged V6 that’s been tuned to 400 hp 🔥
Cool parents u got there
@@williambranco7710 very cool. used to have a Lancia Delta Integrale Evo 1 before i was born, and my dad still has his Series 1 Lotus Elise so yeah i’ve been bought up in quite a car oriented family
got some bad news for you that motor on a mustang dyno will hit 340 whp witch is well over 400 crank. This motor is underated!
Dude I'm not even kidding I just purchased a 2016 A6 with the 3.0 supercharger and omfg I love it so much already
B5 S4 is the fox body mustang of the audi world in my opinion. I love mine and wouldnt trade it for any other s4. 2016 is the last s4 model id get... last yr of manual. It might be slower red light to red light, but for me its more fun. A few grand. Around 3 or 4k from my research, and the 333hp is 498hp. Very nice.
Going new id have to switch to either m3 or amg c45/63.
Agree. Manual Audi's are just more fun. Wouldn't trade mine ever, its one of only 200 made in my exact spec
That’s a b8.5 right? How’s the reliability been? Looking at getting one myself
@Gas&Mudtv only 200 made... im guessing a S6/RS6 from early 2000s with the forgotten 4.2 V8 TT 😊
@a_catfish I have a B5 S4 as mentioned in original post. Sadly on valentines day some A hole hit it. My girl is fighting the insurance company to fix it not total it. I found a 16' stick S4 fir her with 70k for " only " 26k. But she wanted warranty and jumped on a used glc43 suv band wagon 😪. From what i read b8.5 is WAY more reliable then B5. And as i mentioned practically 500hp stock supercharger with a few Thousand $. Much cheaper 500hp then B5. Not to say a love the B5 s4 any less for costing more to get 500hp. As a guy who mods/fixes all my rides since first one and maintained a B5 S4 for 11 yrs, and built a Big turbo b5 A4 for myself, be prepared to spend money on upgrades/parts. budget for maintenance on your used 26 to 35k used b8.5 S4. This is not a stereotypical Japanese car that " never needs anything " things just dont last as long in these cars. Not sure how bmw and benz compare. But awd stick benz never existed as far as i know ( though i could be wrong ) and 330xi/440xi stick arent easy to come by and are more money.
Also as a side PITA note. B8.5 s4 has timing chain like 4.2 v8 and vr6... between trans and rear of motor 🤢. Big money repairs at a shop.
@@easycomeeasygo8901 nope. Wayyyyy off. 30 years of quattro edition. Full rs4 suede n leather interior. Full s line exterior, sport diffs, titanium rims. Its pretty much a 6 speed manual 2.0t rs4. It has everything the same except its a 2.0t not 4.2. I wish it was a 3.2l tho. I have full bolt ons and upgraded cooling with water meth injection. Its about 300hp and 315 ft lbs of torque. It gets up and goes pretty well. I am more into cornering and such so i have 2 strut bars up front. Lower engine chassi brace, trans brace. Rear lower suspension brace and a custom built chassi brace in the trunk thats up against the back seats. ( it fits snug). Only 200 of these cars were built. Half are ibis white, the rest are a metalic grey. Less then half of the 200 cars were 6 speed manual. So i figure my car is actually 1 of 75 or maybe less
Dang man, wish you had reviewed mine but I think you got too busy. I hit you up about mine about a year back, since mine ran 10.95 stock turbo on E85. Cool to see you finally reviewed one though! Maybe one day you can review one of my cars
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@@Cody35695 Exactly. He's just trying to get them contest numbers up.
Yeah he makes it seem like nobody knew about newer Audis and tuning....honestly his content has gone downhill a bit
What state are you in?
@@nicholasborrelli7544 yeah like the zzp sponsored videos showing all their cars. Wonder how much they paid him.
Imo even tho it isn’t faster I feel like the supercharger had more character and some of them being manual made them even more engaging honestly which I love
And superchargers are way better for your car than a turbo, which on an Audi, you’re gonna want any even tiny improvements on reliability.
Love my 6speed manual Audi
@@vcall6121my turbo audi is hella reliable. Full bolt ons and over 130 000 miles with zero issues. And nope won't knock on wood. Don't need to. Thing is a beast.
@@gasNmudtv what denial does to a mf
@@gasNmudtv I took a (small) loan on a 75k B9 S4 back in December, took a lot of trust lol. I'm hoping it turns out in my favor. German cars require meticulous maintenance and the average driver just doesn't do what they need to when they should. Follow the maintenance schedule in the manual to a T and you'll have a good time.
As always, the variety on this channel is top tier.
Must be refreshing, sitting in a nice interior after all the plastic civics and mustangs.
Currently working on my imola yellow 2004 audi s4 avant 💛
The supercharged V6 is undeniably the better engine. Leased a 2018 B9 S4 and own a 2013 A6 3.0T. It is so much more responsive and smoother.
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i have a b8.5 s5 making around 460 - 480 right now. always wondered how the b9's felt with the turbo ! definately think they are slept on a bit
Dsg/s tronic or manual? Is the 7 speed dct any good as I've heard the DL has many problems
@@TheCinderellaman10 i have the dct, when i got the car it immediately went in the shop for stage 2 tcu/ecu tune from IE, so i cant say much about its stock form. but how it is now, i've had no issues, i drive 90% of the time with the paddles and its instant shift response both up and down, and all super smooth. i have a 2020 mustang gt with the 10 speed and by comparison its paddle shift speed has full 1 to 2 second delays and some gears kick hard while others are smooth. i wanna get a tune for that in the near future for a better comparison
My grandpa bought a brand new 5000S Turbo back in 1985. I wish I would've been old enough to inherit it. No, the car didn't kill him.
I have a hybrid turbo on mine and it is absolutely NUTS
I’ve been with Throtl for years. These guys don’t play when it comes to these giveaways. All mean and clean out of them.
Man I wish he drove a stage 2 one of these like mine. You gotta tune it to get the character out of it.
I have a 2012 Audi A6 with this same engine. Literally less than $2500 and you can go from 310 crank horse all the way past 425CHP. Hell the "stage 1" tune without any other change nets you at least 50hp. This is because the supercharger has a bypass valve that lets air past the supercharger. This valve opens and drops your boost at 5200 RPM but the redline is 6500. All the tune does is tell the car to keep that valve closed and maintain boost the whole way. Audi knew what they were doing with this engine and knew people would tune them. Some people are making 500+CHP with less than $5000 of mods.
Dude no way. I stumbled on you via insta like a week ago. And I’m tryna do some research on my new car and lo and behold. That dude is backkkk. Hashtag death to takeovers 😂😂
I like the b9 a lot, but I love the supercharger in my b8.5 and the character of the car my is a 2014, I would buy another cars but my b8.5 I'll keep it as my classic when I get another car
i love how diverse tge s4 engine layout is😅 turbo inline 5 in the 100c4 tgen the 2.7biturbi in tge b5 then the v8 in the b6 and b7 and thwn the 3.0T and after that the hot v6 single turbo
Can’t wait for this to be in my driveway… just speaking it into existence.
Personally I think the storage box gives it a mecha vibe...like a Gundam car, lol. That said I have a roof mounted bike rack that stays there for months at a time as it is a whole time suck to mount and line up.
I liked the low production RS4
Audis are the best all around German cars. Way better than Japanese toys
I owned a A4 it was just a nicer Volkswagen. You nailed that.
One video a month should feature a Audi for your channel to continue to grow and thrive.
Cool to see my car Have a little Cameo to display. Audis supercharger noise
id love for you to come review my tte 810 big turbo 2019 b9 s4 its a 600whp sleeper daily!
Roof rack on a Euro car like an Audi or Volvo is part of the style and culture.
Why are Audi S4s so nice?
Well yeah
Them curves and that big open face grill. They set the standard for the grill wayy back and now everyones copying just like their l.e.d. s in the running lights
I have a Suzuki cappuccino about to be ready you can review.
Also an evo iv gsr
They started as twin turbo setup then went super charged now they're just bringing it back around
Ughh I'm missing my b8 dsg s4 a little bit. Only now that I'm in something bigger, can I realize how cramped I was in it tho.
I heard those newer s4 are faster just with a tune. It’s almost like the r8 but better
Most any newer turbocharged car will be faster with "just a tune." This car is nothing like the R8 in any fashion, it being better is highly subjective too, but if you're comparing the 2 from a sports car aspect the R8 is an infinitely better sports car
Your thinking of the Audi rs3 my boy it’s got a inline 5 with a turbo with small bolt ons these cars can do 8-9 sec quarter miles but not the s4 sadly they gave up on that platform.
"It. Never rains in southern California "
I'd rather have a supercharged s4.
The 2.0t I'd only decent in thr Golf R thr audis are to heavy for the little 4cyl
Its a 3.0 v6
a4 has 2.0t, s4 has a supercharged or turbocharged 3.0 v6
Lol keep thinking that. My full bolt ons and big power is quite fast. Ive suprised alot of cars. The 2.0t is better then ppl think
@@gasNmudtv no I have a 2.0t and I’m also upgrading to an s4 and you should do the same. That thing is slow man, fbo or not a stock s4 is damn near walking away do a simple stage one tune and bye bye 2.0 unless it’s an s3/golf r lol
How do you get your mic to not get wind noise when you put the window down? Great video!
Happy St Patrick's Day
Please come to socal and review my TTRS!
First thing I'd do is take that storage box off and change the wheels. I do love that color and the interior though
The roof rack trend needs to die
Wheels are hot, dunno what you mean
@@champion5545 I'm not a fan of the color of them
Hey just to let you know b5 is 2.7l twin turbo
i love that color
You should come to chicago, i restored the best Vtec Delsol, i ILLinois
You see, you were supposed to review this after I won so I could road trip to you! Lol
Now you’ll just have to come to Charleston again and review my 2010 LGT 👀
Nice red seat color.
simple and neat
David thinking…. Should I shave and look like I’m 18. Or should I not groom my facial hair and look homeless.
Throtl Supra next please sir 🎉
Whats the deal with stanced cars and roof racks and cargo boxes?
glad you did a giveaway car this time. should do more of these to gain popularity
Much love
That's an Audi I could see myself in
I HATE the roof rack/cartop carrier...
Other than that, sweet S4
9:28 sec add 😔
I just can't do bags. I feel the same way about stance. It's a hard no for me
One cool car.
Better bang for buck- S4 or M340?
M340
@@mindisreallygone3308 m340 is about $10k more than an s4 for a similar spec. Put that extra $10k into mods for the s4 and it’ll be on another level.
S4
I always hit the 👍 button !!!
Omg that SQ5 is better than 2DBtFkn
love my b9
Nice car but not a fan of that stance.
Of course like the kiddo Nate, and his Audi you profiled a couple weeks ago...... that he referred to as a beast
B6 wasnt supercharged, only B8 and B8.5.
You know what... I'll say it! Putting a roof box on your car is stupid and completely ruins the looks of the vehicle. Now if you are using that's one thing. I have a B5 that I have rook racks for because I hualed ladders around for work. But if they weren't in use, they were taken off!
These cars are badass, when they are the RS4, not the S-Line which is mostly an appearance package. However, they stay badass if you have deep pockets, or know how to wrench on them yourself as much as possible. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people that feel that these, like other German performance cars, often turn into mechanical turds that $1000 you to death when they are over 5 years old, or have over 100,000 km's on them, if they aren't religiously maintained...
I hope I win this I love it nice af
Dude you really need some better audio setup. Sounds like talking into a 10 year old smartphone.
But great video anyway.
I had an 08 s4 and it was an absolute pile of hot garbage, it put me off of german cars forever
Audi's are just a dude riding a Ducati in a Tux
So by entering your discount code, i would be 15% less likely to win the car? Nice! Jk 😜😆👌
I fw the cars dude reviews but can tell his knowledge of cars is limited. My MK5 Fahrenheit gti interior creaks and rattles like an old farm house.
The reliability issue with those Audis stem from... The lack of proper gasoline and neglect.
Sorry, serviced accordingly they are dead reliable.
What in gods name is that Thule doing on that car? It looks tacky
Nicer Volkswagens🤔😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
I know it's a giveaway car but come on shitbox cast rotiforms they're not even the forge onesand why the hell did they go h.res or SSR a really good brand not some cheap knockoff wannabe cast Wheelsyes I know where the form makes real 3-piece Wheelsbut that's not what they put on that car they put the cast crappy looking imitation bbs's
Cool car, but many poor decisions. Too bad they didn't do coilovers, expensive rework for the winner. This is 2023 version of Pimp My Rides hot tub in the back of your van. Storage box needs to go YESTERDAY and wheels are ugly and impractical, put some 19"s on there.
It’s meant to be a daily cruiser you goofball , why does it need to be on coils? The whole point is to have a smooth ride
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You clearly don't know cars then.....
the s4 got fat
I don't know anyone who owned an Audi product and didn't have anything but problems with it... People should look at the reviews on these $%!# boxes before buying them.
Mines hella reliable. 130 000 miles with full bolt ons and big torque. Keep thinking that so the prices don't go up!! I'll be over here stacking rs cars and super rare spec Audis
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You can tune them all you want but they still drive and look boring af
The B9 is definitely an upgrade over the B8-8.5 but you just can’t beat that supercharger whine🤌
Who wants to win a car that ends up clapped out after y'all drive the piss out of it??