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Audi S4 '98

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"Contrary to its modest looks, its mechanics are at the next level. A 4WD sports saloon for mature drivers."
―In-game catch text for the car, from GT6's Dealership

The Audi S4 '98 is road car produced by Audi. It first appeared in Gran Turismo 2 and has been featured in all subsequent mainline games up to Gran Turismo 6.

Colors[]

Fifteen colors are available for this car, which are unnamed in GT2:

  •   Velvet Blue (GT2 only)
  •   Nogaro Blue Pearl Effect (from GT3)
  •   Ming Blue Pearl Effect
  •   Brilliant Blue
  •   Imola Yellow
  •   Brilliant Black
  •   Azure Blue Pearl
  •   Laser Red
  •   Hibiscus Red Pearl
  •   Mocha Brown Pearl
  •   Paradise Green Metallic
  •   Cactus Green Pearl
  •   Casablanca White
  •   Aluminium Silver Metallic
  •   Quartz Grey Metallic
  •   Volcano Black Pearl

In-game description[]

Two years after the Audi premium sedan, the A4 made its debut in 1995, the company from Ingolstadt, Germany, unveiled the sporty variant wearing the heralded "S" emblem. The "S" in S4 stood for sport, but enthusiasts knew it stood for much more than that. Simply put, it turned the sheepish-looking sedan into a wolf.

To keep its sheep-in-wolf's-clothing theme true, Audi opted not to overly spice up the car's exterior, however if you look closer, you'll see bigger wheels that measure 17" diameter, a larger vent in the front spoiler to cool the brakes and twin exhaust pipes, all of which set the S4 apart from the A4. Inside the heart of this mechanical canine is a formidable powerplant. Powering all four wheels is a 2671-cc twin-turbocharged DOHC[1] V-6 with the company's valve-timing technology. It pumps out 261 HP at 5800 rpm and peak torque is rated at 295.1 lb-ft[2] from 1850 to 3600 rpm. It comes mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox.

Managing the torque between the four wheels is Audi's venerable quattro[3] all-wheel-drive system. The car's suspension remains relatively the same with the A4's, but spring and damper rates were tuned for better performance. The end result is a sports sedan that can outrun many sports cars of its day, yet exhibit a a smooth quality.

Acquisition[]

Game Purchase location Credits Other methods
Gran Turismo 2 Audi Dealership 39,730 ---
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec Audi Dealership 39,730 Win the Amateur Tourist Trophy
Gran Turismo 4 Late 90's Used Car Dealership 46,292 ---
Gran Turismo PSP Audi Dealership 71,220 ---
Gran Turismo 5 Used Car Dealership (Lv. 3+) 57,295 ---
Gran Turismo 6 Audi Dealership 71,220 ---

Trivia[]

  • In GT2, the race modified version of this car has a bug where, if the car is raced in a night course, the textures (stored in GT2.VOL/carobj/gas4r.cnp.gz/gas4r.cnp) appear to be corrupted.
  • In early GT2 demos, this car was among the A-Class cars selectable for Arcade Mode, but most of the cars (including this one) were not playable. It was removed from that list in later demos.
  • This car also appears in Gran Turismo Concept, albeit unplayable through normal means; it can only be seen as a CPU car in the races.

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Notes[]

  1. ↑ Uncapitalized in the game as "dohc"
  2. ↑ Misordered in the game as "ft-lb"
  3. ↑ As with every other mention of "quattro" in the game, miswritten with a capital "Q" despite being officially lowercase
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