MTM turns up the wick on the 2010 Audi S4
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The tuners at MTM have begun tweaking the all-new 2010 Audi S4 (B8) in Europe, and as expected, Audi's new supercharged 333-hp 3.0-liter V6 is rife with potential. With only a revised ECU – no underdrive pulley, intake or exhaust mods – MTM was able to coax 430 crank horsepower out of the blown six – 97 hp more than stock.
The kit, which retails for 2,491 euros (around $3,500 USD), brings torque output up to 380 lb-ft and, according to MTM, drops the 0-60 mph time from 5.2 to 4.6 seconds. Clearly, good things are on the way for the BMW 335i fighter, and we expect more to follow when the new darling of the Euro-tuning scene arrives in the States later this year.
Gallery: Paris 2008: 2010 Audi S4
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taipeileviathan 8:19PM (7/05/2009)
holy sh... wow! i have GOT to get me one of those...
i mean we all knew this car was gonna kill the 335i but who knew that with just 3.5k it can encroach upon M3 territory. no doubt the M3's still better, but it would appear by not that much... on top of which the chipped S4 would probably kill the M3 on wet pavement...
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Aftab Bana 8:44PM (7/05/2009)
lol, you're not too familiar with the 335i and mods are you? For under $500, you can get an ECU piggy back and intakes to bring the 335i to over 360whp, which translates to roughly 410-420Crank HP.... If you were to give me $3500, I can make easily over 400rwhp....
taipeileviathan 8:57PM (7/05/2009)
i guess i'm not that familiar with the budget mods, you're right... i was going by my impression of vishnu prices/mods. on the other hand, mtm is notoriously expensive and this is also, afaik, the first s4 mod on the market. give apr, gaic, all those guys a few months when the s4 hits our shores and then let's chat.
ropeburn 9:51PM (7/05/2009)
it's impressive to see the potential here
I can't wait to see what the other tuners do with this.
Force Fed Engineering has taken 1.8T's over 676whp on unitronic software.
can't wait to see what's really up with this beast,
I don't see this as anything for BMW owners to be upset about,
they are the closest competitor and I'm pumped to see
them both bringing seriously fast cars...
that get really fast after some work.
keep the tuner news coming Autoblog
Ligor 8:12AM (7/06/2009)
let's see - the 335i is already getting to 60 in 4.8sec, so for the moded S4 to hit 4.6sec well that's no where near M3 terittory adn barely besting a 335i stock which also comes as twin turbo so a small quick mod on the 335i would even things out for much less.
this does however look better than the 335i since BMW screwed up the design, but then agian if you value track time the 335i with RWD would be the one to get
sparrk 9:10AM (7/06/2009)
if this has the new quattro Sport differential , it will be a lot faster on the track than the old model.
Jeff 10:36AM (7/06/2009)
I agree and I'd bet that the numbers listed above are not 0-60 times but 0-62 times (0-100km) because that is how the Europeans do it, not 0-60. So... given that there are people that are hitting 60mph in the new S4 in the upper 4 second range, then I would bet that 4.3-4.4sec to 60mph would be the comparable figure. This thing will be Fast and with magazines putting the new S4 with the Sport Differential as one of the best handling cars outside of the R8, it should be impressive. I have a 335 now and it's about to meet trade in time - maybe time for the better looking S4? Makes sense because prior to the 335i, I started with the original twin turbo V6 sedan, a 2000 Audi S4.
robotrock 8:22PM (7/05/2009)
The S4 should be closer in price to the 335 when it hits the US
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Alex 11:15PM (7/05/2009)
The s4 will be bang on in the range of the 335 when it is released. I know for a fact that the s4 will have a sticker of about 52k here in Canada when it is released, almost 20k less than the 2009 s4. If i'm not mistaken, a 335 is about 50k, although it needs options to bring it up to the entry level s4.
Can't wait to see what this car will be like. Finally Audi has fixed their pricing, hopefully the car will deliver. Should be a nice car to track, and a wicked platform from which to improve with slight aftermarket mods.
audi_arena 11:45AM (7/06/2009)
Currently, Audi plans to bring the S4 out at about 1200 LESS than the 335i- which means it will close to $3000 LESS than the 335xi.
Considering its larger, gets better fuel mileage, has no turbo lag and comes from the factory with 33 more hp.... I think this is a clear winner.
Al 12:48PM (7/06/2009)
I thought because of the small setup the 335i had little to minimal turbo setup. Also, don't forget the S4 has awd standard and its more dallied in sport(?).
zh589 8:44PM (7/05/2009)
thats awsome. this thing'll make 550hp maybe even 600 with an aggressive tune, intake, full exhaust, intercooler, cams, and supporting mods.
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turbo-quattro 8:54PM (7/05/2009)
Mind you MTM's price in Euros does not reflect the pricing in the US, it tends to be less than the number you would get from a direct conversion.
Also, MTM's pricing for ECU tunes is usually higher than other tuners which make similar power. Give it a few more months(this car isnt even available in the US yet) and other tuners will start releasing their own tunes which will likely be
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08sgt274 11:06PM (7/05/2009)
that s4 is wayyy better than the bmw
Mike 9:12PM (7/05/2009)
$3500 for a tune and a pulley? Really?
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Steve Bennet 10:08PM (7/05/2009)
Once other shops start coming out im sure the price will fall, but it seems the more high end the car the more you pay per hp, Its easy to take money from "rich" people.
ForgedInternals 11:40PM (7/05/2009)
That's actually w/o the pulley(s) it's just a new ECU. That makes it seem even more overpriced, but I'm assuming that MTM is to Audi what Dinan is to BMW, or Roush/Saleen to a Mustang.
zamafir 1:27AM (7/06/2009)
Mike - my thoughts exactly. Who cares, I'm sure APR will manage similar numbers for $600. MTM's always been uber pricey, they have a lot less competition than american tuners have.
nagmashot 1:51AM (7/06/2009)
thats NOT expansive!
Serious ECU upgrade STREETLEGAL in Germany for under 1000Euro is not avaible! The company offering ECU upgrades in Germany have to do a lot of government observed emission tests befor they get a certification that they can offer it legal ... after the upgrade the car still runs under the same rules and has to reach the same emissions than it reached in stock form... that makes ECU upgrades expansive specially for low volume models like a S4... sure there a black sheeps offering cheap ECU´s in Germany but you never get such upgrades registered in your car papers to make them street legal. After a accident, can insurrance experts investigate your car and if they find a not legal cheap ECU you loose your insurrance and you have to pay everything from your own money... better spend some extra bucks and be on the safe side
Kaveh 10:06PM (7/05/2009)
Wow, they got that kit out fast. I take it that supercharger has alot of power just waiting to come out. 3500 isn't bad for another 100HP.
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