6 cyl A4 Quatro vs. G35 AWD sedan

[Colt45]

Originally posted by: Nebor
Forward bias exists in that when you floor it from a stop, most of the power goes to the front wheels.

Now, that's likely because there's more weight in the front of the car, and that gives better traction, but... meh.

I dont think so. For the first split second it might, be upon acceleration the front lifts, so more power would go to the back... right?

 

[Emrys]

I don't know if I would generally consider a 6cyl A4 in the same price range of a g35 considering the a6 with quattro will price out 6-10K higher, atleast around where I live. We recently test drove an A4 6cy quattro, and although a decent drive it wasn't anything special especially for the space in side and the cost. I personally though the car was dated (as to be assumed since it has been change very little recently and is due for an update in the 2006 model). Haven't driven the g35.

For 45K you are getting into BMW 5 territory and I'd tend to take one of those over an A4 any day.

 

[SuperTool]

Originally posted by: andylawcc

Originally posted by: SuperTool
G35. It's a nobrainer. It's got the Atessa-ETS AWD system from the Skyline GTR.

???
you for real? ???

Why would I not be for real? G35 = regular Skyline (non gtr)
But both the R34 Skyline GTR and G35x use Atessa ET-S AWD system. From what I understand it basically lets the car drive like it's RWD car until you start losing traction.

 

[SuperTool]

Originally posted by: BigSmooth
Automobile Mag did a test of the G35X vs. the A4 a while ago. They actually preferred the G35X's AWD system to Quattro IIRC. I can't find the full article online right now but there is a section of it posted here: http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1300725

Personally, I like both cars but I'd probably go with the G35. It's a versatile vehicle with a great engine and they've addressed the interior quality issue this year which I didn't even think was all that bad before.

Wow. 1G of grip in the G35x compared to 0.88G for the Audi. That is phenominal.
And Audi is riding on thicker rubber.