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Email a Friend	Article: The Audi S4 and S2
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Message:	I found this article at autospeed.com and thought you might be interested in reading it: 'The Audi S4 and S2' - The forgotten Audi four-wheel drive turbo performance twins. In Australia the Audi marque never had the profile - or the retained values - of Mercedes Benz or BMW. Over the years, various importers tried to prepare the ground for another high-priced German, but time and time again the conservative market rejected the cars. In a sphere where retained values are critical for leasing finance, the Audi simply looked too great a risk. As a result, the 1993 Audi S4 and the 1994 Audi S2 became rapidly depreciating orphans - unloved and misunderstood. In a field of rear-wheel-drive luxury cars, the fact that they had constant four-wheel-drive was a bit odd; the use of a turbo a bit lairish; and the presence of the in-line five cylinder under the long noses simply a frightening oddity... You can read the article at: http://www.autospeed.com/A_109198/cms/article.html