Acura Audi SCALE: 10 IN. (254mm) DIVISIONS SCALE: 10 IN. (254mm) DIVISIONS DRAWING BY: TIM BARKER TL SH-AWDDRAWING BY: TIM BARKERTech HPT S4 Quattro 2 0 1Acura, 0 a division of American Honda Motor Co., 1919 Torrance 2 0 1Audi 0 of America, 3800 Hamlin Rd., Auburn Hills, 2 0 1 0 Blvd., Torrance, Calif. 90501; www.acura.com Mich. 948326; www.audiusa.com ____________________ _______________________ 2010 AUDI S4 2010 ACURA TL SH-AWD ........................................... ................................................ LENGTH: 185.7 IN. LENGTH: 195.5 in. WHEELBASE: 110.7 IN. WHEELBASE: 109.3 in. HEIGHT: 56.4 IN. HEIGHT: 57.2 in. ........................................... GROUND CLEARANCE: N/A Issue: MAY 2010 ................................................ Date Out: 02/20/2010 Issue: MAY 2010 ........................................... Date Out: 02/20/2010 ---------------------------------------- SCALE: 10 IN. (254 MM) DIVISIONS DRAWINGS BY TIM BARKER Acura Audi BMW Infiniti TL SH-AWD Tech HPT S4 Quattro 335i G37S Sport GENERAL DATA List price $43,385 $45,900 $40,600 $37,000 Price as tested $44,195 $58,675 $47,625 $40,085 Price as tested incl std equip. (ABS, Price as tested incl std equip. (ABS, Price as tested incl std equip. (ABS, Price as tested incl std equip. (ABS, dual front, side & curtain airbags, dual front, side & curtain airbags, dual front airbags, traction & yaw dual front, side & curtain airbags, traction & yaw control, torque-vector- traction & yaw control, all-wheel control, AM/FM/CD, auto. dual- traction & yaw control, xenon lights, ing all-wheel drive, auto. dual-zone drive, auto. triple-zone climate con- zone climate control, xenon lights; rear backup sensors, keyless ignition/ ICATIONS climate control, xenon lights, satellite trol, xenon lights; pwr windows, mir- pwr windows, mirrors, door locks, access, AM/FM/CD/satellite audio, radio; pwr windows, mirrors, door rors, door locks, moonroof & heated moonroof & front seats,), M Sport auto. dual-zone climate control; ORMANCE F locks, moonroof & heated front seats; front seats), Prestige Pkg (premium Pkg (18-in. M Star-Spoke wheels, pwr windows, mirrors, door locks, Tech Pkg with nav system, real-time audio, keyless ignition/access, nav speed limiter increased to 150 mph, moonroof & heated front sport seats; F traffic & weather, voice recogni- system, voice recognition, seat sport suspension, M fascias & sills, Sports Pkg including 18-in. split- tion, leather sport seats, premium memory) $6100, Audi Drive Select M steering wheel, M sport seats, spoke wheels, viscous limited-slip AM/FM/CD/DVD-A audio with hard (adaptive damping, dynamic steer- rear park distance control) $3750, diff, fixed caliper brakes, sport tuned PER SPECI drive, keyless ignition/access), dest ing, torque-vectoring rear Sports dif- Oyster/Black Dakota leather ($1450), suspension & steering), Navigation charge ($810). ferential) $3950, silk nappa leather Le Mans Blue Metallic ($550), iPod/ Pkg (nav system with real-time traffic ($1000), Driver Assist Pkg (backup USB adapter ($400), dest charge & weather, voice recognition, hard camera, rear sensors, blind-spot sys- ($875). drive) $1850, R-Spec brake pads tem) $900, dest charge ($825). ($370), dest charge ($865). Curb weight 3860 lb 4010 lb 3570 lb 3665 lb Test weight 4035 lb 4185 lb 3745 lb 3840 lb Weight dist (w/driver), f/r, % 58/42 55/45 51/49 53/47 Wheelbase 109.3 in. 110.7 in. 108.7 in. 112.2 in. Track, f/r 63.2 in./63.8 in. 61.1 in./60.6 in. 59.1 in./60.2 in. 59.8 in./59.8 in. Length 195.5 in. 185.7 in. 178.4 in. 187.0 in. Width 74.0 in. 71.9 in. 71.5 in. 69.8 in. Height 57.2 in. 55.4 in. 55.9 in. 57.2 in. ENGINE Type sohc 4-valve/cyl V-6 supercharged dohc 4-valve/cyl V-6 twin-turbo dohc 4-valve/cyl inline-6 dohc 4-valve/cyl V-6 Displacement 3664 cc 2995 cc 2979 cc 3696 cc Bore x stroke 90.0 x 96.0 mm 84.5 x 89.0 mm 84.0 x 89.6 mm 95.5 x 86.0 mm Compression ratio 11.2:1 10.3:1 10.2:1 11.0:1 Horsepower (SAE) 305 bhp @ 6300 rpm 333 bhp @ 5500–7000 rpm 300 bhp @ 5800 rpm 328 bhp @ 7000 rpm Torque 273 lb-ft @ 5000 rpm 325 lb-ft @ 2900–5300 rpm 300 lb-ft @ 1400–5000 rpm 269 lb-ft @ 5200 rpm Redline/limiter 6700/6800 rpm 7000/7200 rpm 7000/7000 rpm 7500/7500 rpm Fuel injection elect. sequential port direct direct elect. sequential port Rec fuel premium premium premium premium CHASSIS & BODY Layout front engine/all-wheel drive front engine/all-wheel drive front engine/rear drive front engine/rear drive Body/frame unit steel unit steel unit steel unit steel Brakes Front: 12.6-in. vented discs/ 13.6-in. vented discs/ 13.7-in. vented discs/ 14.0-in. vented discs/ 2-piston sliding calipers 2-piston sliding calipers 1-piston sliding calipers 4-piston fixed calipers Rear: 13.1-in. discs/ 13.0-in. discs/ 13.2-in.vented discs/ 13.8-in. vented discs/ 1-piston sliding calipers; 1-piston sliding calipers; 1-piston sliding calipers; 2-piston fixed calipers; vac assist, ABS vac assist, ABS vac assist, ABS vac assist, ABS Wheels cast alloy; 19 x 8 cast alloy; 19 x 8½ cast alloy; 18 x 8 f, 18 x 8½ r cast alloy; 18 x 7½ f, 18 x 8½ r Tires Michelin Pilot Sport PS2, Dunlop SP Sport Maxx GT, Bridgestone Potenza RE050A I RFT; Bridgestone Potenza RE050A; 245/40ZR-19 94Y 255/35ZR-19 96Y 225/40R-18 88W f, 225/50R-18 95W f, 255/35R-18 90W r 245/45R-18 96W r Steering rack & pinion, rack & pinion, rack & pinion, rack & pinion, vari electric power assist vari electric power assist vari hydraulic power assist vari hydraulic power assist Steering ratio 15.3:1 11.2:1, electric variable ratio 16.1:1 14.0:1 Turns lock to lock 2.6 2.3 2.8 2.7 Suspension, f/r upper & lower A-arms, coil springs, upper & lower A-arms, coil springs, MacPherson struts, lower control upper & lower A-arms, coil springs, tube shocks, anti-roll bar/multilink, elect. adj tube shocks, anti-roll bar/ links, coil springs, tube shocks, anti- tube shocks, anti-roll bar/multilink, coil springs, tube shocks, multilink, coil springs, elect. adj tube roll bar/multilink, coil springs, tube coil springs, tube shocks, anti-roll bar anti-roll bar shocks, anti-roll bar shocks, anti-roll bar ACCOMMODATIONS Seating capacity 5 5 5 5 Head room, f/r 38.0 in./36.0 in. 38.0 in./36.5 in. 38.0 in./35.5 in. 36.5 in./34.7 in. Front-seat leg room 44.0 in. 46.0 in. 45.2 in. 43.5 in. Rear-seat knee room 25.5 in. 21.5 in. 23.5 in. 25.5 in. Trunk space 13.1 cu ft 12.0 cu ft 12.0 cu ft 13.5 cu ft RT0510_RTsportsedans 58 3/3/10 2:30:08 PM SCALE: 10 IN. (254mm) DIVISIONS BMW DRAWING BY: TIM BARKER Infiniti SCALE: 10 IN. (254mm) DIVISIONS DRAWING BY: TIM BARKER 335i G37S Sport 2 0 1BMW 0 of North America, P.O. Box 1227, Westwood, N.J. 07675; 2 0 1Infiniti, 0 a division of Nissan North America, 333 Commerce St., ______________________________ www.bmwusa.com Nashville, Tenn................................................. 37201; www.infiniti.com 2010 INFINITI G37 S Sport sedan 2010 BMW 335i Sedan ............................................................... ................................................ LENGTH: 187.0 in. LENGTH:178.4 in. WHEELBASE: 112.2 in. WHEELBASE: 108.7 in. HEIGHT: 57.2 in. HEIGHT: 55.9 in. GROUND CLEARANCE: N/A GROUND CLEARANCE: N/A ............................................................... ................................................ Issue: MAY 2010 Issue: MAY 2010 Date Out: 02/20/2010 Date Out: 02/20/2010 ............................................................... ................................................ © HACHETTE FILIPACCHI MEDIA U.S., INC./ROAD & TRACK Acura Audi BMW Infiniti TL SH-AWD Tech HPT S4 Quattro 335i G37S Sport ACCELERATION Time to distance, seconds 0–1320 ft (¼ mile) 13.7 @ 102.3 mph 12.9 @ 108.6 mph 13.3 @ 105.7 mph 13.6 @ 105.6 mph Time to speed Acura Audi BMW Infiniti TL SH-AWD S4 Quattro 335i Sport G37S Sport Test Notes: ■ ■ ■ ■ 130 ACCELERatiON Stability systems were deactivated before ORMANCE 120 0­–120 mph 19.2 16.0 17.3 17.4 F testing. The Acura has a two-stage rev limiter. 110 0­–110 mph 15.8 13.3 14.4 14.6 At a stop, it limits the launch rpm to 4000. 0­–100 mph 13.1 11.0 11.7 12.3 100 Conversely, the Audi liked to be launched at a 0­–90 mph 10.7 8.9 9.6 10.0 90 clutch-friendly 4000 rpm. The rear-drive BMW PER 80 0­–80 mph 8.5 7.3 7.9 8.3 and Infiniti required more skill to launch than the 70 0­–70 mph 6.8 5.9 6.3 6.7 awd cars. The BMW was the easier of the two 60 0­–60 mph 5.2 4.5 4.7 5.1 because it had more grip. Both cars launched at 50 0­–50 mph 4.0 3.4 3.7 3.9 about 3800 rpm with minimal wheelspin. 40 0­–40 mph 3.0 2.3 2.6 2.6 30 0­–30 mph 1.8 1.5 1.8 1.8 TEST CONDITIONS Temperature 61.9˚ F 20 0­–20 mph 1.0 0.8 1.1 1.1 Humidity 52.5 % 0­–10 mph 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 10 Elevation 350 ft = ¼ mile Wind calm MPH 0 SEC 5 10 15 20 Location Irvine, California 2010 Acura TL SH-AW D1/4 mile: 13.7 @ 102.3 mph BRAKING Minimum stopping distance From 60 mph 113 ft 114 ft 119 ft 117 ft 2010 Audi S4 From 80 mph1/4 mile: 12.9 @ 108.6 mph 198 ft 202 ft 210 ft 210 ft Total swept area 516 sq in.