Stock S4 vs. SVT Lightning

[turboMiata]

Interesting account. He's even drawn satellite maps of the encounter.

http://forums.audiworld.com/s4/msgs/1063402.phtml

[GreenLude]

i really like this part

She then taunts me with "I thought you said this car was fast", giving me a devilish smirk. "You just got beat by a truck. In Texas!", she adds.

[importadrenelin]

got to love those maps.....ahahahha

[T5_X]

ahhhh the lightning, today's closest vehicle to a muscle car. Weighs tons, has gobs of torque from a small block V8 and leaf spring rear suspension.

But lets see which vehicle could rip around a snowy turn safely, the S4 or the Lightning

[300rwhp]

doesnt have leefs
its struts in the back

[T5_X]

Originally posted by 300rwhp
doesnt have leefs
its struts in the back

The lightning has a 5 leaf spring suspension under a solid rear axle, they do not have struts.

Front is A-arms and coil springs.

here are just a few sites that can verify this:
http://www.pickuptruck.com/html/2001...rst_drive.html
http://www.stangnet.com/featured/lig...indexpage1.htm
http://www.fordmuscle.com/archives/2...ng/index.shtml
http://www.autoworld.com/news/Ford/2000SVTF150.htm
http://www.hotfords.com/svt/lightning/spec's.htm

[FiveFreshFish]

I'd much rather have this than the Lightning.

[DSM Power]

That guy gets mad props for originality in telling the story!

[szw]

Oh man those maps are great!

[turboMiata]

Originally posted by FiveFreshFish
I'd much rather have this than the Lightning.

but wouldn't you rather have this?

[FiveFreshFish]

Originally posted by turboMiata




but wouldn't you rather have this?

It would be nice! Too bad the RS4 was never sold in North America.

[VWhooligan]

gimme an rs6 please. 0-60mph in 4.4 seconds.

[ninspeed]

Originally posted by 300rwhp
doesnt have leefs
its struts in the back

I have only ever seen one truck with a IRS.. and it was a custom jobby.. very nice set up too

[T5_X]

Originally posted by ninspeed

I have only ever seen one truck with a IRS.. and it was a custom jobby.. very nice set up too

Yah, no trucks to my knowledge came with IRS. The only pick up suspensions I've seen out back (in the past 20 years of production) are leaf springs or torsion bars.

[FiveFreshFish]

Originally posted by ninspeed

I have only ever seen one truck with a IRS.. and it was a custom jobby.. very nice set up too

Does the Hummer count as a truck?

[T5_X]

Originally posted by FiveFreshFish


Does the Hummer count as a truck?

No, lots of SUVs have IRS now, the only ones that are still based off of pickup trucks are the larger domestics (yukon, suburban, dakota, exped etc) and the xterra... Maybe the seqouia, i'm not sure.