Audi manufactured the B7 generation S4 until the B8 came along in 2009 ... The front-mounted engine gave the S4 a front-to-rear weight distribution of 60/40, which meant it tended to suffer ...

The first B9 S4 and S4 Avant were also around 75kg less than the B8 S4s too ... A4’s range-wide update, Audi left it off-sale until the high-performance V6 diesel engine arrived.