B8.5 A4 allroad project: s-line concept
1) A 2008 A3 3.2q (mini-avant!) that I modded heavily and tracked the heck out of:
2) A C5 allroad 2.7T 6MT with some mild goodies:
APR Stage-I tune made this car stupidly fast - especially on 100 octane!
I wanted a combo of the two in my next car; nimbleness of the A3 (which the C5 didn't have), and utility of the original allroad. Additionally, I wanted modern infotainment and decent mileage since I have a separate track car. Absolute power is not a huge priority here, so no K04 or Stage II+ tunes.
My first choice was to find an 2012 A4 Avant w/ the titanium and s-line packages. I found a few around the country (Seattle and Chicago), but the sellers wanted $45k for cars with $20k+ miles and not-CPO. As cool as the cars are, not worth it to me. A few months later, I started noticing some great looking allroads showing up via google search for "lowered B8 allroads." I now come to find that two of those cars were Alex (from Europrice) and Erwheezy (both active 'zine users). Though their cars look absolutely perfect, I wanted to take a slightly different approach: OEM+ with this question answered: what would it look like if Audi made an S-line B8.5 allroad? I still wanted to be able to drive on rough fireroads and through fresh deepish snow, but wanted to make the car sit with a more aggressive stance while still having comfort and ground clearance.
My initial plan was to special order a 2014 allroad Prestige in Glacier white on black sport seat/wheel and color matched trim. Magically,
I found a great 8k mile CPO car at an east-bay Audi dealer for about $10k below MSRP.
The only thing it had that I wasn't stoked on were the 19" wheels. Here is a virgin pic:
First mods: Remove front plate. 20% tint on sides/10% in back hatch window. 3M venture shield clear bra. Install 19" Hartmann G5 et45 wheels w/ H&R DRA Spacers: 25mm fr/30mm rear. Effective offsets: et15 rear, et 20 front. Tires: 255/4019 Khumo Ecsta LE Sport (summer)
Second mod: APR/Carbino intake. I'm not happy w/ the fitment and gaps, even with the metal add-on TSB fix:
3rd group of mods: oem ring decals, H&R springs in allroad spec (1.4" drop F&R). H9 fog-bulbs in ion-yellow.
The slanted stance was unexpected, as it wasn't noticeable w/ stock suspension. I am double checking w/ H&R to ensure this is correct. I kind of like it since when the car is loaded up for Tahoe w/ some buds, it'll still ride okay. If anything, I think it can go down 1/3" or so in back.
Next up:
1) APR Hi-flow cat and downpipe
2) hole-less, plate-less grill
3) LED turn signals bulbs in front
4) Exhaust (either Milltek or AWE)
5) Water-meth and or FMIC or BOTH!!! I'm going to avoid software for now. APR doesn't have a tune for this car yet anyway (new aluminum intake manifold is hint that this car has new Siemens ECU software APR has not had a chance to work with yet).
6) Alu-look S5 mirror housings.
Let me know your thoughts on this "widebody" A4
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Originally Posted by SleeperCar
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