typical audi experience tbh (albeit pretty damn fast)
steering is pretty unexceptional. lack of feel etc
handling. well it has infinity grip as far as i can tell. when i got the car it had some ropey nankangs on the front and i did get near the limits of the car as far as i coud tell. since then ive put a set of refurbished OE wheels with eagle F1s on. the grip is even higher. it does respond to inputs spritely for a car its size but theres not a lot adjustability, or any real need to adjust
you can put it into a corner, just pick any speed, it sticks and you plant the gas. in my golf i have my favourite specific driving shoes, you need them to get the most from it. in the S4 i can wear massive work boots, composite soles, steel caps, the lot because you dont need driver input. the car does it all for you. thats boring.
its funny when you can exit a tight roundabout, in the damp, in second and just pin it. no slip, no fuss, it just goes. you can take the mikey out of other cars. one example when i was out with my other half's little brother, came across a chavved up focus st. the S4 exitted one roundabout so much faster than the focus that i ended up short shifting as i was tripping over him till he moved over to let me pass. at a 70mph speed camera i didnt even bother to change down from 4th, matched him the whole way until he had to up change and mine just went past
at the next lights we stopped and had a chat, i loved the reaction because he commented on "thats not a normal estate is it? estates shouldnt ****** off down the road like that" which is what i love about the car
unassuming, youd never expect it to hare off down the road looking as sedate as an audi estate.
but the drive is dull as dish water