From the Archive: 1992 Audi S4 vs. 1992 BMW M5 vs. 1992 MercedesBenz 500E:
this one based on the all-new 5-series and sporting even more displacement and power. With minor changes, that is the car that continues into 1992.
Having watched aftermarket tuners such as AMG successfully vitalize its products for years, Mercedes-Benz has launched a factory-backed parry for 1992: the 500E. Assembled by Porsche for Mercedes, the 500E is a 300E sedan ignited with a heart of fire: the same 32-valve 5.0-liter aluminum V-8 engine developed for the 500SL sports car. The 500E backs up this awesome powerplant with an extra-beefy suspension. And huge wheels and tires. And flared body panels.
We gathered the Magnum Force together, strapped on the test equipment, and let the computer record the amazing numbers. The most recent arrival is Audi's hot new S4, a 100 sedan fortified with the maker's Quattro four-wheel-drive system, a sport suspension, a host of exterior and interior alterations, and an upgraded version of Audi's turbocharged and intercooled, 20-valve, 2.2-liter inline five-cylinder engine. The car pictured here is an early-production example, obtained through our connections.
If what you've read so far makes you scream "comparison test," you're right with us. We gathered the Magnum Force together, strapped on the test equipment, and let the computer record the amazing numbers. To these hard facts we mixed in our subjective impressions, gleaned from a combination of highway cruising, hard twisty-road running, and around-town stopping-and-going.
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