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Originally Posted by JohnnyCanuck
This would be very sad indeed. The one thing that made the M235i my choice over the S3 was the difference between the Haldex unit and the rear bias AWD of the M235i. Audi's true quattro drive is fantastic and reducing the application of it will diminish the brand significantly in my eyes.
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I hear you. On the other side of the coin, with products like the new TT RS and RS3 sedan setting the bar high for Haldex applications, the trade-offs may be diminishing. I have a strong suspicion that the RS3 is going to be a significantly more fun car than an S4 at about the same price. Sure there is a lot more at play here than the AWD system being used (in fact, practically everything is different aside from the fact that they are AWD Audi sedans), but that is exactly the point - just as it's possible to build a boring MLB car, you can also build an exciting MQB car.