Well,

It wasn't really a race: he was in a hurry and so was I :). And I deny emphatically going over the speed limit.

What I noticed is that he had very good in-gear power. But that could also be attributed to his automatic downshifting.

In the corners, there was no contest - the A4 was glued to the road and could have gone at least 10mph faster. There just wasn't any safe place to pass him. When he hit a patch of new ashpalt in a fast corner (about 1 inch thick), his car went all over the place while the A4 just shrugged and kept on going.

Overall, his straight line acceleration seemed a little better than mine, although the difference was very small (if any). Also, I didn't punch it to the metal, I was merely going fast.

For such a huge car, it was pretty fast. But I wouldn't trade his against mine (unless so that I can resell it and get two A4s for the price :).

Bring on the faster beemers, I'm still hungry :),
adc
Red 1.8T QMS, AT

I've been in a 740il.. w/ 0-60 times of 6.9 seconds,, it should eat your 1.8 turbo for lunch,, assuming your car is stock.. As for handling, it's obvious the A4 1.8 should handle better.. you're comparing a small nimble car against a heavy full size luxury sedan..

I've got an AutoThority chip. Makes a world of difference.