Need for Speed: SHIFT – Audi S4 (B7) Test Drive @ Nordschleife

Need for Speed: Shift is the thirteenth installment and second reboot of the racing video game franchise Need for Speed. It was developed by Slightly Mad
Studios in conjunction with EA Bright Light and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable,
Android, iOS, Symbian, Windows Mobile, MeeGo and J2ME in 2009. In the new franchising model for the series adopted by EA, Shift takes its place focusing

on simulation/arcade racing rather than the arcade racing of previous titles in the series. Shift was followed by a sequel, Shift 2: Unleashed, in 2011.
Nordschleife

The Green Hell Legend

Since its construction (1925 - 1927), the Nordschleife has enjoyed a reputation as a terrifying and merciless route through the Eifel forests. An English

journalist who visited the Nordschleife during the opening race on 18 June 1927 even concluded “that it seemed as if a reeling, drunken giant had been

sent out to determine the route”. The Formula 1 pilot Sir John Young Jackie Stewart – after all a three-time world champion in 1969, 1971 and 1973 – was

so impressed by the circuit that he gave it the name which it will probably never lose: Green Hell (Grüne Hölle).

Racing and winning on the Nordschleife has always been very special for racing drivers, because the track is one of the most demanding in the world.

Tricky corners, treacherous crests, steep inclines and gradients and constantly changing road surfaces demand great skill from the driver and put

vehicles to a hard test.
The best-known event today is the ADAC TOTAL 24-hour race, which is held on both the Nordschleife and the Grand Prix circuit and which for four days

transforms the entire circuit into a huge spectacle. Up to 800 amateurs and professionals in up to 200 cars take part in this race.
Facts & figures Nordschleife

Official start of construction: 27 September 1925

Official opening: 18 /19 June 1927

Costs: about 15 million Reichsmark, Employment of up to 3,000 workers for two years

Length: 20.832 km

Turns: 73 (33 left, 40 right)

Gradients: max. 17 percent

Slopes: max. 11 percent

Highest point: Hohenrain / Hatzenbach 627.70 m above sea level

Lowest point: Breidscheid, 320 m above sea level

Total difference in altitude: approx. 300 m

First event: 18 June 1927 – Eifelrace for motorcycles

Original track length: 22.8 km Nordschleife + 7.7 km Südschleife = 28 km, (89 left turns - 84 right turns)

Length Endurance Championship: 24.433 km (Sprintstrecke, with Mercedes-Arena, Motorrad-Schikane and Nordschleife)
Audi is a German automobile manufacturer that designs, engineers, produces, markets and distributes luxury vehicles. Audi is a subsidiary of Volkswagen

Group and has its roots at Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. Audi vehicles are produced in nine production facilities worldwide.

The origins of the company are complex, going back to the early 20th century and the initial enterprises (Horch and the Audiwerke) founded by engineer

August Horch; and two other manufacturers (DKW and Wanderer), leading to the foundation of Auto Union in 1932. The modern era of Audi essentially began

in the 1960s when Auto Union was acquired by Volkswagen from Daimler-Benz. After relaunching the Audi brand with the 1965 introduction of the Audi F103

series, Volkswagen merged Auto Union with NSU Motorenwerke in 1969, thus creating the present-day form of the company.

The company name is based on the Latin translation of the surname of the founder, August Horch. "Horch", meaning "listen" in German, becomes "audi" in

Latin. The four rings of the Audi logo each represent one of four car companies that banded together to create Audi's predecessor company, Auto Union.

Audi's slogan is Vorsprung durch Technik, meaning "Being Ahead through Technology". Audi, along with fellow German marques BMW and Mercedes-Benz, is

among the best-selling luxury automobile brands in the world.
The Audi S4 (B7) is a sports saloon based on the B7 Audi A4.

It is priced below the Audi RS 4 and is the second most powerful car in the A4 series. The 4.2L FSI V8 produces 340 bhp and 302 lb-ft of torque.

Top speed is electronically limited at 155 mph (250 km/h). The B7 S4 is the second and the last model in the S4 range to be fitted with a V8.
Manufacturer: Audi

Production: 2004 - 2008

Origin: Germany

Engine: 4.2L V8 FSI

BHP: 340 bhp (254 kW) @ 7129 rpm

Torque: 302 lb⋅ft (409 N·m) @ 3360 rpm

Acceleration: 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) 4.8 seconds

Top Speed: 155 mph (249 km/h)

Transmission: 6-speed Manual

Layout: Front-Engined, All-Wheel Drive

Mass: 1660 kg (3660 lbs)

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