Find of the Day: Restored Tornado Red 1993 Audi S4 With Original Car Phone

There was a time when an Audi S4 didn’t need enormous horsepower, oversized wheels, or a dashboard filled with screens to be something special. A turbocharged five-cylinder engine, a manual transmission, and quattro all-wheel drive were more than enough. And if you really wanted to impress your passengers, you could make a phone call without ever leaving the driver’s seat.

That brings us to today’s Find of the Day, a beautifully refurbished 1993 Audi S4 finished in Tornado Red over Anthracite leather. Currently listed on Bring a Trailer, this C4-generation S4 is a wonderful reminder of what made Audi’s early performance sedans so appealing.

Under the hood sits Audi’s legendary turbocharged 2.2-liter 20-valve inline-five, factory-rated at 227 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque. Power reaches all four wheels through a five-speed manual transmission and quattro all-wheel-drive system featuring a Torsen center differential and a manually locking rear differential.

The car spent more than 26 years in California before the selling dealer acquired it in 2020. A multi-year refurbishment followed, with work completed in 2026.

The body was refinished in Tornado Red, while mechanical attention included replacement of the timing belt, water pump, alternator, starter, fuel pump, ignition components, and numerous other parts. The suspension also received new dampers, and the brakes were refreshed with replacement rotors and pads. The S4 rides on silver 17-inch Enkei J10 wheels. As set of refurbished factory wheels are also included with the car.

Inside, you’ll find heated leather front seats, a heated rear bench, automatic climate control, and a 170-mph speedometer. There’s also a CD/cassette stereo with a trunk-mounted 10-disc changer, although the listing notes that it powers on without producing sound.

But the best interior feature is undoubtedly the original factory car phone. It serves as a reminder of an era when having a telephone in your car was the ultimate luxury flex. Today, it might be more useful for impressing passengers than actually calling anyone.

The odometer shows 135,000 miles, and the car comes with a clean Carfax report and California title. It also passed a California emissions test in November 2026.

Modern Audi S models are faster and considerably more advanced. But this Tornado Red S4 has something that can be harder to find in today’s performance sedans. It has old-school mechanical character, understated styling, and a telephone that you can use to call the last remaining Blockbuster and reserve your favorite movie. Bidding ends on Saturday, November 14.

View the Bring a Trailer listing here.