It can be argued that a soft limiter is better for road cars because it places less stress on various drivetrain components and, if forced, will hold engine revs at a set maximum rather than delivering that 'bounce' you get if you keep the throttle pinned on a hard limiter.

What is the point of a soft limiter?

Soft limiting is basically applying a soft knee type of process to a limiter. Soft limiting rounds the peaks of audio to allow a hotter signal to be printed to tape or disk without clipping. It comes in especially handy for digital recording.

Why does Audi use soft limiters?

Need educating; what's soft limiter.....? It is a rev limiter in neutral at something like 3000 or 4000 rpm. It stops you sitting there revving the nuts off it and annoying everyone. All new Audis seem to have it now as well as some other manufacturers.