lam4r
April 2nd, 2006, 21:53
One word ... ferocious.
Beautiful car, superb engineering and build quality.
Started down the dual carriageway with the biggest smile on my face. The sound and acceleration are incredible. Cruising at 40mph in low revs on 2nd gear I stuck it into 6th and still it pulled away with speed and intensity. Truly amazing.
We were then stuck in some nice shopping centre traffic. Clutch was very easy to use with the constant stopping and starting.
Then we spent quite some time throwing the beast around some of the beautiful english countryside. Incredible stuff. Enjoyed every minute of it. It constantly gripped the ground and was happy to be thrown into every corner that came along and flew out of it with ease.
Down the main dual carriageway back into the city, overtaking anything in our midst without any effort.
Suffice to say this is an amazing car. I got into it smiling and left it 1hour 20 minutes later grinning like a cheshire cat.
The standard suspension was great. Very few I understand are ordering the upgrade or the black optics pack. Technology pack seems standard for every buyer though.
News I was given is I could order an Avant or Cabriolet today for September delivery. Saloon is now sold out in the UK until February 2007. Limited production means each dealer only gets around 7 RS4 saloon each year I was told. :eek:
A couple of things that did bother me:
1) the RS4 seats are quite slim and I am not a big guy.
2) the Sports mode really seemed more like a gimmick than something useful. The car is enormously powerful in "regular" mode
3) the carbon fibre looks very cheap and not something i would consider having.
4) The Audi manager informed me rumour has it the cabriolet may not get the flared arches that gives the RS4 its bulldog stance :(
Despite my love of a truly awesome motorcar and my instant wish on exiting it to place an order I dont think I will be doing so. I do want to see what the M3 holds in store and it bothers me that the current A4 is rather "old" looking now, even with nice 19" rims ;)
Anyhow, enjoy these HQ pictures:
http://img134.imagevenue.com/loc24/th_10831_rs4.1.jpg (http://img134.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc24&image=10831_rs4.1.jpg)http://img147.imagevenue.com/loc24/th_10839_rs4.2.jpg (http://img147.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc24&image=10839_rs4.2.jpg)http://img34.imagevenue.com/loc24/th_10845_rs4.3.jpg (http://img34.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc24&image=10845_rs4.3.jpg)http://img45.imagevenue.com/loc24/th_10853_rs4.4.jpg (http://img45.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc24&image=10853_rs4.4.jpg)
http://img103.imagevenue.com/loc24/th_10860_rs4.5.jpg (http://img103.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc24&image=10860_rs4.5.jpg)
Beautiful car, superb engineering and build quality.
Started down the dual carriageway with the biggest smile on my face. The sound and acceleration are incredible. Cruising at 40mph in low revs on 2nd gear I stuck it into 6th and still it pulled away with speed and intensity. Truly amazing.
We were then stuck in some nice shopping centre traffic. Clutch was very easy to use with the constant stopping and starting.
Then we spent quite some time throwing the beast around some of the beautiful english countryside. Incredible stuff. Enjoyed every minute of it. It constantly gripped the ground and was happy to be thrown into every corner that came along and flew out of it with ease.
Down the main dual carriageway back into the city, overtaking anything in our midst without any effort.
Suffice to say this is an amazing car. I got into it smiling and left it 1hour 20 minutes later grinning like a cheshire cat.
The standard suspension was great. Very few I understand are ordering the upgrade or the black optics pack. Technology pack seems standard for every buyer though.
News I was given is I could order an Avant or Cabriolet today for September delivery. Saloon is now sold out in the UK until February 2007. Limited production means each dealer only gets around 7 RS4 saloon each year I was told. :eek:
A couple of things that did bother me:
1) the RS4 seats are quite slim and I am not a big guy.
2) the Sports mode really seemed more like a gimmick than something useful. The car is enormously powerful in "regular" mode
3) the carbon fibre looks very cheap and not something i would consider having.
4) The Audi manager informed me rumour has it the cabriolet may not get the flared arches that gives the RS4 its bulldog stance :(
Despite my love of a truly awesome motorcar and my instant wish on exiting it to place an order I dont think I will be doing so. I do want to see what the M3 holds in store and it bothers me that the current A4 is rather "old" looking now, even with nice 19" rims ;)
Anyhow, enjoy these HQ pictures:
http://img134.imagevenue.com/loc24/th_10831_rs4.1.jpg (http://img134.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc24&image=10831_rs4.1.jpg)http://img147.imagevenue.com/loc24/th_10839_rs4.2.jpg (http://img147.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc24&image=10839_rs4.2.jpg)http://img34.imagevenue.com/loc24/th_10845_rs4.3.jpg (http://img34.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc24&image=10845_rs4.3.jpg)http://img45.imagevenue.com/loc24/th_10853_rs4.4.jpg (http://img45.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc24&image=10853_rs4.4.jpg)
http://img103.imagevenue.com/loc24/th_10860_rs4.5.jpg (http://img103.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc24&image=10860_rs4.5.jpg)