Jan 10th - Audi RS4 B7 indepth!!!!!!

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Ok guys, I won't type 2000 words because I am in a rush to post the pics right away since this is quite a big exclusive for me
Dunno in Germany or elsewhere, but here the RS4 won't hit the dealerships for the next few months, still no official date actually, so imagine my surprise when this morning I knew a local dealer actually phones my friend and indepth provider JC asking him if we could take the RS4 for a spin! Actually they say the Audi TT 3.2 V6 DSG pics I took the other day (indepth to follow soon) and they were very happy! We thought we would pick up this RS4 next months or so, but they wanted to see pics of it NOW I guess

Just amazing! I hope they will like!

Let me post the pics and then I'll write some passenger impressions!

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Ok well, what to say... indepths slowly became something I am used to. Just a couple of cars at first and now that page on my website has Lambo, Ferrari, Porsche, Maserati and so many other top end manufacturers. It is just unbelievable to look back at it and I hope it will go on
Still, it is very different to do an indepth about a car you already saw plenty of times (yes, even a Murcielago can be in that cathegory) and one that is not for sale yet
This RS4 B7 is the first I see outside a motorshow and it was there Friday when we picked up a TT V6 DSG for another indepth/review. Just took a couple of quick pics since I knew we would test it someday. Well, that day arrived earlier than expected and I am pretty proud it happened thanks to my pics. Even if my 350D or more probably my 70-300 IS aren't working very well in cold conditions, it is still acceptable, so out we were!

The new RS4 is a pure beast, muscular and very big in the metal! The growl is unreal! No other saloon is so savage, even at parking speed! And when you prod the pedal, well, hell breaks loose! Really! Inside it is quieter, but once you pass the 5500-6000 rpm, the voice of the mighty V8 starts to invade the cabin and rape your ears! Orgasmic!
It is a proper manual and the gearstick seems pretty precise and rapid! The thrust you get from 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th is endless and while you see the needle climb up the scale (very quickly) you are amazed by the fact it becomes stronger and stronger! To rev such engine up to 8000 requires some guts actually and we recorded a 50-160 km/h in 3rd gear in 9.8 seconds! Beat that! Really, you are constantly glued into the seat, which is one of the best ones I ever slid my ass into! Supportive, dan sporty, sweet leather and can be pumped to support you even better. The driver's one actually pumps up automatically once sport mode is engaged.. the passenger still has to operate the two buttons to pump up beside the legs and back.
Instrument panels and the cabin in general is top of the notch! Audi quality, pretty close to as JC pointed out!
The brakes are montrous and I think my eyeballs were as close to pop out of my head is they were in the Enzo!
Grip is impossible to describe, even in frosty conditions with partially wet roads, it was obvious that you need some wicked speed to end up outside the planned line! The corner is dispatched at warp speed and once you see the next straight and the car is gunned, you enter hyperspace.. 4000-5000-6000-7000, I notice JC is temped to upshit but he puts his hand back on the wheel and bam, we're already at 8000, with the engine note becaming a wild scream waking up children in a 20 km radius, I swear!
Of all the indepths and ride I had, this was one of the most impressive. Maybe because of the special conditions, maybe I was biased after so many positive reviews, but hell, this car really does it!

marvellous to take pics of it too! there are cars that are not so much camera friendly IMO while the RS4 is sexy from every angle, and while taking panning shots, it is os beautifull to listen to that soundtack! i was frosting at -5 C with my hands almost glued to the camera but I could stay there all day long witnessing the way the car was disappearing in the distance!

I hope you will like the pics and the report, I still have shivers down my spine!