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RS4 / M5

Post by EuroSag » Sun Dec 17, 2006 6:39 pm

I realise that this is not going to get an unbiased response, but would an RS4 B7 be able to keep up with or even whip an M5 (current V10 model)?
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RE: RS4 / M5

Post by ZeroK66 » Sun Dec 17, 2006 6:48 pm

Simple answer is no. simple mathematics...

500bhp & rwd vs. 420bhp & quattro - great from about 0-40 after that the M5 will just leave it for dead I am sad to say.
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Post by >RS4< » Sun Dec 17, 2006 7:45 pm

a V10 M5 is very fast....faster than a 550bhp RS4 B5.

Proven in various youtube movies.

Nuff said i think?
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Post by ZeroK66 » Sun Dec 17, 2006 8:25 pm

You saying my S4 wont keep up :o
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Post by Wirefired » Mon Dec 18, 2006 8:39 am

I say yes based on head to head articles such as this German one which puts the RS4 against other cars in different conditions and different tracks including the Nurgurbring.

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Post by fredfunk1975 » Mon Dec 18, 2006 1:27 pm

Can anyone translate the article????
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Post by Wirefired » Mon Dec 18, 2006 3:21 pm

Sorry about the bad resolution. I can email a higher resolution copy to anyone that PMs me their email. My point is the times on different tracks.

Rundenzeit = run or I believe lap around named track (Nordshleiife or Hockenheim), Nasshandling = on the wet, ausweichtest comes up in my dictionary as evasion. konkurrenz umfeld is close competitors best I can make out. Anyone please feel free to confirm or correct me.
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Post by Contigo » Tue Dec 19, 2006 1:04 pm

I've driven an M6 and currently own a B7 RS 4 and the difference in speed is quite noticeable, especially from 60+!

The M6 is a powerhouse and it's a handful in the wet with it's huge amount of power to the rear.

In a straigh line there's no comparison, but around a twistie like the ring then it would be very close.
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Post by Guyt » Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:55 pm

I have just chucked my M5 in for an Rs4....yes the M5 is a lot faster however in the wet it is a liability. The M5 is more like a very fast comfortable saloon...no feeling from the road whereas the RS4 feels like a track car...
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Post by zachf88 » Fri Jan 19, 2007 7:56 pm

how would the rs4 compare to the e39 M5??? the older one with the v8??
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Post by Nige_RS4 » Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:10 pm

a V10 M5 is very fast....faster than a 550bhp RS4 B5.

Proven in various youtube movies.
I still have my suspiscions about some of those original vids - especially the M6 vs. the tuned 996tt!

I'd say a genuine 550bhp RS4 would be a match, even with drivetrain losses, just look at the power to weight ratio - those new M5's are damn heavy!
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Post by r4fdud » Thu Feb 08, 2007 12:15 am

u can't really compare the rs4 with the m5 as the same range would be an a6 or rs6....teh new rs6 is a 5.0 litre twin turbo now that sounds more appealing....
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