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Hi,

Very excited to be picking up a 2013 RS4 next week! I'm coming from a 335d xDrive Touring and really looking forward to experiencing the difference.

Just one question for now though, is it possible to have a towbar fitted? Not into caravans or the like, but my 335 had an electric towbar which I've used to put a bike rack on. It's been really useful. Has anyone managed to fit one on an RS4? The incoming beast has a sports package on it....

Cheers

Think you might be too busy enjoying the car to ride a bike!!

Hope you enjoy it

Thanks mate, pretty sure I will. Last of the V8s......, turned 50 this year, it all makes sense!!!

Im right with u there Im 47 and bought a rs4 just recently to scratch a v8 itch. First ever Audi and what a car! Interested in towbar options but there's no way Im butchering the gorgeous rear rear end with cutouts. Im toying with the idea of roof bars and bike rack up high?

RS4_Kid wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 08, 2022 10:51 am

Im right with u there Im 47 and bought a rs4 just recently to scratch a v8 itch. First ever Audi and what a car! Interested in towbar options but there's no way Im butchering the gorgeous rear rear end with cutouts. Im toying with the idea of roof bars and bike rack up high?

I don’t think it can be done without some bastardisation of the rear. Not sure I want 4 bikes on the roof, so it looks like the bikes’ll have to go!

What an absolute weapon the RS is! Loving it!

When I last asked, most towbar manufacturers don't do a towbar specifically for the RS4. Audi apparantly state the vehicle is not intended to have a towbar fitted. Whether you could fit a B8 A4 Avant towbar, which would be your only option, I'm not sure. There must be a reason why Audi came up with this response. You would also need dedicated electrics, but that is another issue where the car may not be programmable for the wiring kit.

Currently for sale on AT.
Clearly all mountings are there for a tow bar.
I have seen others fitted with a tow bar too.
When I enquired with a local tow bar guy, he said it could be fitted but he wasn’t legally supposed to due to not being homologated for a tow bar.
If it was just for a bike rack I don’t see the issue.

Renewed hope then mate, cheers!

Lemonski wrote:Currently for sale on AT.
Clearly all mountings are there for a tow bar.
I have seen others fitted with a tow bar too.
When I enquired with a local tow bar guy, he said it could be fitted but he wasn’t legally supposed to due to not being homologated for a tow bar.
If it was just for a bike rack I don’t see the issue.

It’s fine until your insurer is involved.

Should be fine unless the towbar damages anything, or is the cause of an accident.

You dealt with many insurers and/or their legal teams?!

That’d be brave in the extreme, insurer would be within their rights to withdraw policy.

Yes, don't shoot me, but it's the industry I work in!