Audi Driver Feb 2010 B5 RS4 Special Issue

Post by **neckarsulm** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 7:51 pm

And the last one

Post by **neckarsulm** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:25 pm

You can now order it from this link

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0409961968

International postage is also available.

Post by **lynchy** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:55 pm

cheers bud just bought me self a copy...

Post by **R5YUG** » Sun Jan 31, 2010 11:21 pm

Good link and a resonable price too!

Post by **Norrs2** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 12:03 pm

All Panels different from the S4 bar the Roof and Bonnet????

Front doors and Tailgate are also the same surley?

Post by **neckarsulm** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 12:14 pm

I first read about all those panels being different apart from those in one of the original road tests back in 2000.

Front doors don't have side mouldings or holes for side mouldings and there is an additional reinforcement panel between door shell and subframe preventing window lifting at high speeds.

The self study programme (available in the downloads section) also confirms a different tailgate spoiler which has additional mountings which require modifications to the tailgate - (I was surprised by this too!).

This is reflected in ETKA which lists the following;
S4 tailgate - 8D9 827 023 R
RS4 tailgate - 8D9 827 023 AB

May I thus suggest a very sincerely good natured

Post by **Norrs2** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 12:51 pm

neckarsulm wrote:May I thus suggest a very sincerely good natured

I stand corrected. But does a different rear spoiler really constitute a different "Panel".

Post by **Sql_RS4** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:50 pm

Just bought myself a copy too! Thanks for that ebay link!

Post by **neckarsulm** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 2:32 pm

I stand corrected. But does a different rear spoiler really constitute a different "Panel".

The tailgate is different, only slightly but it is different and has it's own part number which I suspect costs more to buy.
You have to look at it from an Audi PR perspective, trying to justify the extra cost of an RS4 over an S4 so the more changes the better. I agree it's not massive but does give an insight into the effort quattro GmbH went to to take it to the next level.

Post by **grizz** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:26 pm

The rs4 has a differant part number as it has holes along the top for the spoiler to screw to,,

Post by **Contigo** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 9:53 pm

So who owns the HJO now? Here's Tiff test driving it for TG back in the day.

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Top- ... 635054.htm

Post by **neckarsulm** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 10:31 pm

So who owns the HJO now? Here's Tiff test driving it for TG back in the day.

Got your copy yet?
If so you should have read that W117 HJO got stolen and burnt not long after that was recorded for Top Gear in late summer 2000.
The Avus W116 HJO I haven't seen again but it's currently taxed!

The Jay Kay W272 EWL must have been the replacement press car for W117 HJO as the full press office pic which I have framed is dated 'Oct 2000'.

Post by **stumpyrs4** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 10:37 pm

Just got mine.

...EWL has just joined SRS and looks in fine shape.

Post by **neckarsulm** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 10:56 pm

Are you sure Stumpy?
Unless it's j..u..s..t sold it looks like it's still for sale though I did see the SRS thread where someone was enquiring about it.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1367121.htm

Post by **stumpyrs4** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 11:22 pm

http://audisrs.com/about10752.html

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