Mauled an 2.5 '07 Sti WRX saloon today

[rs4v8]

I love this guy...

Jeepers Tartan_Rob, don't say that chief! Seven year olds don't get sarcasm, you may end up with a fatal attraction thing going on!!

[pippyrips]

Don't under estimate them. Those that have owned/driven one will know what i mean.

Sorry to partially hijack the thread....

So Mr P Rips, have you taken the Audi plunge?

We meet again

Yes - had my RS for 6 months now

[RussianM3_dude]

These days with many cars in the sub 6 sec 0-60mph bracket, a far better indication of how the respective cars are going to fare against each other has to be the 0-100 mph time, or, as already mentioned, the 40-80mph or 80-120mph etc bracketed times.

If you screw up the launch or fudge a gear-change, a genuine 4.5 sec car will easily become a 5.5 sec car...

I have to say for me, the exciting part of the rev range in the RS4 is 5500+ and a remap will make absolutely no difference (IMHO) to how the car feels above this point whilst accelerating in the lower gears because by then the car is producing about 85% of its max power, we know remaps are giving ~5% gains, and you're only in any particular gear for a short period of time...

But then again the two cars represent two different paradigms...

Turbocharged Scooby with a WRC pedigree - torque is king, and the NA B7 RS4, which basically doesn't come alive until 5500rpm on the tacho and is basically a bored but de-tuned DTM V8 road car.

Interestingly, NA 4L DTM cars are artificially restricted to 470hp so our 4.2 ought to be able to produce (as mentioned before by me) >~480hp.

DTM engines are also service more often then the RS4 ones.

And I agree, the RS4 engine doesn't really come alive... erm not even above 5500. Which is ok, because if it did, of what use would it be, in 95% of driving situations.

[ChrisRS4]

[rs4v8]

Agreed. This place would definately be better without the pre-pubescent rantings of a seven year old.

[Marcus-RS4]

The Mrs has a '05 STI PPP and its nice having both this and the RS4 tbh, the extreme punch of the big turbo (and tacky interior) compared to the sublime consistant power of the RS4 (and luxurious interior/toys) Its nice to have the choice in the morning...

[pippyrips]

The Mrs has a '05 STI PPP and its nice having both this and the RS4 tbh, the extreme punch of the big turbo (and tacky interior) compared to the sublime consistant power of the RS4 (and luxurious interior/toys) Its nice to have the choice in the morning...

Lucky sod! excellent combo.

[rs4v8]

Seconded, you jammy barsteward!!