10 future classics you should buy in 2024

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Hopefully true!

https://www.goodwood.com/grr/road/news/ ... FC,ZN7LS,1

B7 Audi RS4 Avant
What did we say about Audi building under-steering family wagons? We meant to say it built under-steering family wagons until the B7 RS4 Avant. The B7 raised Audi's game on many levels. Out went the turbocharged engines of old cars, and in came a naturally aspirated V8, so good it would soon take up home under the engine cover of the R8 supercar. Almost as important as the engine, though, was its positioning, spreading behind the front axle, meaning the B7 didn't have the sledgehammer of every RS4 before it. The final key change was a four-wheel drive system that valued fun as much as traction.

All these qualities came wrapped in a practical estate (or less remarkable saloon) car body with just the right amount of menace to differentiate it from Grandpa's A4 Avant. Throw in Audi's peerless build quality, which peaked around the B7’s time, and you have one of the best everyday performance cars ever made. Prices start from around £15,000 for a good example, a situation that can't last long.

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"or less remarkable saloon" - Everyone knows the Saloon is the one to have!!!!

"Prices start from around £15,000 for a good example" - Painful how much they've dropped in price since I bought mine.

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"or less remarkable saloon" - Everyone knows the Saloon is the one to have!!!!

Well, I sure don't...

"Prices start from around £15,000 for a good example" - Painful how much they've dropped in price since I bought mine.

Of course I'm not familiar with the British market, but over here in Germany, it seems that the B7 RS4 has left the valley of tears already some time ago. Even halfway decent ones usually start somewhat north of 30k€, and I do not see any trend reversal... Which is a good thing, of course, with mine still having only a little over 40k (miles ) on the odometer.

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"or less remarkable saloon" - Everyone knows the Saloon is the one to have!!!!

Well, I sure don't...

"Prices start from around £15,000 for a good example" - Painful how much they've dropped in price since I bought mine.

Of course I'm not familiar with the British market, but over here in Germany, it seems that the B7 RS4 has left the valley of tears already some time ago. Even halfway decent ones usually start somewhat north of 30k€, and I do not see any trend reversal... Which is a good thing, of course, with mine still having only a little over 40k (miles ) on the odometer.

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Nice mileage.

It's not like that in the UK sadly. European and US/Canada markets seem great for them. But since 2022 when they reached a high (typically when I purchased), the B7 has been on a bit of a decline here price wise.