My review of the new B8 S4...it's good!

[Verruckt]

Click Here.

[S4INT]

Looks much better with those wheels rather than the standard items.

[gmk666]

I feel safer posting this on here rather than on the B7 RS4 forum, but I'm really tempted by the Avant version.

Now don't get me wrong, I love my car, but with used prices heading south so quickly, I'm seriously thinking of getting out and into one of these next spring.

I quite like the idea of an auto for a while, and with a past history of various Porsches, an M3 and a GTV6, the thought of a mere 6 cylinders doesn't bother me.

Will I regret it? Will it be as special as the RS4? Who knows? If I miss it that much, I'm sure there'll be a B8 RS4 along soon...

[sonny]

Good read.

[tweek]

Nice review but why doesn't anyone mention the handbrake. It's absolutely awful, try it in traffic or a hill start with a manual box, you'll hate it in seconds....

[tartan_rob]

Nice post, nice car. Makes you wonder what can be done with the B8 RS4..?

[S2tuner]

I'm waiting to hear a little more about the B8 S4 and then I think I'll order one for delivery in March. But first I'm waiting for some information from "within" so I know if the block is a good base or not.

[S2tuner]

Nice post, nice car. Makes you wonder what can be done with the B8 RS4..?

I don't think there'll be a B8 RS4, if we follow the current logic, it should be the B9 that will come out as an RS.... but we'll have to wait and see of course

[Contigo]

Yep B9 RS is what I've heard too, not enough time to get an RS out now with only one RS model in production at a time.

The Blue Avant looks the business in that link and the review is excellent. I reckon I'd replace my B5 RS with one of these in a few more years as the cockpit and ride quality
will undoubtedly be far superior and with a remap the engine will be good for 400+ bhp

[Nige_RS4]

Good write up, thank you for that. Was the report commissioned for AW or did you just blag a test drive?

I've heard the new RS4 will be released in 2010 - dunno if that will be still B8 or B9 by then? Any news on the engine?

[tartan_rob]

Minhea - when you getting insider info..?