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2006 Audi RS4 B7 Avant review - the best Audi ever made?
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- Опубліковано 8 сер 2024
- The 2006 Audi RS4 (that's the B7 for all you geeks) was a high point for Audi's car design. With a manual gearbox, 4.2-litre naturally aspirated V8 and a slinky estate body style, it has ticks so many petrolhead boxes. But how does it hold up in the 2020s? Could you use one as a family car? Join me for a walkaround and a bit of bleary-eyed nostalgia with Audi's phenomenal RS4.
I've had my mugello blue avant for 6 years now. There's no way I'd I've ever sell it. I sorn it during the winter but then I have withdrawal symptoms 😁. Standard ones are great but I'm sure audi limited the power in the first 3 gears. Mine is mrc stage 2 tuned and its a totally different car from standard. The power delivery in all gears is relentless. A future classic for sure. Great vid 👌
Hahaha indeed you do get withdrawal from it i had to go into youtube to hear the sound :)
What's done to the car from stack in this mrc stage 2?
@@arvisgri7491 mine has a cat back non res miltek, a stage 2 mrc map plus it's been deflapped. It was carbon cleaned as well.
@@stevecutts5450 what major repairs did you have to do? I also love the B7
@@jerryx2000 The biggest bill was when the front diff went in the gearbox. I sourced a 2nd hand box. It was Just over 3k for the box and labour to fit it,also a new clutch was fitted.
You just have to keep on top of the maintenance and a carbon clean does these the world of good. The injectors can be pricey to replace but it Is what it is. The actual engine is so strong and has never let me down.
They are old cars now but the parts are still expensive, replacing the drc Is pricey but luckily mine was on coilovers when I bought it.
I only use mine during the summer and I'm starting to get itchy feet now every time I open the garage door and see it sat there😁.
I've owned a Sprint Blue B7 RS4 sedan for just over a year now and like many of the other commenters - I am never selling it. It is just too good. The looks, the seats, the drive, the sound, the handling, the rarity and it is irreplaceable. Great video, thanks!
Thanks for tolerating the video! I'm envious...
hell ya bro rs4 life is special
This was my dream car ever since I first saw one and I finally bought one a few months ago. Sprint blue with the carbon trim, leather bucket seats. Dream come true, absolutely love it.
Every time I look at it it makes me smile.
me to bro agreed 👍 💯 % owned mine 3 weeks then winter storage! Was sad then miss her but now soooooo excited for summer :-) wooooooo u know the deal
I bought my B7 S4 25quattro (#103 of 250) in December of 2005. And still, every time I get behind the wheel, the first thing that comes to mind is Queen's "I'm in Love With My Car". As nice as my wife's B8.5 S4 is, I still prefer the B7. :)
I have a B7 S4 DTM and I love it so much, it’s a great daily.
I think i was driving around in a Fabia Vrs tdi in 2006, had a massive want for an RS4 ever since they cane out, finally bought a Sprint Blue B7 Avant 6 years ago, has been a wonderful car and isn’t going anywhere!
I had a Mk2 Fabia vRS (the 1.4 supercharged and turbocharged one…) and it wasn’t great! By all accounts the diesel one was awesome.
My first car was a mk4 Ibiza pd130 mapped to have a tad more torque than this rs4 haha
Proper Audi. My father had an S8 years ago. Similar sort of vintage feeling. Loved it.
Great review, glad I came across your channel just now while looking for some B7 nostalgia
1st video I’ve seen on your channel. Great review and really like your style. Keep up the great work 👏🏼
Thanks Andrew - glad to have you aboard!
Brilliant stuff. So funny and a good review. Loved this as a kid too.
Back when theses came out it was my dream car,it’s the car that got me into loving cars,I always wanted a sprint blue saloon,I bought a s4 b8 instead then currently have a rs6 c7.5,I still need a b7 rs4 in my life
Always liked the B7 A4’s and the RS4 is just extra special. I need to drive one at some point.
My dream car
Spectacular car and video. I love a fast audi. But a fast audi wagon now that is perfection.
To me she definitely is, not to mention how rare these things have gotten nowadays. It sure feels different to own one of these beautiful machines in an era where EU performances are turning electric
The force is strong with this one. I'm loving seeing your time capsule reviews. Any chance of begging Honda and Merc? Thanks for these
I had almost this exact same car as a loaner from a friend when I was touring Europe and playing ‘cello with quartets and tenor & alto sax in jazz clubs. As an American, I’ve never understood what our damn country’s issue is with estates / wagons, because they are awesome - this one especially. And for what it’s worth, You are one fast sausage. I think.
Just got one 2 weeks ago, after 3 days of absolute joy, it won't go into gear and it won't be out of the garage till 2 weeks from now, if I'm lucky. (Slave cylinder for the clutch) I regret nothing, it's so awesome, literally the perfect car.
good man b7 rs4 are the bomb ❤Mine!!! they are worth the wait and $$ at shop one of the best sedans ever :-)
@@lancegallant3647 hey there wow that was last year, actually when the recovery guy came it just went into gear no problem and I've been driving it on the daily ever since. It is such an amazing car, makes all kinds of lovely noises all the time and it's insanely fast in a straight line and round corners. This last year has been so much fun, I hope you are having similar fun in yours.
@Mike Walls Omg hell yes bro soooooo much fun and deff 1000000% smiles for miles most deff !!! Just got mine from shop 02 sensor took awhile all sunny nice beach days 2 weeks straight ffs now fall weather 20 deg drop in temp rain for 2 weeks straight there calling 📞 for :-( The beast will be chilling till sunny days :-)
@@lancegallant3647 fall?!? Are you in Australia? Doesn't matter where you are the car is still awesome, the only times I ever got it to lose grip was in the cold and wet, even then it just drifts out to the side and you just keep your foot down and point it where you want to go and it still gets you there, idiot proof.
@Mike Walls Hey Mike Iam in canada Bud. Salt in winter roads will eat that beauty alive after some years ! Drive it sunny days only Sumner bud :-) . I also have a nasty 2006 acura TL manual aspec edition extremely rare as well . 20 inch vossen rims rolled fenders sooooo dope automobile as well will last my whole life as well :-) . Winter car acura tsx manual don't care About that car :-)
Had mine for 9 years, always garaged and don’t take it out when it’s raining anymore. Still a big head turner everywhere I take it.
deff agreed and iam exactly the same only drive her sunny days only :-)
Nice review, absolutely love mine, sadly in not quite such good condition as this Audi owned example. The only thing I have to take issue with, is the stem of the gear change feeling plasticky. On mine at least, I love the way the stem of the gear change stays cool (even when things get hot and messy) as I assume it is crafted from a solid lump of metal. Maybe an odd thing to pull out of the review but as soon as the words fell out of your mouth my mind flashed to this standout, for me, detail.
My 1999 B5 S4 (Ming Blue) will pull away from a standstill without touching the throttle and, using the clutch peddle only, you can progress through the gears until you reach 6th. Thats the benefit of torque. Additionally, when parking the S4 wagon next to a modern SUV box you realise just how compact an older estate car is. Love my S4 and after 19 years ownership and 302k miles I have no intention of selling it.
Got myself an audi s4 b7 , with full miltek including manifolds ,nice growl from the v8 , next step rs4 b7 👍
Just come across your channel for the first time. Really enjoyed the review. 👍.
Thanks Duncan! I usually review newer and more sensible cars, but I did do the E39 M5 last year if you have a search
Tim Rodie Drives Stuff 👍. So dare I ask…if you had to choose would it be the RS4 or the M5?.
What brilliant reviewing👌🏽
Thank you! You're too kind
Sprint blue b7 saloon is my dream car right now. Hopefully one day, before they're even sillier money.
I have a b7 A4 right now and happy with it but im hard at work tryna get one of these beauties :)
same
Tdu was so good, theres a sequel out later this year. Cant wait for my go in an rs4
OMG I love my audi rs4 b7 what a machine !!! If anyone can get one and afford it what the hell are u waiting for !!! ❤️ lovely machine !!!
Dream car for sure
It's the BEST!! Wish we had the avant in America
My favourite combination is grey estate. Got sick of seeing blue so grey became my favourite colour and Audis always look better as estate
In 2006 I was dreaming at the BMW M3, but now I am mature enough to appreciate the Audi RS6.
2007 A6 C6 Avant S Line, 3.2 FSI owner here and despite of all the troubles I've had with it that car won't be for sale within this lifetime.
I don't know if its best but it may be one of the best looking audi.
great review bro bang on rs4 life is a wounderful life wouldn't trade it for anything rs4 is the best sedan audi ever made classic machine 😀
Ooo Harry Metcalf has just borrowed this exact carband posted a video, nearly as good as this one 😮
Having seen a few vids of older cars & bikes (invariably simpler, smaller, lighter, more engaging to use) , it rather makes one wonder how we've taken the wrong direction.
Yup! Totally agree
badly directioned consumerism, hand in hand with social media hyping-up type of marketing + dumbing down population; if it is not that, I have no explanation for the crossovers. 🙄🤷🏿♂️
if ppl manage to understand that they cannot have a cocktail pair of shoes that are good for running a marathon, how can they not understand that crossovers cannot be that car that does it all.
As for electrics.. that's the worst direction of the industry.. hydrogen would have been so much better but, you cannot beat dumb social media hype. 🤷🏿♂️
First video I've seen of yours I'm subscribing
Thanks! It’s downhill from here tbh
@@TimRodieDrivesStuffwell I'm still here
Well thank you very much (and apologies for lack of subsequent RS4 content!)@@Birmingham_racing
Despite my lamentable experience with a 2006 V10 S6 (long story short: it was a cokey boy and never quite right), I still hanker after one of these despite the fact that there’s every chance it’ll come with a similar set of issues and pitfalls. I think it’s the perfect future tip run car to accompany the inevitable electric daily…
I had a small problem with a component attached to the manifold. The part was available only with the entire manifold, which cost $4200.
Occasionally, it would fault and wouldn't rev above 7000. At one point, it would also go into limp mode. That latter issue seemed to resolve itself.
@@thedalillama Intake manifold flaps?
I had a 2006 s6 many years. That was a fantastic car. It was definitely being held back power wise though.
@@untruenorth
Generally, yes. I think it was an actuator that moved the flaps or a potentiometer that measured their position. To fix it, I was told by three mechanics that I had to buy everything, including the cast piece.
I also had trouble buying stock rotors. They were on back order for 4 months. I eventually bought after market parts for those.
Other than the parts issues, I absolutely loved the car.
Christ is that how long its been since TDU came out?! Still hasn't been a game as fun to me, need more games with dealerships.
My dad has just bought a blue RS4 estate
2006 i was in high school, Definiently a car that will be classed as a cult classic
Your engine carbon is in such nice condition! Mine definitely shows more age than that.
It’s from Audi’s Heritage fleet. So I doubt it ever wants for much in the way of anything.
hi one of the best cars ever made i do like a rs4 so sweet yes its old but who cares it still gos when you need to ONE OF THE BEST.
Yup, that's a nice one.
I mean it looks really good for that year
This is the car that put audi back on the map... I have a cabriolet.. Love it but it can have a few problems from time to time
Haha, very entertaining! I’m looking to buy the equivalent year s4 - thanks!
Yes it is !!
I used to find this guy a bit too facetious but he has grown on me.
Oh babes I can do facetious all day. Car UA-cam is too far up its own bum and I’m here to change that 🤣
Its one of the best yeah, behind the R8 and Quattro
I'm astonished of the condition of the carbon engine pieces. Usually those are cracked and yellowed.
Yeah this one is probably the best looked-after one in the UK
In the boot, you unscrew the big plastic nob and you`ll find the spare tyre ... at least I did. ;)
The other thing - I saw that you have the radio antenna on the roof? I have it in the rear side windows and it works great. I assumed all B7s have it there.
No spare tyre in the b7 rs4, battery and compressor is in the boot under that black nob
@@bandit911 Compressor for suspension?
@@kleno_5910 Incase you get a flat tyre, there's a can of tyre sealant with it too 👍🏼
@Kleno _ As far as I know the shark fin on the roof houses the GPS antenna for the sat nav. The antenna for the radio is on the side glass. Antenna on glass is hardly ever good, mine isn't, maybe I have an issue with mine.
I could imagine how good this car would be, I have a mint b6 S4 which I am totally besotted with, and this car is that much better . . .
Probably the best Audi ever made
rs4 b5 the best
I have normal b7 but this is so much better heh
The avante is the one for me
Even when I saw the thumbnail I also thought it was abit small compare to the new audis
Or was it just really far away?!
In 2006 I was buying a BMW 130i and wishing I could afford an RS4 🤓
Such a lovely car, but I think I did well. Perhaps BMW will lend you a 130i to hoon for an afternoon?
you shouldn't need to hold the starter button down. One of the clutch switches must be broken on this model.
I'm not sure I actually had to hold it down... I just have a habit of holding starter buttons until the engine fires (I think it stems from motorbikes which tend to work like that)
Having had 3 B5 RS4's and also a B7 RS4 i must say that the B5 is the better car and much better looking too.
This should've come with a 4.0 TT
I have a bit of a thing for the B5 as well… never driven one though. I did drive an RS2 for one of the first carwow drag races though I think
I test drove a low mileage B5 before buying a B7. It had plenty of character but understeered chronically, hit the bump stops constantly and wandered at speed. For me, the B7 is in a totally different league
Its not best Audi ever made but best car ever made
4th, 3rd, no fuck it 2nd 😂 love it!
In 2006 I was coming out of my mother lol
Ooooft think I’ve had an organism, difficult to believe that’s 15 years old (2022) back then I had a 6 and 2 year old and was about to buy a c4 Picasso. Yup I’ve always had s**t cars, mind you that was the worst.
There is a spare fam under the boot cover lol
There's an entire spare family under there? I don't want another one
@@TimRodieDrivesStuff lol you know I meant spare tire auto correct did that
My neighbor has a 2005 S4 estate sitting in his drive since 2015 ...it's just sitting there ..it has the 4 exhaust setup two lemon shaped outlets on either side of the rear ... what a waste .
Tugging you off? Yeah that was awkward haha
👋 how did you manage to talk all the way over the sound of an rs4🙄
I didn’t later on! Sorry to have offended you!
@@TimRodieDrivesStuff brilliant response 🤣🤣. Wouldn't be much of a review without a little talking. Cheers!
2.0 tfsi BUL
🤗 Promo-SM.
Got me worried at being tugged off.
Just roll with it
To hold your children's joints😂
I have a 2004 audi s4 avant v8 quattro. In black. I love it... Mechanics are.dicks. keep saying oh thats a garbage motor. Cant even get them to change cam senors and coolant sensor. They'd rather say its shit and offer me 300 for the car then work on it. Ya i bet s4 avant parts are popular in a choo shop...
Lol don't fall for the Bait
This or the E46 M3?
I’ve not driven an E46 sadly! One of my best mates had a CSL which he converted to manual… I never had time to have a go!
@@TimRodieDrivesStuff that’s sad man! A CSL would be a dream to drive! I have an e46 m3 abs waiting to get the CSL smg update to it! Absolute beauty
After 5 previous audi A4, I bought my wife another A4-newest model and it is a terrible car. I have S8 V10 2008 - best car audi ever made just like that RS4, S6 and RS6. After these models of that era which audi made best that the knew, today they are chasing co2, ecology, not killing dolphins - whales and similar crap because of idiots in greenpeace. And that sound - puts a smile on my face even after all these long years of owning. And I am not a huge car guy and even I can see a diference between good old enginering and a new bullshit of todays cars.
Yes legendary for no power
Except saloon is better
I almost agree with you
Sry guys...i own a RS4 B5...the V8 of the B7 never has 420hp...B7 is a lovely car, but B5 is the true legend.
Hahahaha 🤣 you are funny, rs4 b7 best Audi sport car??? Hahahaha, this is one of the worst car compare to B5 2.7. you need some education
Hmmm you see the question mark after "the best Audi ever made?????" That means he was asking a question, it doesn't mean he said it is the best Audi ever made, he doesn't need education my friend..... You do 😉
Btw stock for stock the b7 is way ahead of the b5 in every department, and I love the b5 but I would never trade my b7 for a b5 but that's just my opinion