What I Love And Hate About My Audi RS7!
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- Опубліковано 27 лип 2024
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No car is absolutely perfect, they all have their pros and cons. Here are what I believe are the biggest downsides and upsides to owning an Audi RS7! If you are thinking about buying an RS7, you definitely want to take all these factors into consideration. Clearly in this instance, the pros far outweighed the cons for me, leading to me to buy an Audi RS7 - Авто та транспорт
Audi North Miami hates this guy.
John Zidor why?
@@2003mcassidy because he made a video about how dishonest and generally bad they are.
Eddie = ultimate sales man!! Audi needs to sponsor you next!! Keep up the good work man
I have an S6, try the EBC brake pads if they make them for your rotors. Been very happy with them. Enjoyed the video.
I totally agree! RS7 is so comfortable(especially I had mine on HRE 20") its simply incredible. Also, performance, practical, all year car, sound(exhaust & B&O) and looks are AMAZING!
This car has a dual personality: comfortable & quite if you have kids or just a bad day; Fast, Tight & Loud . v8 exhaust if you in the mood for fun:)
Question: How much is the Audi RS7 in ur country? And how did u pay for it? (If it is >60-140k)
I drive a 2018 RS6 Performance. You should try putting it in S-mode before you go in manual mode. Also, put your boardcomputer on Track timer and it will show you the gear you’re in and gives you shift lights on the head-up display.
Keep the uploads coming Eddie. Content is getting rly good!
The RS7 used to be my favorite Audi until I saw the RS5 Sportback in person. I liked it more because it's basically a smaller RS7 with a still usable amount of power.
True true. I’ll have to drive both. Huge $ difference, although RS7 is V8 and probably 1/3 more horsepower. Prob feels more like the R8
All Audi’s have break noise even on my q8 and my fiancé’s a5 sportsback! They also rust insanely fast, I’m talking about only in 3 day in with light showers..
Being a A7 owner myself, you are very on point with the USB and middle back seat. Your car is absolutely stunning. Would love to hear brake noise as it's similar issue w/a7's
Thanks! I'll make sure to include before and after videos when I do new brakes and make a video on that.
It's kinda strange to my that you guys have an issue with the middle back seat. I would definitely not buy this car if it had a middle back seat, I hate those things, but then again maybe because I don't have kids.
Thats why Audi makes an a8/S8, you have full 3 seating in the rear.
MOD-IT maybe the older ones. but Audi’s flagship sedan aka the A8 is executive and definitely is not made to have a comfy middle seat in the back
Great review Eddie!
Audi USA has extended the warranty on the PCV valve for some models. People have just started receiving letters within the last week. It’s all over the forums.
Thanks for your information. I did pay to fix it. My local Audi dealer could not do it well and they still charged me one thousand dollars. I found they had not fixed the problem several days later, and the Audi dealer refused to refund my money. However, I sold my car before Audi extended the warranty. Still no payback. No luck, never Audi again.
I agree with everything you said, with one addition - no spare tire! You can put the A/S7 spare and mount in the trunk though.
hitmanhacks pretty much all BMWs don’t have spare tires (I think all of them don’t). They just use Runflats now
What do you think of Choi’s decision on the Model 3 over the RS7? Also, could you do an RS7 vs RS3 video? Maybe even throw the RS5 in there
Great video Eddie!
Dude you didn’t buy a practical sedan. You bought a high performance vehicle that will require constant maintenance to maintain its performance.
That's what I thought! If you want to have performance and family/shopping buy a RS6 Avant.
Very cool video, my car has the same engine so interesting info ref the turbo oil screens, nice job mate
Just found this channel and sub. Also you remind me of Eddie from that show Fresh of the boat all grown up!
Nice vid. Keep it up 👍
Just bought an RS6 and noticed the brake noise straight away wondering if something was wrong...your explanation helped clear that up...I love the avant- practicality of the RS6 over the RS7 but I don’t think you can buy them in the US...yet!
Mine has a Stage 1 Revo upgrade with Roc-euro intake and it’s about to get an Akra or Miltek exhaust...crazy fast!!! Lovin’ it.
Great video Edd..i think u r one of da most sincere guys on UA-cam...whn u do ur pull u laff like Parker tho..did u test drive a cls b4 buyin da rs7 pls n if u did wht did u nt like?
Love the car and great video. The 4 passenger thing isn't really a problem for people that buy this car so non issue. The standard pads on my S4 drive me nuts also, tons of brake dust all the time! Overall such a versatile car and so fast and sporty. The RS7 started the sportback trend we see now and still dominates!
Beautiful piece of machinery. Eventually ill have one.
Agreed. Goodluck!
don't bother, they are a waste of money. you can get a MUCH better AWD for half the price, I had a 2017 RS4 with 5k miles. Maintenance is incredibly expensive and god forbid you have to repair any of them, every part is $500+
And when you go to resell, be prepared to lose your ass in that deal
@@johnnymnemonic6986 curious. What are these "much better" awd cars for half the price 😂
@@EddieX if someone is looking for an AWD car, Subaru. Their manual transmissions are solid. Yea Audi's run fine when their new, but so does 95% of anything else and if you your going to buy a new car every year, then go ahead, it'll run. But if you keep it, get ready for the maintenance & repairs to pile up. The 7 goes for $114k new, resell?? 60k-70k?? No thanks, that's almost half, thats robbery.
@@EddieX I have friends that are die hard Audi enthusiasts, but they are honest about the situation, they know they have to pay out the ass to keep the car and they know the transmissions are garbage, but they like the look and are willing to spend $$$ to be seen in one. I like the way they look too, some of the best looking cars out there, but they are designed to make the owner a slave, it's no secret, all luxury manufacturers Design their cars to cost more than what it should, because they know there's millions of idiots that hand over their paychecks every month for one
I have a 2015 A8L with the 4.0T engine and my turbos went out at 37,000 mi. and just out of Audi warranty. The good news is I have an extended warranty to 120,000 mi and 8 more years. Audi updated the oil screen and turbos in 2017 so I have all the newest updated parts and it seems much faster now. The repair cost was around $12,000 paid for by the insurance. Love the car!
Which extended warranty did you go with?
Endurance and I paid $6,400 for it
I hear if you change your oil every 5,000 miles you shouldn't have any problems. My car was serviced through Audi with everything so they do oil every 10,000 miles. But now with my updated turbos it shouldn't be a problem anymore. Keep up the good work Eddie!
Hey Eddie
I have an 2013 S7, what extended warranty would you recommend for this car?
Thanks
Thank you for this excellent review. Does it have much tyre noise?
Hey I have a 2016 S7 and one of the turbos blew up 3 months ago when the car was at 60000km. It was $11k CAD but covered by the warranty. So I’m just wondering if I should get an extended warranty when the factory one expires? Since it’s already blown once does it mean the new one will last longer? What do you recommend?
Damn thats a beautiful car, an the color sets it off 😍. Perfect purchase........ An the X on the window i peep. X squad
Lmao my GTI has the same blade shape wheels that are so common and are on most cars so I had to change them out right away 😂
please make a review of S8+ beast !!!!
Went into a dealership today. Is the rs7 or s7 worth it with ceramic brakes? I sat in s5 nardo grey today. That grey looks great in person need advice.
My biggest gripe with it is the interior. It just looks so outdated compared to the new generation A7. Can’t wait to see the new RS7. I doubt it’ll be able to beat the current gen RS7 in looks. It’s just stunning.
Hey dude I had a 2014 rs7 an traded it in for Porsche Panamera 2020 bad moved. Did not keep Porsche for long . I have just purchased the 2023 rs7 love it
If you want hassle free brakes, you get the performance edition that comes with ceramic discs and pads. The discs will never need replacement (unless you take it to the track a few times) and the pads wear out pretty slowly with spirited driving.
Hey Eddie,
Did you take a look at the 2019 S7? Why did you choose to stick with the exiting models instead of waiting to see what the new RS7 will have as far as powertrain and performance?
Don't get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE this model and would buy one in a heartbeat if I had the money.
RS7 is my dream car ! Now I own Audi A6 C5 1.9TDI
Excellent dream car!
I have a 1.9 tdi too, it's a legendary motor on his own, in America they don't know the 1.9 tdi, it's a indestructible motor
Rs7 is also my dream car and I own a c5 A6 2.7t
I had an A4 many years ago. The brakes always squeaked. When I complained about it, the dealer said “brake squeak is normal in these cars”.
Same with gtr and m5
I'm not understanding how the RS7 having 4 seats is an issue. It shouldn't be a deal breaker. If you got kids and many friends to shuttle around, that's not the car you should be shopping for. You need a Q7 or something like that. That to me is like saying Lamborghini is shorting you because they only have 2 seats in their Murciélago. I do agree with the power outlet concern though. In short, this isn't a "family car".
its just stupid because the center console is really useless
@@TheSmokeRecords I don't disagree that the centre piece is useless, however how different is it from a 2 door coupé with pretentious back seats? Or a barely there trunk? At least you can have top performance and take along 3 friends. Anything more than that, buy a SUV or minibus. No crying about it.
Lex Nel well actually the trunk is super big, i love it! you can even go skiing with an rs7... but in the end you are right, he should not cry about it
Hi Eddie, you owned and surely tested BMW's before, and I wanted to ask you: how much less fun to drive is it this car? I love the look, the engine, the enterior and the infotainment.. the only thing that warns me before starting to search for one is how it compares to BMW's.. I always drove BMW's and I love rwd's, but I wanted to switch to something more usable and safe to control.. what do you think? Could this be right for me? Or drives it like a golf r?
Btw I live in northern Italy and 4wd could help in some situations, nothing comparable to Michigan but still useful
Big fan of the colour.. if I were ever to wrap my Focus RS, it’s the colour I would choose..
Nardo grey is sick AF
My IS 300 F Sport has similar brake issues - they squeak when cold and produce tons of dust. I'd still stick with the OE semi-metallic pads for the added performance.
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hamza mohammed He once mentioned he worked for Ford Motor Company in Michigan.
Jordan Cunanan Recently he said he left ford and went to work at a startup
Nissian technician
youtube DUH!
Son. He is a son of rich parents.
Hi Eddie,
perhaps this is infra-dig to mention and you're already all over it, but in regard to that oil starvation from sludge risk issue. I've found the PAO-ester based engine oils far less prone to that than premium synthetics that are not PAO-ester based. Taking the NOACK evaporation index parameter as a guide, the PAO-ester type oils record at the low end but not by that much. So what's the big deal? However when considered against "normal" consumption of engine oil over the change interval the PAO-ester oil is consumed at near ~1/5 the rate. In my Audi that "consumption" is a difference of 60-70ml's to 280-300ml over 7,000kms. Something think about with your enthusiast buddies. My main concern came from reducing GDI inlet port coking and avoiding sludge that prematurely kills the cam chain guides/tensioners (that's also a monster job and cost).
My dad used to have an S7 and it had a middle seat 😊🤔
Older model did
You don’t have issues with the CLS not having a 5th seat when you’re lonely 🤣🥺
Do a S8 Plus review and compare it with your RS7! I'm torn between the two!
James David drove both. Completely different driving experience even with the same engine. The rs7 definitely is more sporty and feels more raw. I was not expecting the s8 to be so subtle in comparison but the upside is that the s8 is more comfortable and has more luxury. Again if you want something close to a sports car that is super quick in a straight line, rs7 is hands down better.
@@G0ddEityawesome I had a completely different experience. Drove an '17 S8 Plus and an '17 RS7 Performance back-to-back and disagree with the "sportiness" of the S8 Plus. That thing was a freaking beast. Once in Dynamic, the entire character of the car changed and was much more planted w/little-to-no body roll. Both cars were spec'd loaded with basically all options. Regarding straight-line performance: total toss-up between the two. With 600 ponies on tap, either one is a mid 11s car (stock) - there was no obvious difference between the two in straight line performance, even with the weight advantage of the RS7. Twisties goes to the RS7, but only just. The weight advantage of the RS7 is noticeable there. Considering the S8 is a limo-class car though, the fact that it is comparable to the RS7 in driving characteristics and performance is testament to how well the platform was developed.
Hi Eddie, since you have driven the Urus, do you think the rs7 drives similar to it and which one would you rather have if given money is no objection?
I don't think they feel that similar. The powertrain is close but the Lamborghini felt a bit more intense. If money was no object, I'd have an Urus in my garage
EddieX thanks for the feedback man. Still I don’t think the urus should cost twice as much. Enjoy your rs7 man.
Which one is better for a better dynamic drive: audi rs7 or bmw m6
Brakes squeal on AMG’s too, my CLS63’s brakes will just start screaming some days.
You beat me to it! I have a 2016 CLS-63S and that is one thing I Absolutely hate about the car.. did you figure anything out about how to mitigate this?
canah1 mine is a 2016 too! Only thing that works for me is to make sure they are CLEAN. I wash the car twice a week and I power wash the hell out of the rotors. The amount of brake dust that comes off is incredible. Keeps them quiet for a few days.
@@CylinderHeadE60 Ok yeah your method sounds exactly like mine. Great mines think alike I guess thanks man
I got an RS6, now due to a brakes change, any resource for cheap genuine parts? thanks.
Well, all of the negatives Eddie lists [except one] are why I got the S8...the one I am stuck with, as he is too, is the 4.0T turbo issue.
Sooooo...for $2000 I am getting a preventive maintenance fix since I am out of warranty and I have a stage 1 tune, and the thought of a $10K turbo fix is not in my budget [actually, the $2k fix isn't either 'cuz as my wife said: "Uh, the S8 is for rich people, not you, honey" [cue snarkey voice]. Glad I got the S8 though: a real sleeper. Catches everyone off guard.
6 series GC actually has a three seat bench. It was the only one in its class to have that option. But the new CLS has it now too. At least in the UK markets
thought you needed the performance if you added performance mods because the axle or trans cant handle more than the stock hp?
love the direct short intro without the earrape music
My most negative point about the 16-19 RS7 Performance is the steering. Coming from an 13 RS5 it's a world of difference. I believe it's because of the electric steering feature which causes you to get almost no feedback from the steering.
Hi Eddie! Can you make a comparison between Audi S8 Plus VS RS7 or S63 ?
Thanks
Hi Eddie, would you recommend as a safe buy an RS7 C7.5 with 55.000miles ? As is it a car that can safely go to like 75.000miles without very expensive repairs.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Arthur
That's definitely not a sure thing.
You need to get rid of those reflectors in the front! You can buy something online that replaces them with matching paint
Question.. What Radar detector are you using?
Bummed they don't offer manual transmissions in any of these, even the S3, which I was looking at VS a Golf R or GTI but that kills it for me. I've driven the DSG and I know it's a very good transmission, but I still crave the manual.
The gauze on the the turbos are a design flaw... Unless cleaned they will block and eventually the turbine will strip itself if not getting enough oil.
Why didn‘t you upgrade to the ceramic brakes?
Those rear center console lights are a killer
One other thing you should know about, not 100% sure if the RS7’s have this issue too but on all the other 4.0T’s the pcv valve will eventually make a loud squealing sound and need to be changed. There’s a TSB for that too
FYI - According to the forums, they just extended the PCV warranty to 10 years 100k miles.
Bro awesome car.
Add your own taste to it. Maybe carbon fiber spoiler.
Love the vid! Much love from hawaii
Eddie, why the hell does the accord jock our rs7s!! Lmaoo even the wheels! But hey, rs7 ftw!!
Hey I saw your previous videos about your experience @ the Miami dealership however what's missing is the car fax didnt register the body damage report . So what gives they too are scammers
Try the ecs rotors and brembo pads. Best combo
This is my dream car 😍
Try out EBC greenstuff brakes if they actually make pads and discs to RS7.
rs7 my dream car ❤❤
I put ceramic pads on my Audi and you don't hear a peep out of the brakes. Brembo makes some good pads and you can get them cheap at Rock Auto.
i have a 19 SQ5 with sport brakes，they don’t squeak but they make a grunting sound when I try to brake to a stop .2k miles into it now and it still does it. Dealer said its normal but it’s annoying.
I think middle seat can be configured on c7.5, not on c7 tho
Kind of curious, Why did you call the a6 c7 boring?
I love the way my a6 looks with the s-line trim.
Garbage Can not boring to me. Love the A6
Cause it’s boring
Are you from Park Ridge/Montvale/Hillsdale area NJ?
where do you buy audi parts from ?
Try the RS7 performance,carbon ceramic and no dust,no squeal. You get what you pay for.
Hi just curious. Do you drive around Cherry Hill,NJ?
No, I'm from Michigan
GMP Performance has a retrofit kit for the oil screen issue.
The A5 (S5 RS5) has the same rear seating arrangement.
Great video. A bit confused with you focused on things you dislike or hate but haven’t happened to your particular vehicle. Not sure how you can hate something that hasn’t happened.
ferodo ds2500 pads would probably be a better,do your research .what i put on my 380hp tt,perfect
Lol I listened to the ad and first thing I did was ctrl + f pyramid
What gas mileage are you getting?
Cayenne GTS has the same brake noise, worse than a garbage truck lol. And the dealer said it still has quiet a bit life haha
You have any video/sound of the brake noise?
I can definitely take one.
The main reason I didn't get a used S6 was because everyone said the turbos failed. I guess that scared me enough for me to stop pursuing it. I guess I should've done more research if only that level of preventative maintenance is enough to prevent them from blowing up.
Still one of my biggest regrets...
AsianxWu yet one of the smartest financial decisions you have made.
@@user-tk6tz9nl1v That's probably true lol
I had a subi 2013 wrx.. 60k miles.. rod.blew up.. i said never again on turbos!..then i bought an audi.. turbos are not reliable compaired to all.engine.. alwayz be perpaired for turbo issues
You should get a ceramic coating done to your wheels! It is a lifesaver that keeps brake dust off - and you can clean the rest off just with a water hose. #LifeChanger
Real question is how long before it breaks??
That's my dream "family" car 🤟
A7 actually has 3 seats in the back, that's why it was my choice. I am guessing S7/RS7 with "comfortable" pack has 3 seats as well.
They have the middle seat in the European versions.... they took the middle out in the states due to some safety regulation. You probably could get a full back and install it yourself
Does anyone know if the ceramic brakes have the same noise issues? Less metal on metal contact??
GCD8 no idea was thinking the same
how much cheaper is to repair S7 than RS7?
I spend around 7k on new brakes and rotors when only have 33000KM, I hope my new f90 m5 will be better.
There’s an Audizine thread for an aftermarket MMI screen/tablet. Please take a look at it. They want so many pre-orders before they’ll make it
Assuming that's for older models?
EddieX it’s for the c7 and c7.5 RSNAV Screen. It’s an android tablet w/ Wireless car play and android auto.
www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php/879901-RSNAV-Fundraiser-for-10-25-MMI-upgrade
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Eddie, you can use a garment steamer to reduce or completely remove the baby seat marks on the back seat.
Will that work on leather? Thanks for the suggestion!!
@@EddieX Yes. Leather upholsterers use steam to fit leather seat skins and shrink them into place
Considering buying an RS7 after making pretty good money through Amazon FBA. It's been my dream car for years and after this video, I still want it lol. Any comments or statements you think I should know before I drop the down payment?
Eddie where in MI are you from, I'd love to meet up once I pick mine up soon
Metro Detroit area. Shoot me a DM on IG!