THIS is WHY you should buy RS4 over RS6
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- čas přidán 29. 09. 2021
- HELLO EVERYONE.
Yes, well I have said it now so I better stand by it. After having had both the RS4 and the RS6 on loan - I genuinely believe that unless you are in a willy waiving contest - the RS4 ticks more boxes for the money. I am still on the hunt for my next daily car so the hunt continues..
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What do you guys think? I don't know if I am ready for 4 wheel drive yet BUT she is incredibly useful to live with... Keep up with all the mayhem on my instagram @queenb x
can still hang a Quattro's ass out and get it sideways
U should wait the m3 xdrive🤣 u can choose between awd or rwd
Stunning car with unbelievable performance but in my opinion 4 wheel drive gets very boring very quickly
I bought an RS4 in 2019 instead of an RS6, It was the right decision I think.
Pull the trigger, ultra blue with the billet wheels and a couple more options to suit as a daily proposition 👍🏼
Oooo Jimny! That’s my girl 😂
Just got a dog ( I got outvoted by the family) so the RS3 with the heaviest of hearts, had to go, I was gutted. We decided on a 2020 B9 RS4….and got to say, what an absolutely brilliant car. It’s savagely quick in RS Mode, sooooo practical for kids and dog, decent MPG, and it looks properly aggressive but in a classy way. For a family/dog etc with a petrol head Dad, it really does tick all the boxes. Just love it…
I've the RS4 B9 in nardo grey, epic machine that does everything. Kids in the back, bikes on the roof, dog in the back and rapid. LOVE IT.
Just moved from an RS3 to an RS4. WHilst I miss that 5 cylinder engine note the RS4 is a very impressive machine. Stupidly quick, very well equipped, and has brought me my first speeding points, DOH!
I bought a brand new one of these end of last year….had over 100 cars in my time, including M3’s RS6’s and the RS4 is without doubt the best day to day car I’ve ever had. Do it Becky!!
I’ve got the B5 RS4 have done for 15 years !
Great review. Totally agree. I have a 2018 version and love it. It’s an awesome all rounder and still relatively rare, still with a cult following. Mine is Nardo grey. Despite almost every new manufacturer having copied this shade now I still get so many positive comments.
Great video, lovely colour, the B6 model sadly never got an RS4 though but that glorious V8 was in the B7!
I think this is an awesome car! I’ve always had a soft spot for the rs4, if I could afford one I think I’d definitely have one it literally ticks every box you could want from a car
I brought a demo B9.5 from Audi for under £60k, had m4’s previously but need £80k for the new shape and I wouldn’t pay that, great car if you need to do some miles, traction can be fun!
Nice one Becky, in a B9 S4 myself which I love (and I remember your great review of the avant back in the day, not long after I bought mine). It's more than enough of a daily for me personally but the RS4 to me appeals much more than the RS6 for the very reasons you state. Ultimately I'm wondering if the next car for me will be electric (sacrilege I know). Love the etron GT that I test drove but sadly they're asking crazy money for it and there won't be an avant version (something that perhaps makes the Taycan Cross Turismo appealing, other than the price). Keep up the great work!
i have an 770bhp RS7 c8, i think if i got an RS4 id always been thinking dam wish i had the RS6. I used to have an M5 f90 Comp, i actually think thats what you should go for faster than any of the audis stock and more involving, 60k gets you a nice one now.. Also remember the RS6/7 have 4 wheel steering to get rid of all the understeer....the RS4 doesn't, and when i drove an RS4 felt flat in performance, didn't wow me at all, better performance in the latest M3. Plus lot more road presence with the RS6.
Love the colour!! One of the nicest greens I've seen since Irish green on the air-cooled 911s. Love hearing a fellow ladies views on a car I'll never afford! I can dream though
Back in the day, I drove and sold one of the very first B5 RS4’s in Avus Silver with Red Leather as I was an Audi salesman. Dream car is still an RS4, but I do have a 2017 A6 C7 Avant quattro in Misano Red, best I can afford atm. Great cars from an Audi fanboy!
GREAT CAR ! perso i love this car! really good video becky and the differents angles is perfect
Becky’s review is absolutely spot on. I had a fantastic B7 RS4, was disappointed with my B8 RS4, then an RS6 and now a 2021 RS4 that is for me the best of the lot. The RS6 is a great car, as Becky says, but its performance was delivered in a pretty brutal way that felt a bit like being a passenger rather than the driver. Fantastic for long motorway trips, but not that chuckable and too massive for country roads. This RS4 does it all.
I considering a RS4 B9 2019. You think the RS4 is ok for long motorway trips? Let's say 2500km one way.
A previous RS6 performance is the better buy and more bang (and sound) for the bucks, sometimes newer isn't always better
Totally agree! RS4 B9 is less desirable than a RS6 Performance, and almost same money, and RS4 is dropping faster.
I testdrove a RS4 B9 before I drove an RS6 Performance and I'm totally sold in the RS6 all day long! Two totally different leagues..
Trying to decide this for myself. Broadly speaking, 50 - 55k gets you into either 2018 B9 or 2016 C7 right now. C7 is showing its age inside and drinks fuel but that V8 🥰. Oh and the M5 can be had for mid-50s now…
@@PrinceBarin77 Where are you located? Here in Sweden you get a 2018 B9 Rs4 for around 70-80k, maybe 65 if it's higher milage and less equipt. A C7,5 RS6 Performance starts at 65k for the cheapest, and goes for easily 85-90k almost, but that's Nogaro edition. I'm jelous haha! But the RS6 keeps it value WAY better than a RS4 B9, just keep that in mind. A C7 is worth same value in a year while the B9 drops =) You can run a RS6 on around 30 mpg, so compared to any other cars it's not that bad on fuel, it's a Fourwheel drive car, weighing over 2 tons ;)
@@Mel1n1 UK based. I love your optimism on my mpg! Sadly there is no way I am disciplined enough to get 30mpg from that powerplant 😏. One advantage for me in the RS4 is the smaller size, which will be easier to hustle around UK “B roads” than the larger car. Not saying the RS6 cannot be enjoyed here but I think I might appreciate the agility of the RS4 a little more. But, on a long straight road, I am going to want the V8 every time.
I seriously considered the RS4 before I settled with the S4 Avant. Great car - but the S4 I could buy outright and for someone who just recently started a business; made a lot more sense financially. Make no mistake - the RS4 is the solid choice and I would get one in a heartbeat money-permitting.
I have the rs4 carbon black in nardo black wheels, such an underrated car and the package is just good value wise decently strong 👍loving it
Great video - great review! I drove a RS6 C7 from 2015 to 2021. I did 120,000 miles (a record in a RS6?). On long motorway trips I could get well over 30 MPG, on the school run < 6 MPG. My car was a Litchfield version with 750 BHP. After parting with the RS6 I currently drive an RS5 (so basically same as RS4 in a different body). The car is nice, but I have always felt the 2.9 engine is on its limits all the time if you drive hard from time to time. So I am now picking up a C8 RS6 Tuesday ( 29/08/2023). The RS5 as been a joy, but to my mind feels a level below what the RS6 is all about. Mark.
The B6 RS4 gets mentioned twice and yet it never existed
Yeah, think she got confused there !
I was reluctant to admit this could be better than the prior 2015 V8 I had, but after driving through snake pass and feeling that immense torque pulling out of turns I have to admit the 2.9 twin turbo is sheer perfection. I love this car!
Hi Becky,
Fantastic predicaments you have!
Have seen a CZcams this week of the new 4wd m3. Looks very quick, 0-60 in 3.1sec. Touring coming first time for M3 next year…
Yeah the looks might put some off but I’m over that personally, have seen a few in black now that really suit it. Hang on to your money for a while?
Great channel, love my e92 which is much like your own. ENJOY!
Amazing motor!! I have an old S4 and I love it. Really not sure about the colour TBH but that's a personal choice. I'd upgrade to this in a heartbeat 💓
It’s not stock, as such, it’s the Vorsprung pack. It’s got every extra available on it
Hi Becky, here's a thought, you have some lovely, incredible motors in the 'stable', so the RS4 is a good addition and something a little different too, all wheel, all space, practical with a punch (when you want it and to put a smile on your face), just enough different to be the everyday motor that you drive to your others to play in, it being the wind up to the fun and the all important wind down. Just a thought or might have been a thing as far as you're concerned reading this. Peaceout you lovely person.
Quattro is the way to go. You can get crazy with these cars as well. I had an M6, M5 and many M3s over the years. 4 years ago switched to V8 RS5 - loved it. 2 years ago I upgraded to RS6 C7 facelift and zero regrets. One of the best cars I have ever had.
i think the "fast but practical" market is sadly being slowly taken over by SUVs, but Audi sure knows how to make great highway cruisers and this one seems awesome!
Good review. M340iX-drive wagon, a bit slower but more fun due to proper architecture, cheaper and better mpg. Try it and love it! Or treat yourself to an AlpinaB3 wagon?
If you are buying new (or very nearly) save yourself a wad by ditching the ICE upgrades. Can't recall EVER having my ICE even switched on, such is the intoxicating sound of the engine, especially in sport mode.
Once you've taken the RS pill, there's no going back.
Just had a 20 plate RS4 for a few days while my RS6 was being good serviced good fun can see why some people would go with practically but its not in the same league as a C7/8 RS6
You’ve got a v8 m3 in the stable already, isn’t a rear drive current m3 wagon just a fatter, drifter version of that? I know it drives great and it also has 4wd version coming. But thers4 is a bit different. It’ll be a hoot to drive all year round - it’ll murder wet greasy roads when the m3 is just blinking traction control lights. We’ve had a4 wagons (including s & rs ) and really rated them - you’ve got great cars for being you and silly in, the rs4 is fantastic for when you need to be sensible, get stuff done (and get it done fast without being niticed!).
the RS4 in that color is superrb! 10/10 yes
nice one Queen B
Love the colour and the way it looks but I’m sorry it still has a laptop stuck on the dash, why didn’t they integrate into the dash 🙈
Sounds amazing!😍
I've never liked the look of most Audi cars or estates in general but I like this one - especially in green! Probably my favourite looking Audi at the moment apart from the R8. I'm not sure what i'd use all the space for though. What didn't you like with the F80?
The ZF in the M3 is tiptronic no…? They use the same boxes? Same in the S4
I have the 2019 (69) Sport Edition RS4 and having owned it from new it isn’t far off the RS6 0-60 and up to 150 , surprises me every day of the week , only drawback brakes only last around 20k and cost £4K all round , tyres need swapped every 6k (front to back) other than that A1 classic and a head turning sleeper
RS4 everyday and twice on a Sunday as smaller for our roads, great traction in all weathers and a much better daily driver. What's not to like.
Great review Becky, it just packs up it's s**t and it's gone. You have answered your own question I think about getting one as a daily 😃
Love it that green 👍 have a few carbon bits on the outside aftermarket wheels and it's a beast without the points and a fine 🤣
I absolutely love mine. really practical and goes like stink. As soon as I can find some petrol, I will be out in it again 😀
Have you tried the Jaguar F-Pace SVR?
I have a b9 s4, its a monster on the road but need to get a test drive in the rs4 i think
Becky, have you tried a BMW 340i M Touring or a Macan GTS?
What did You end up getting ? Great video ! I love my summer weekend b7 rs4 what a machine 👏 Hope U got the rs4 :-)
Hi Becky, you're still young but I get the RS4 thinking (over the RS6) and the styling etc but maybe you should also look at an Alpina B3S Touring (X-drive) I had several Alpina models (E36/46 RWD) and then looked at the new RS4 and the B3S. Ive driven both back to back and the Alpina is epic and more rear wheel biased than even the latest Quattro system, it goes like stink and handles our UK roads perfectly. It's also rarer and feels special too. Depends what you want and admittedly I'm older than you but as a daily, the Alpina B3S Touring does it all and doesn't attract unwanted attention. I also find it's the perfect compliment to a 911, when you need more space.
Do like the Audi interior. Their options have always been a giggle though. I'd like a auto dipping rear mirror. No problem at sir. Tick the box and we will relieve you of £750 for the optional mirror package that includes folding mirrors. Bless 'em.
The option was only a couple of hundred quid on my A5, but the first owner didn’t spec it. Some of the options were a few grand though. I’m currently having the electric folding wing mirrors retrofitted along with 360 cameras for some serious wedge. Sadly I made the mistake of buying a LHD kit so can’t have the dipping mirror.
I agree with you Becky, in the uk on narrow roads with high traffic density , bad weather, the Rs4 is a better buy and I own BMW’s and a RS6 as well. My difference is I have wide open roads, no traffic and half price petrol,compared to you and yes it’s the only car to cost me my license.But I wouldn’t change anything…. As a daily it’s ace and build quality dare I say it , BMW still can’t match a RS6, but they are getting there. Modern bmws are more like Audi products everyday…
i imagine bronze alloys would look really nice on that green
Great Review Becky. The RS4 is even better value when you look at , say, the 2018 model year. Just bought a Carbon edition as my only car having always had a project/show car previously but not now. Fantastic car and agree with nearly everything you said.
Isn't the RS4 a lot lighter than the RS6? Does it handle better?
“That road looks familiar… B4453!” Lovely car and stretch of the road.
09.28 the look of “holy fuck this moves” 🤣🤣
I love the RS4. I just wish it was offered here in the States. The only one that’s offered is the RS6. A little too big for me. Great video… loved the sound of this wagon.
Get the RS4. In quick succession I owned an M2 competition, a new RS4 and then a new M3. Looking out of the window, the M3 looked like a normal 3 series from certain angles. The M2 just looked mean (I like). But the RS4 looked like…. an RS4, unique, and special. It’s the same engine as Porsche use in some of their cars. It is super rapid when you play with the buttons or utterly placid in town. The M3 was a one trick pony whereas I found the RS4 could play nicely in all driving conditions and was fun at all speed points. And…. The boot. Get the sports exhaust and a sunroof; drive with the roof open, rear windows cracked and what a soundtrack. The green is delicious. Why did I sell mine?….
I wouldn’t be surprised to see the m3 touring be easily £100k, at which point the rs4 does look good value. It’s very quick, does everything but I guess if your hearts not in it…
RS5 is a great compromise. Taking delivery of the 2023 sportback, competition pro pack. Performance plus the lift back boot space. Little difference between the rs4/5 re convenience
Love the color of that RS4...
Not sure the colour works with the RS4. Looks awesome on the RS6.
Great car though and has been my dream to own one for 20 years but so far not managed it.
I want to see the Yaris gr 4 on the channel and to see you and James ripping them about.
Beautiful car. If you can afford the running cost as a daily motor, go for it
Not that I'll ever afford either, but the RS4 Avant just doesnt catch me like the RS6 does.
Nice ride. Unfortunately the new RS4 Avant is not available in North America. :( We're stuck with ponying up for the big brother RS6 and more speeding tickets if we want the estate car...unless I can figure out a way to drop my S5 V8 into my Q5, but that's a reckless thought for another day...
Great colour and great for travelling and our crap weather go for it
the rs4 btw has the same 8speed zf gearbox as the beemer.ive a b9 s4 avant,awsome car
Turbo blue RS4. Be there , done it , enjoyed it . 👍
Probably miss it. 😕
I would love to agree if I could actually buy one in the US.
insane! pick up its extreme beast , driving a SQ7 sounds amazing, but this is still good for the price, lovely alloys and torque is crazy....not too keen on the colour, red or grey any day....but for a avant looks nice! RS6 just looks mean, wide angles and mad price 🙂
The colour sells it for me, yes please
Imo it looks better than the current gen RS6. Much more understated.
I've always loved a fast estate
Becky yeah get one of those rs4's it suits you and it's got every thing you need and are looking for
Treat yourself. Go for it. From Dan. M👍👍👍👍
M340i touring is another fast, practical wagon imo
sure, and an M3 Touring is coming out as well
love the colour its better then that blue/purple
Love mine…goes even better on vpower I’ve just discovered 😊
Oddly enough I'm liking the colour
I would not buy that colour, but nice motor nevertheless!
From the videos I’ve seen on the RS6 and RSQ8 they have a mild hybrid system to help with fuel economy below 30mph ish and deactivate a bank of half the cylinders.
Also, what is the fuel economy on a motorway at the optimum fuel saving speed or UK National Speed Limit 70mph.
You may take the car to Europe regularly and unrestricted Autobahn.
The V8 twin turbo RS6 is well within its maximum capacity whereas the RS4 is more towards its maximum.
There’s also resale: Ask Tony Gravelwood Carsales or Sam who you were with on a trip to Monaco in one of your first 2016 videos I’ve seen since subscribing yesterday.
I’m sure the premium model RS6 particularly if it’s the top Vorsprung trim Level will be worth more.
I would get the V8 RS6 - performance and carrying capacity to spare.
AWD is superior grip in winter and for safety. Porsche rectified the handling on the 911 with AWD.
If you go drag racing with Matt Watson, AWD is quicker off the line for 1/4 mile; 1/2 mile.
Can somebody PLEASE put Becky as presenter on Top Gear with Chris Harris, and lose the other two clowns! Fun, factual, knowledgeable...and easy on the eye too!
B9.5 RS4 or C7 RS6???
Absolutely go for it , RS4 over the 6 any day of the week, treat yourself to it, and I'm sure James would be able to drift it easily 🤣.
Love and blessings ❤️🙏
Older RS4's were known for their under steer so presumably this new model has snapped up and no turns in properly.
There’s surely a new rs4 coming soon Becky. The interior is behind now twords the new 3/5/6. The news A4 will have the integrated dash I’d say too. Beast tho love it.
U could also wait for m3 touring. And I’m an Audi fan.
Edit it’s not coming till 2023.
Try M340i xdrive touring - map it proper and it’s a daily sleeper
Alpina G21 B3 is worth a look.
I currently drive an A4 tdi quattro remapped to 240 bhp. I absolutely love it but arthritis makes using the clutch difficult. So I am considering a S4, more than enough power for me. If I had an Rs4 I'd loose my license in a heartbeat.
Not feeling that green at all. I’ll stick to my RS6 though.
Unfortunately no rs4 avant in US. Although, I personally feel very cramped in the a4 & a5. dynamics in the rs4 are probably better than the rs6 just because the rs6 feels like a speed boat. If you only have money for something like this to be your one car garage then buy an a4 and a used sports car lol.
I can't agree. The RS4 just doesn't have the presence or the muscularity of the RS6. It might be nearly as quick but it's a pale shadow.
There's also the RS3 which is the original RS4 size.
No Becky- please get RS4 B7- manual / n.aspirated / you will have an ear-to-ear smile.
class video becky.. awesome driver
Great car. Pity about the colour. It looks like an army green. Lol. Would look great in grey though.
Maybe try Alpina B3 Touring?
a saab 93 1.9 ttid stage 1+ ther have 500 nm and can drive witch no isues but audi rs6 good now but engine is not to reprir or swap the engine pit a Z19DTR
The C7 RS6 is a better car and much better value for money. Also gets better mpg than the C8 despite the hybrid.
The stuck on the dash tablet though.................................................... PUKE.
That intro monologue is screaming M3 wagon with xdrive 👀👀