RS4 tested
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:27 pmFinally got my hands on the RS4 today.
Not feeling as fast as a good scoob or Evo when accelerating. The speedo tents to disagree with that though.
Sound is really good, although a rallyfan will like the scoob's and Evo's sound as much.
Comfort... Hmmm
It's not really so much more comfortable than the Japanese cars for suspension, but it's equally balanced.
Great spec' though ! Lots of interesting features that make the car also useable in longer trips.
Handling. Little too understeered when accelerating out of a corner. But on small roads, it is very light and sure-footed and you quickly find yourself slingshotting from one corner to the other. Good fun, maybe a bit too easy to drive to my taste.
Brakes: AMAZING ! Compared to most cars, this just makes the RS4 stand out. Had the opportunity of flying around nice B-roads for about an hour and always found myself braking too early (probably good to spare the nerves of the salesman). The ease with which the brakes slow the car down, probably are one of the reasons it doesn't feel that fast.
On the other hand, I can easily see myself pushing the limits with this.
Got to have a think about it, but it looks like this might be a good compromise between me wanted a fun car for the weekend and my wife wanting a fairly 'normal' car for the week.
Waitlist is a bit of an issue.
And I'll miss the scoob...
TBC
Not feeling as fast as a good scoob or Evo when accelerating. The speedo tents to disagree with that though.
Sound is really good, although a rallyfan will like the scoob's and Evo's sound as much.
Comfort... Hmmm
It's not really so much more comfortable than the Japanese cars for suspension, but it's equally balanced.Great spec' though ! Lots of interesting features that make the car also useable in longer trips.
Handling. Little too understeered when accelerating out of a corner. But on small roads, it is very light and sure-footed and you quickly find yourself slingshotting from one corner to the other. Good fun, maybe a bit too easy to drive to my taste.
Brakes: AMAZING ! Compared to most cars, this just makes the RS4 stand out. Had the opportunity of flying around nice B-roads for about an hour and always found myself braking too early (probably good to spare the nerves of the salesman). The ease with which the brakes slow the car down, probably are one of the reasons it doesn't feel that fast.
On the other hand, I can easily see myself pushing the limits with this.
Got to have a think about it, but it looks like this might be a good compromise between me wanted a fun car for the weekend and my wife wanting a fairly 'normal' car for the week.
Waitlist is a bit of an issue.
And I'll miss the scoob...
TBC
