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01-09-2006, 08:09 PM

Ok guys, I won't type 2000 words because I am in a rush to post the pics right away since this is quite a big exclusive for me ;)
Dunno in Germany or elsewhere, but here the RS4 won't hit the dealerships for the next few months, still no official date actually, so imagine my surprise when this morning I knew a local dealer actually phones my friend and indepth provider JC asking him if we could take the RS4 for a spin! Actually they say the Audi TT 3.2 V6 DSG pics I took the other day (indepth to follow soon) and they were very happy! We thought we would pick up this RS4 next months or so, but they wanted to see pics of it NOW I guess :D

Just amazing! I hope they will like!

Let me post the pics and then I'll write some passenger impressions!

Click any preview picture to be taken to the full 48 high-res update

http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Audi_RS4_108.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/indepth/pages/indepthaudirs4b7.html)
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Audi_RS4_115.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/indepth/pages/indepthaudirs4b7.html)
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Audi_RS4_118.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/indepth/pages/indepthaudirs4b7.html)
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Audi_RS4_117.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/indepth/pages/indepthaudirs4b7.html)
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Audi_RS4_123.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/indepth/pages/indepthaudirs4b7.html)
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Audi_RS4_125.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/indepth/pages/indepthaudirs4b7.html)
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Audi_RS4_126.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/indepth/pages/indepthaudirs4b7.html)
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Audi_RS4_136.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/indepth/pages/indepthaudirs4b7.html)
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Audi_RS4_154.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/indepth/pages/indepthaudirs4b7.html)
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Audi_RS4_144.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/indepth/pages/indepthaudirs4b7.html)
http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/504/medium/Audi_RS4_155.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/indepth/pages/indepthaudirs4b7.html)

Ok well, what to say... indepths slowly became something I am used to. Just a couple of cars at first and now that page on my website has Lambo, Ferrari, Porsche, Maserati and so many other top end manufacturers. It is just unbelievable to look back at it and I hope it will go on :D
Still, it is very different to do an indepth about a car you already saw plenty of times (yes, even a Murcielago can be in that cathegory) and one that is not for sale yet :!:
This RS4 B7 is the first I see outside a motorshow and it was there Friday when we picked up a TT V6 DSG for another indepth/review. Just took a couple of quick pics since I knew we would test it someday. Well, that day arrived earlier than expected :D and I am pretty proud it happened thanks to my pics. Even if my 350D or more probably my 70-300 IS aren't working very well in cold conditions, it is still acceptable, so out we were!

The new RS4 is a pure beast, muscular and very big in the metal! The growl is unreal! No other saloon is so savage, even at parking speed! And when you prod the pedal, well, hell breaks loose! Really! Inside it is quieter, but once you pass the 5500-6000 rpm, the voice of the mighty V8 starts to invade the cabin and rape your ears! Orgasmic!
It is a proper manual and the gearstick seems pretty precise and rapid! The thrust you get from 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th is endless and while you see the needle climb up the scale (very quickly) you are amazed by the fact it becomes stronger and stronger! To rev such engine up to 8000 requires some guts actually and we recorded a 50-160 km/h in 3rd gear in 9.8 seconds! Beat that! Really, you are constantly glued into the seat, which is one of the best ones I ever slid my ass into! Supportive, dan sporty, sweet leather and can be pumped to support you even better. The driver's one actually pumps up automatically once sport mode is engaged.. the passenger still has to operate the two buttons to pump up beside the legs and back.
Instrument panels and the cabin in general is top of the notch! Audi quality, pretty close to as JC pointed out!
The brakes are montrous and I think my eyeballs were as close to pop out of my head is they were in the Enzo!
Grip is impossible to describe, even in frosty conditions with partially wet roads, it was obvious that you need some wicked speed to end up outside the planned line! The corner is dispatched at warp speed and once you see the next straight and the car is gunned, you enter hyperspace.. 4000-5000-6000-7000, I notice JC is temped to upshit but he puts his hand back on the wheel and bam, we're already at 8000, with the engine note becaming a wild scream waking up children in a 20 km radius, I swear!
Of all the indepths and ride I had, this was one of the most impressive. Maybe because of the special conditions, maybe I was biased after so many positive reviews, but hell, this car really does it!

marvellous to take pics of it too! there are cars that are not so much camera friendly IMO while the RS4 is sexy from every angle, and while taking panning shots, it is os beautifull to listen to that soundtack! i was frosting at -5 C with my hands almost glued to the camera but I could stay there all day long witnessing the way the car was disappearing in the distance!

I hope you will like the pics and the report, I still have shivers down my spine!

skituner

01-09-2006, 08:11 PM

awesome pics TT
i can't imagine how exicted you were

coloradosilver

01-09-2006, 08:14 PM

Great Pics, Thanks! Looks like a real sleeper car. Someone might be hard pressed to tell the difference when driving down the road untill it really takes off.

I'm going to wait to see all the specs including the price before I can make a full judgment. Although, based on looks, its quite understated, which could be a good thing.

Hey TT, are the rear breaks cross drilled aslo, or is it just the front?

ARMAN

01-09-2006, 08:16 PM

:shock: I am speachless how great those pics looks!!! stunnig surrownding :o :faint: just STUNNING!

Cant wait to read your impressions :P

sameerrao

01-09-2006, 08:20 PM

Really cool pics ... the first and second pics are masterclass.

And give us some driver's impressions too as that looks like you behind the wheel in pic #4

01-09-2006, 08:30 PM

Nope sameer, not me :bah: passenger only sadly.

Anyway, impressions added to the first post.

BTW, I shouldn't tease, but in two days well have some more saloon cars, and one of them is the RS6 (Avant). I am curious to see if it is more impressive or not :)

colorado, to be honest I didn't pay attention and it's pretty hard to tell from the pictures :(

TransAm

01-09-2006, 09:10 PM

Thanks TT, some great pics there :wink: You are lucky to get a ride in a car not even released yet!

I see the driver is following the manufacturer break-in suggestion of bouncing off the limiter! :shock: :lol:

Well, I tried beating your 50-160km/h in 9.8 seconds. Not! :lol:

chest3r

01-09-2006, 09:31 PM

:shocked!: Those pics are stunning!!!! You have the best pictures on the net nowadays :o

The car is great, but with this quality of pics every car would look great :mrgreen:

The picture with the tree covered on snow is superb!!

Congratulations man!!!!

It's just me or there's a little problem with the pictures on your site?? When I click in the second picture of the seat it opens a window with a different picture :wink:

01-09-2006, 09:52 PM

Thanks for reporting, I was so excited I didn't check them all as I usually do :D

JoeHahn

01-09-2006, 11:12 PM

This car is sex, and you are sex for reporting and taking such beautiful pictures :lol:

I hope it was mad fun (sounded like it)!

sentra_dude

01-09-2006, 11:20 PM

Fantastic pics TT, and just to clarify those pics are with the SLR and not the ProShot right?

yg60m

01-10-2006, 02:37 AM

Great TT !!! :D Thanks a lot for this report and congrats as it is due to your nice job in taking great pictures of cars :D You almost did it for the yellow Enzo (too bad the owner ... :? ) but now, you're recognize for your passion :wink:

Your driving sensations are really important for as they come from someone I am close to, I realize that they have more importance for me than most of magazine reports :?: So this RS4 is growing in my heart :P

Can't wait to read the RS6 review :P

Dubai

01-10-2006, 03:42 AM

This car is sex, and you are sex for reporting . . .

I quite agree :D

stmoritzer

01-10-2006, 03:55 AM

well, this is probabely the best indepth so far :shock:
stunning pictures, and a very interesting read! you felt like sitting in the car while reading the "report" :wink:
as for the car, I prefer the avant from design point of view
Thanks for the superb pictures!

01-10-2006, 05:26 AM

Thank you guys for the kind words and I am kinda surprised nobody said the RS4 sticker on the side is "rice" LMAO :D sadly we couldn't wipe it out :roll:

This car is sex, and you are sex for reporting and taking such beautiful pictures :lol:

I hope it was mad fun (sounded like it)!

I'd say it was sex :D

Fantastic pics TT, and just to clarify those pics are with the SLR and not the ProShot right?

Exactly, the 350D and the 70-300 IS for all the pics of the full car. EF-S 18-55 for details and interior

dingo

01-10-2006, 05:53 AM

Amazing stuff mate!!! :shock:

I love the B7 RS4 already from all the vids and pictures, would be great to ride in one like you have.

The pictures are stunning, the location for the first bunch of pics is hard to beat. :good:

Congrats, and bring on the RS6.

yg60m

01-10-2006, 07:48 AM

I am kinda surprised nobody said the RS4 sticker on the side is "rice"

It is rice indeed :P

MIHALS

01-10-2006, 08:11 AM

dingo

01-10-2006, 08:44 AM

EDIT: when did you take those pis TT? was it early morning or have you fog for all day long in swiss?

I did some detective work and can tell you they were taken after lunch...... ;)

http://www.ozcarsightings.com/preview/time1.jpg

Daggernite

01-10-2006, 08:45 AM

great pics TT. a great read too. thanks very much.

MIHALS

01-10-2006, 09:08 AM

01-10-2006, 09:29 AM

fantastic pics TT!! stunning, awesome, great!

beautiful pics by that tree with the fog behind, great details and superb experience for you :D

Congrats TT!!

EDIT: when did you take those pis TT? was it early morning or have you fog for all day long in swiss?

We took pics between 1 to 4 pm and in winter we often have the "stratus", which is a generalized and pretty low kind of cloud, usually topping at 800-1000 meters, even less sometimes. Below it's foggy-cloudy all day long, above it's sunny as in some of the pics ;)

Good job dingo :D

dutchmasterflex

01-10-2006, 09:56 AM

I agree with dani... the quality of your pics is getting better and better.. i think youre on your way to becoming a photo journalist! great stuff!

vakpemil

01-10-2006, 11:12 AM

:shock: You're so lucky! :D :shock: Damn nice pictures! Really amazing work 8) :shock:

Pehtren

01-10-2006, 12:58 PM

this is great just great :P First the car (its perfect) then the pics really good even better than really good, 8)

the second pic is really cool, but the first is the best
:P

thanks for this great indepth, too bad you didnt drove the beast :twisted:

Fleischmann

01-10-2006, 02:03 PM

twboy1999

01-10-2006, 02:13 PM

awsome picture
and good review TT

01-10-2006, 02:20 PM

Jesus Christ, well done TT!! I believe it's the first time you took an indepth with the car in motion, the pictures turned out great!! Coupled with the snowy scenery...amazing!! Can't wait to see more of your work, thx :D

Uhm, not really the first:

Porsche 997 Carrera S
http://www.swisscarsightings.com/porsche/thumbs/Porsche%20997%20Carrera%20S%20268.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/indepth/pages/indepthporsche997carreras.html)

Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII
http://www.swisscarsightings.com/variouscars/thumbs/Mitsubishi%20Lancer%20EVO%20VIII%20027.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/indepth/pages/indepthmitsuevoviii.html)

Mazda RX8
http://www.swisscarsightings.com/variouscars/thumbs/Mazda%20RX-8%20012.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/indepth/pages/indepthmazdarx8.html)

Corvette C6
http://www.swisscarsightings.com/variouscars/thumbs/Corvette%20C6%20036.jpg (http://www.swisscarsightings.com/indepth/pages/indepthcorvettec6.html)

;) but I admit with the 350D the panning shots became much cooler and easier to do ;)

elbugalee

01-10-2006, 02:43 PM

Definitely wonderful!!!!! :D

yeckmohr

01-10-2006, 02:43 PM

Awesome Post - TT.

Thank you very much.

leo_26782

01-10-2006, 04:02 PM

As I already said: Great Job :D and Great Car :D

No.1

01-10-2006, 04:37 PM

Fantastic pictures TT, and a great story 8)

The B7 RS4 is looking like it will put up a good fight against the E90 M3 :P

You are such a lucky bastard - to even get near one of those cars is practically impossible atm - yet you guys got a test drive - life isn't fair :wink:

Schwalbe

01-10-2006, 05:32 PM

OMG ! This RS4 indepth post is absolutely unbelievable ! :shock: I cannot dream of a better complete photo session about the new Audi B7 RS4 sedan. In more it's carried out by an excellent photographer that I know. As you surely know it TT, I always wanted that you combine your photographic talents with my favorite car the mighty RS4. My wish is finally realized and I can affirm the result is absolutely fantastic ! http://www.rs6.com/smilies/thumbsup.gif

I have some difficulty to realize the chance to save on my HD, 42 awesome quality pictures of the RS4… Too much choice of wallpaper now ! Seriously, this B7 RS4 coverage becomes thus the most awesome and complete which I know so far. Concerning more precisely the picture visual environment, this Daytona grey Audi B7 RS4 in this great landscape gives definitively a magic result. That confirms once again that Switzerland is the "AUDI RS WONDERLAND". :wink:

What an happiness to read this great report, like several people here underlined, you have these aptitudes of an excellent automobile journalist. Moreover, I'm glad to know that you liked a lot the new RS4 and you have probably create new RS4 fans here at JW with your excellent comments. http://www.rs6.com/smilies/rs4-kiss.gif

I must to admit that I'm jealous of you because, personally it's not before the end of the next summer that I will have the chance to see the new RS4 launch in Québec. Perhaps I will have the privilege to drive it but a thing is sure, JW members will know if that is concretized. :P

I'm anxious to see your future RS6 indepth post ! :D

Cheers and thanks again Matteo for this awesome and magical RS4 review. :clap:

Audi RS4 rules ! http://www.rs6.com/smilies/rs4addict.gif

@coloradosilver : For your info, yes the B7 RS4 rear breaks are cross drilled too. :)

01-10-2006, 05:46 PM

sikx5

01-10-2006, 09:30 PM

Good work TT, very nice photos, i love the picture with the tree that is covered in ice/snow. Its awesome :mrgreen:

Great review too, i really like the seats that are setup on this car, they look like they hold you very well. :good:

Johns

01-10-2006, 10:02 PM

sick pics man!! thanks!!!!!!

Speedracer38

01-10-2006, 11:20 PM

TT these are by far your best pictures yet!! Your getting a great handle on the 350D :D What mode do you shoot in? Im excited to get my new lens within the next week and get to test it out :)

Schwalbe

01-11-2006, 02:25 AM

Schwalbe, thanks a lot for your nice comment and thanks to everybody else of course ;) it really makes me happy :) if nobody would care about my pics I wouldn't see the need to have my website, but judging by the # of hits the RS4 page got already, this could be the biggest hit of the year, at least for a while ;) untill now the most clicked indepth was the Gallardo LM for your info ;)

BTW, for you and the others that can read french, here is the review: http://www.asphalte.ch/Auto/RS4/RS4-1.html

Oh BTW, special present: another demo RS4 arrived not far from my home:
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/8343/audirs41570hv.th.jpg (http://img262.imageshack.us/my.php?image=audirs41570hv.jpg)

BTW Schwalbe, feel free to share the link on the RS/Audi forums you visit (and I am sure there must be a couple ;))

You preceded me on the question about the diffusion of these superb pictures. When you authorized me to carry out it, I hastened to post your pictures in some great Audi forums with the normal code of procedure. :wink:

Expect to see a record number of hits for the RS4 page !!! http://www.rs6.com/smilies/rs4addict.gif

Thanks buddy for your present, this new red RS4 picture is simply gorgeous and I always liked the red colour for an RS4. :love:

Congratulate the members of Asphalte.ch for me, their review is great and your pix give an awesome visual effect in this article. :D

ae86_16v

01-11-2006, 10:48 AM

Amazing car. The best Audi I have ever seen, from the exterior grill to the interior dash. The front end just looks so good, so agressive. The interior has perfect placement of EVERYTHING. Love the way that the navigation is still where it belongs. And my, that steering wheel :D.

I have to say, Audi has set a pretty high bar on this one. I am not sure that BMW will or could surpass it, both in terms of looks and performance. The E90/E92 definitely isn't that great of a start. (And this is coming from an avid BMW fan.)

Once again, thanks for the great pics TT! Amazing, is the word. I am speechless :D. Wow. . . haha.

StanAE86

01-11-2006, 12:04 PM

I'm still not a fan of the big mouth bass front grill...but in all other respects, it looks spectacular....

01-11-2006, 02:58 PM

Thanks Schwalbe. I'd like to have the urls to the topics to check them out in case questions arise ;)

Good work TT, very nice photos, i love the picture with the tree that is covered in ice/snow. Its awesome :mrgreen:

Great review too, i really like the seats that are setup on this car, they look like they hold you very well. :good:

They already do in standard mode, but when you pump them, you're really stuck into them, perfectly!

TT these are by far your best pictures yet!! Your getting a great handle on the 350D :D What mode do you shoot in? Im excited to get my new lens within the next week and get to test it out :)

Well, most of the time these days I shoot in aperture priority mode, but of course of the panning shots I am in shutter speed priority ;)
the 350is really a funny camera!

01-11-2006, 03:31 PM

You will :)

Wutputt

01-11-2006, 05:29 PM

As I said you before, the frost setting of the first couple of pics is just superb! You already have my vote for photo of the month if you submit pic 4 or 6 (counted on your site ;)). Also the panning shots look amazing, my favourite one is this one, cause the car just look so mean and fast in it:

http://www.swisscarsightings.com/audi/thumbs/Audi%20RS4%20136.jpg

Ow yeah, I dig the B7 RS4, from the first time I saw it. The wheels are just to die for and those seats, my lord, do they support your back well! Not to mention the sound, maybe a bit too damped at idle, but once the throttle is pushed downwards it's just music to the ears :D

nthfinity

01-11-2006, 06:11 PM

thanks for sharing the photos, TT!

im with wutputt on this one myself... that picture is stunning :shock:

Carrera_GTcrazy

01-11-2006, 10:47 PM

Words Can't desribe how amazing your pictures are! the B7 RS4 is just BEAUTIFUL!!!! the 350D Is awesome! And yes i have one 8)

komotar

01-12-2006, 07:57 AM

TT these pics are a real eye candy!!!

Can't wait to see my first RS4. But I don't think I'll be showing the pics. These will be virtually impossible to beat, lol.

The quality and the angles are pro, top knotch, on the highest level, super Fuckin' A,....

seriously, one of your best pics. 8)

Thx

01-12-2006, 05:08 PM

Pehtren

01-12-2006, 05:21 PM

LOL, again thanks! I am wondering if I should just shut down my website and stop updating it! It will take a stunning car and a crazy effort to beat this LOL! I don't like to praise myself, but I admit I got a couple of nice pics in this indepth :!:

No TT no :( :lol:

i checked your site and im in love withe the M3 (laguna seca 2)-->its on my desktop :drool:

may the force be with you TT :ninja:

:rofl:

c0wb0y007

01-13-2006, 02:43 PM

TT,

Congrats for the nice pictures, stunning pics of a stunning car. It is bonkers!!!

Did you have the opportunity to take that Ingolstadter for a spin ?

Keep up the good work

Cheers

01-13-2006, 05:43 PM

Thanks, and nope, even if we got the car for about 4 hours, I was in passenger mode only sadly :bah:

novass

01-13-2006, 11:42 PM

gorgeous pics TT and gorgeous car

findleybeast

01-26-2006, 07:51 PM

incredible photos TT, seriously, those are gorgeous. Top notch automotive photography :shocked:
Loved your review too. Shame you were limited to the passenger's seat, I'd love to read your reactions from behind the wheel

And I can't imagine the dealership having anything BUT love for you after you show them this batch of photos :D

Polouser

01-27-2006, 12:27 PM

These pics are awesome!! There is nothing more to say.