F or enthusiasts of a certain age, it doesn't get much cooler than the B7 Audi RS4. You got a 420-horsepower V8, a six-speed ...

and the RS4 Avant's front wheels react rapidly to commands from the helm. The more pronounced response dialed into the throttle mapping makes it easier to get the car to rotate when you lift off ...

Munich RS is Audi's ultimate prefix, surpassing the S models and denoting maximum performance. U.S. buyers have only seen one RS model-the 2003 RS6, a wild-child A6 rumbling with a blown, 450-hp V-8.

View Photos Based on our experience with the RS5, we expect the RS4 to handle exceedingly well even with its standard suspension and 19-inch wheels. Twenty-inch wheels are optional, as are a mode ...

Like in the RS5, the RS4's 2.9-liter V6 is connected to an eight-speed Tiptronic automatic transmission, sending 443 lb.-ft. of torque to all four wheels via Audi's Quattro all-wheel drive system.

A sports differential that can distribute the torque between the rear wheels is optional. While the last-gen RS4 was available only with a slick-shifting six-speed manual, the new model comes only ...

Power is sent to all four wheels through a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox, and, using launch control, the RS4 Avant has enough boogie to scoot from 0 to 60 in 4.7 seconds on its way to an ...

Not in the B5 RS4. Its all-wheel-drive-y-ness means you’re not going to get razor-sharp feedback, but you can confidently and quickly change direction knowing what the front wheels are up to.

Known as “Avant” in Audi speak, these wagons are fast, functional, and accelerate insanely quick thanks to Audi’s famous Quattro all-wheel-drive; but we’ve never had an Audi RS4 Avant here, not even ...

During typical driving it’s divided 40:60 front:rear, with as much as 85 per cent of torque directed to the front or 70 per cent to the rear as the system detects wheel slip. We tested the RS4 ...

Now in its fourth generation, the standard Audi RS4 is more potent than ever. Its 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6 produces 444bhp and 443lb ft, combined with its four-wheel drive quattro traction ...