Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

Tissues ready?

I really rate it. For a big V8 it loves to be revved and above 4,500 revs is when it starts to really impress. Grip is also phenomenal, out of a wet/leafy junction it'll tear off with very little drama. The car sounds brilliant from outside but is surprisingly quiet from the inside.

I suspect mine is down a fair bit on the factory bhp. The rs4 engines have a tendency to build up carbon deposits. Mine is actually going in next week to be carbon cleaned and dyno'd.