Absolutely love when you revisit the greats of the past.

What I love about your car reviews is that they are always exactly what the title says. They never divert to feature the presenters ego or jokes or sarky comments. Don't ever change Harry. You are just brilliant at giving a fair and honest review always.

Love the looks of this generation RS4 and RS6 - muscular but subtle. The more recent models seem to have lost most of that subtlety in my opinion, becoming quite vulgar in their appearance.

Mid 2000’s was such a great time for cars.

What a car. Incredible. Has aged very well and sounds amazing. Manual, high revving V8, wagon for practical needs & quattro AWD for EVERYDAY use. What is does in the dry, it does in the wet - something competitors cannot do. A true classic. Cheers Harry.

I am lucky to be an owner of one of these for 12 years now! Mine is in Sprint Blue, and has the carbon ceramic brakes as well. When you spend time with the car and learn, the brakes feel excellent. The 2 things you said as cons I have fixed: 1) I fitted a Miltek exhaust, and it keeps the switch able load and quiet flaps in the back, it sounds EXCELLENT! 2) There are some excellent Bluetooth upgrades for the audio head unit, so you can use all your modern phones features, and keeps the original look. Last thing I'll say, I also own a 2010 997.2 GT3. And I'm selling the GT3 and keeping the B7 RS4 Avant. What does that tell you 😀 If you aspire to own one of these one day, save your cash up, and do it!

Jeremy Clakson said, during his TG testing of this car, that he was pretty sure he ws sitting inches off one of the best engines in the world. Great video, Harry!

The best era of Audi Harry. Restrained, purposeful looking rather than aggressive looking. Those wheels are a work of art in themselves. They have become too powerful now...craziness. No one needs anything quicker than this. Actually I prefer the RS6 Avant (C5) of this period (although the RS4 has a hunkered down, chunky look about it), There is a beautiful 2004 RS6 in the Historics upcoming auction.

What a beautiful car, just timeless... and what proportions. 😍 The RS4 B7 is the rarest RS4 Avant with only 5,204 Avant's ever produced. A total of 14,368 vehicles were produced during the four-year construction period of the RS4 model. Of these, 7,657 are sedans (53%), 5,204 avant (36%) and 1,507 convertibles (11%).

It's always so easy to forget how Audi was viewed pre-renaissance of this generation. Awesome trip back in time, thanks for sharing!

The 2000s was such an amazing era for cars. The cars were sized perfectly, The performance of so many cars was just increasing and was so much more exciting than it now is today. Today it just feels like we've gone into absurdity. Cars back then were also far less complex than today, and were imo the peak of modern cars. Cars had tech that we are used too today, but it wasnt so all encompassing and intrusive like what we have now. Screens werent overbearing and were still relatively simple unlike today. I love seeing Harry review cars from the era I was a growing more interested in cars by the day as a teenager.

Really enjoying these re-visit videos, keep them up! Thanks

My favourite era of RS4 by far, the looks, performance etc

Nice review, Harry. I owned mine for 200,000 kms, mostly out of town roads, re-chipped and on milltek exhausts. The noise was glorious. It never had a problem, other than the cup holder getting jammed. I wrote Audi Rome a tongue in cheek letter to complain. The car’s residuals are excellent too. Thanks for the history of the man in charge of engine devt.: he deserves the recognition.

Always a great way to end the weekend, another great video from Harry's garage.Long may they continue.

Great car and lovely re-review. I had an RS4 B7 avant back in 2009 and loved every minute of it.

Another great video Harry love the mix of videos including the look back at some of the classics - thank you for sharing! 👏👏👏👏👏

One of my all time favourites Harry, thanks for making me smile !

I think one of the best engines and engine notes ever, whole car is really mechanical, really tight feeling as well, and downright terrifying with a supercharger. Aftermarket suspension can help make it turn in much better, speaking from personal experience with friends’ one.

Greetings from New Jersey! This car is the reason why sport car enthusiast of my era, 90s kids, even consider Audis as an option; and, I believe this is what made modern AMGs so good, by really forcing Merc to return to their sporting heritage as well.

❤🎉 from Sweden, such a gem of a chanel, humble and honest approach to life and cars vs. everybody else out there 😊

A sunday treat, thank you Harry!

After the 90th cars got really good like this one! Thanks so much for re-reviewing and sharing!!!

Thanks Harry I loved the cars from that period, quick and practical.

Charlie has great taste in cars ... I just 'happened' along your test road a couple of weeks ago in my own 2004 M3, had a blast up the hill, through the compression and around the S bend, gave me a sense I really know what you are describing in your reviews now. Great fun.

Stunning in grey and avant always wanted one

What a great blast from the past. I definitely have a place in my heart for one of these and good to get Harry's take on it.

Had this as a saloon , best engine sound and performance at the Era.

The B5 RS4 will always be my favourite Audi of all time, but there is no denying that Audi were on top of their game during the lifespan of the B7. Iconic exterior and interiors, and of course crazy engines (this V8, the 5.0/5.2 V10, 6.0 FSI W12 and 6.0 TDI V12!)

I have a 2008 RS4 Avant. The very special thing about it is the mileage, it only has around 32,000 km (19,900 miles) on the clock. I boight it from the neighbour of my parents holiday home in Switzerland. He had a motorcycle accident in 2011, and couldn't drive it anymore, but he didn't want to sell it so it stood around for 8 years. After a lot of persuasion he agreed to sell it to me in 2019. I just love it. The subtle looks, the power, the sound and the colour ( Mugelloblue Pearl) . I've been using it as a daily for two years, but got myself an E-Class for university, because it is more subtle.

Ma y have been an earlier model but, the scene from the film layer cake makes this a film icon.

Back in the summer of 2006, a holiday friend rocked up in his brand new blue RS4 saloon. As you say it was a stunner from Audi. Can't believe this was now 17 summers ago 😮

I've really, really enjoyed this video, thanks for such delightful content. More videos like this, please.

I thoroughly enjoyed that review, Harry Thanks.😄

Watched every video related to the B7, glad to know that there's still new reviews coming up after all these years.

Harry I loved the video. Maybe a video on an older RS5 down the road. Another beautiful example of peak Audi!

My favorite videos are the past greats put into present day context. Thanks, and more please!

An absolute joy to watch. So glad I found this channel. Subscribed. :) I owned a B7 RS4 (sedan, since the Avant was not available in the US) about 10 years ago, and I regret getting rid of it to this day. It was - and is - a terrific car.

Love when Harry shows old Audis.

Had a go on the B4437 this weekend going to Fairford airshow. Good fun, and 'Eau Rouge' is easy to spot.

Peak car and a legend in its own lifetime - you nailed this one Harry!

Absolutely love the car, have a 2008 Avant myself. Like all cars it has its own little things that you need to know and keep it serviced. Its reliable as it can get, just love it!

Thank you for posting more fine motorsports videos.

All the focus was on the driving experience here. No touchscreens, haptics, voice and gesture control and all the other rubbish manufacturers feel they have to crowbar into modern builds that diverts funding from the important bits of the car. Great video Harry, as always.

B7 RS4 is one of my dream cars especially in estate form

One of the greats. I still want one. Thanks Harry.

I was an Audi convert after a holiday in 2006 I have updated my Audi every three years . I love Audi, good video great report.

As a rs4 b7 owner myself, I chuckle when you top out 2nd gear knowing that you're doing 75mph before you change into 3rd, which tops out at 105 ish, this car is wasted on the public roads! Open A roads are where this car wants to live and it's magnificent!

Brilliant, absolutely brilliant vid, a great car. So much more interesting than some of the newer cars you cover.

2005 was really a great year for new cars. RS4, Focus ST mk.II, Veyron production, Ford GT, AMV8 Vantage...

Cheers Harry - still on my dream car list...

Great review, very nostalgic as I the same model in saloon form. Thank you. 👍🏼

Had a B7 avant back in the day and still have fond memories of it. It really was a head turner and that V8 in the RS4 will go down as one of the greatest engines of all time.

I always liked those red digital readouts - it's almost a shame we have colour displays. Enjoyed the 3 Audi's of that era I owned very well put together.

Great car and lovely review.

I love that motor. My friend had one in the south of Germany. Lots of drives on the Autobahn. 🏆🏅♥

Great review. I have the B7 RS4 saloon and have for years. Absolutely love it. Seriously turns heads. It’s now running a fully blueprinted, gas flowed, polished and ported engine with decat Milltek exhaust. Also remapped to stage 2. Looks completely standard but had to replace the DRC suspension as they start to sag with time/use, so now runs on fully adjustable Bilstein PSS9 coilovers with H&R anti-roll bars.

Wow what a motor, so nice to hear an N/A unit rev.

Great video, thanks.

I'm on an 04 XC 70 2.5 T AWD wagon...love it...The Volvo sleeper is the R version as you know, and have seen them doing serious speeds....However, this Audi is classy...engineering designed around very high end performance. Harry, the oldies appear so much more ready to deliver on many levels. Another great piece.

Top tier UKposts content - what a man

Car still looks sharp today !

I bought a B7 S4 6mt, 2 years ago. I absolutley love it, it still feels like a quality modern car to me. The engine sounds amazing and its still a blast to drive.

Great video Harry, can i add one small point of order in that long stroke engines do NOT make more torque due to the length of the stroke! For a FIXED swept capacity, whilst a longer stroke means more leverage (increased crank radius), it necessarily must also mean a comensurally smaller bore (cylinder capacity is proportional to stroke x bore) and these balance out! So yes the piston acts on the crank with more leverage but the force the piston applies is smaller by an equal amount! It's worth noting that back in the day we thought of long stroke (under square) engines as "high torque", but really what we actually meant was "low power" compared to a large bore (over square geometry) engine. The reason a small bore means "less power" is actually entirely due to valve area limitation and increase friction (higher average piston velocity) You can fit a greater valve area into a larger bore, and greater area can flow more air, which means you can make more power. However you can still make reasonable torque because peak torque normally occurs at a lower rpm than peak power and hence the inlet valve area can be enough to still generate sufficient cylinder filling to make decent torque. Without the ability to make high power at high rpm it was a natural tendancy of car reviewers and owners to think the car was more torquey, simply because the engine didn't perform as well at the top end, which make the mid range feel stronger, despite the fact that an engine with better cylinder filling actually makes more torque at ALL speeds! Before switchable inlet geometery (ie varriable length inlet manifolds) were a thing, the compromise on inlet runner length and hence the engine speed at which the inlet would "tune" and boost cylinder filling and torque was a real problem. You could fit long manifolds to boost mid range torque (great in the real world) or fit short runners and loose mid range but gain top end (nice on the spec sheet (ie high bhp/litre!) and in a race, but really for most normal drivers more "pub ammo" than being that useful day to day Also, how nice does the E46 M3 look! BMW absolutely nailed the stance on this car, particularly around the rear wheels and arches! Lovely colour too 🙂

More of this! And why not a review of your sons M3? 🥰

My fav Audi ever, even the normal A4 avant looks great, thanks!

A friend of mine had the sedan version which I drove on many occasions. It was truly a special car back then and even more so now. He had fitted a lightweight flywheel and an ECU tune. The engine revved to redline like a maniac.

This RS4 and the V8 RS5 were peak Audi.

I got my RS4 B7 In 2020, and last month it passed 200,000km, if you look after it, the engine has been extremely reliable and I'm shocked how well this car has held up for a 15+ year old car!

I don't think this is peak Audi. I think it is peak car. Fast, pretty, practical, well built. What a video

It looks really fast from some of those external shots. And of course it sounds amazing.

11:17 that shot is just beautiful!

Love that car . Great review

What a fabulous video, thanks. I have the exact same vehicle but in Australia and with 143k kms. I adore it and have original roof racks with Thule bike racks atop. I always look back as a I walk away. Been in love with the car since Clarkson raced it against the rock climbers. Thanks again!

Thanks for this video it makes me want one even more

Harry on your walk around you didn't mention the wide-body fender flares unique to the S-RS4s that make it look so much more menacing than the regular A4s. The RS4 is a beast and while other cars may be faster, it's the best visceral driving experience in that segment IMO.

I agree, this era was peak Audi. I had a B5 A4 2.8 at the time, and nothing I’ve driven since has had the same rock-solid feel and attention to the tactility of everything. I still clearly remember the feeling of opening and shutting the rear doors- perfection!

Great re-visit of a great RS Audi. I’m hopefully planting the seed for you to review one of my favourite coupes…the B8 or B8.5 V8 Audi RS5.

My favorite Audi engine of all time. I had two RS5's with the 4.2 and the sound it made around 7K - 8K can't be explained other than pure mechanical opera.

I had one. Loved it.

Enjoy the revisit of older cars, if you get chance to do some more please do.

Cracking insight as always Mr M. Think the RS4 was on the cover of one of my first EVO magazines....

Love it. I had this RS4's little brother, a 2005 S4 4.2 V8...in a hairdresser's cabrio of course! lol Loved that car. Had to special order it in a manual. What a beast the car was. The sound of the V8 was glorious! A great way to start your mornings...I am glad and so very thankful to have at least owned a naturally aspirated V8 car at least once in my life...I highly recommend it!

One of the great Audi’s along with a Coupe Quattro. I did a track day at Goodwood, when these where brand new, and one of the car we where using was an RS4. The guy was showing me how to drive it, and lost it, we ended up going through the gravel sideways. Was a great car and day.

Really great to see you review this era of car. Would love to see you review the e39 M5

Love these so much. For everyone complaining about running costs you could certainly get more MPG from a modern turbo car if you are delicate with the right foot but B7 RS4s have stopped deprecating. Give it a few years and the values will climb. That really helps the man maths when considering one of these. Even the decoking of the heads has been perfected with walnut shells. Almost the perfect 1 car garage.

Loved the video. Love Audis of the period.

How neat was that car!! Funny how we don't seem to get as impressed by new car launches so much today. Loved how you turned the Fog lights on before you drove off so people could see you coming. Manual Daytime Running Lights!

I had a saloon new in 2006, slightly off with 0 to 100 Harry, it did it in 10.5

One of my favourite genres: large, torquey engine in a smaller car. And a wagon, too. Fabulous.

Absolutely an icon, imho. I LOVE the design of that era of Audi, especially this car. ..or the privious RS6, the B5 RS6. Amazing looking cars. ..and their interior has aged a lot better than the B6 A6 and B8 A4, with their tiny screens looking rather old by now. I do love it when you revisit these older but great cars. I'm old enough to remember how the motoring press was astonished by this car, and the launch of the R8. Fun times back then.

I've always loved the look of the b7. This and the MK1 R8 are the best looking Audis to date. IMO of course Might aswell review the e9x M3 and C63 next 😅

i love this car, the sound is incredible

Another great review.

I have a 2013 RS6 and absolutely love it. It’s no precision instrument, but for driving 3 hours to go skiing, I cannot think of a better car.

Had one of these, miss it!

very easy to fall in love with these every-day-subtle-type-vehicles hiding a humungous powerful and fun engine

Another awesome vid. What a car.

What a beautiful car. Wonderful. Thank you Harry 👍👍😍 Sunday evening tea time feast. My kind of Songs of Praise 😁 🥧

I think this is the Audi RS I would buy if I could pick one. Great engine, great noise, practical in avant form, well set up for all year/all weather use in the UK. The subtle yet purposeful and aggressive looks are perfect for a car like this I think. Would like to see you revisit the W204 C63 at some point. (unless you already have and I’ve missed it) Great video as always, Harry. No bullshit, no overexcited silliness and some actual information about the engine rather than just the size and power output, like most UKposts car channels.