Well, I may have as many or more miles as anyone on my 2007 RS4 6,300 so far. I could not be happier with the car. Put over 4,000 miles on it in one week long road trip. Everything works no bugs what so ever. Incredible car. Having switched from mustang muscle as a former owner of two Mustang Cobra's this is quite a change but I am not disappointed at all. The car pulls like no other car I have driven. The only thing I've driven that pulled harder was an '07 Z06, but frankly that car scares me. This one is totaly rock solid completely tossable and very comfortable for long hauls. Couple things that **** me off are... One - Audi dropping covered maintenance (if anyone else is getting it let me know). Two - The gas guzzler tax, since I get 23 mpg on the highway even at 75mph+.

I don't plan to do much to the car since the technology is so new and I am not qualified to tinker to that level, unlike with my mustangs. But I do hope to remove the speed limiter at some point. Anyone who can give me information on that would be appreciated. Have had the car over 145mph and there was still lots of room on the tach!

Have had an invisble bra from 3M put on the nose. Well worth the money $900 installed. My big decision now is if I will put new wheels and snow tires on to keep driving in the winter? I think I might, probably would be a blast. We do have ice autocrosses up here that might be fun.

 

Scott, love your plate. I was thinking of something like that also. How does your car look in red, I am sure the pics on the web and magazines dont do it justice. I love my mugello blue it goes well with the corny looking delaware plate which only comes in blue and gold numbers. Other than my car consuming a good amount of oil all else is perfect. I dont know if its me but its hard to appreciate the cars pull and take off in this wide open country. The only time you notice your speed is if you look out the side windows or when you blow by someone. Is this the same with every other owner. Do you guys find that youre getting used to the car to the point where things seem slow when on the open road?

 

Yes, I agree with you on the speed factor. On the inside of the car, everything seems normal but, from a spectators view...I'll bet it looks like we are zooming by constantly. I somehow knew this would be the way it was proir to my purchase-glad I got Daytona. The poe-poe here sucks!

 

Hey qtroGmBH - I'm interested in hearing more abour your impressions of the Z06 relative to the RS4. I've had some solid track time behind the wheel of the Z06, truly an amazing experience. I'm ready to pull the trigger and buy a performance car, one I plan on using frequently at DE & club events. Been desperately trying to sort through my options and I think I'm really hung up on getting a V8. Currently a very happy A6 owner, so a big fan of the brand. But man is that Z incredible.

Anyway, anything you could share on your experiences with the two cars would be very interesting.

BTW, newbie to the list & a first-time poster. A passionate auto-enthusiast trapped in the least-friendly auto city in the US (NYC). I look forward to learning and contributing with the group.

 

As for the red color... I struggled with that decision after seeing the black one in the German Audi commercial with the spider! That was cool! But decided the red was in the end the only way to go. Glad I did the pearlescent color is amazing in the right light. Plus it turns out there are no others in the state that color, and only one in the midwest last I heard from Audi. Pictures can't show the metallic pearl glow. Just got the plates delivered the other day by the way.

 

Johnny - The Z06 is the fastest car I have driven but I would also consider the new Cobra GT500 at 500 HP (have not been able to get any seat time yet). That car can easily be upgraded to over 600 for almost no cost simply by swapping out a pulley on the supercharger. So if pure raw power is a big factor either the GT500 or the Z06 would be the choice. But for overall handling and refinement the Audi is the car in my mind. I have never had the kind of confidence that this car gives in all situations. The combination of the AWD, the suspension capabilities and the all weather manners means this car can handle anything you put it into. While the cobra and the vette are best kept dry and warm on bad weather days, with winter being entirely out of the question. I can tell you that my audi will easily peg the speed limiter with lot's of tach remaining. There is no question the car will approach 200 mph and catch 300kph. Enough for me by all means and the insurance is less than my 1999 SVT Cobra.

 

I just got a Phantom black RS4 silver interior about a month ago and I am loving it. I live near a scenic road that winds up a long hill that I drive at night. I open the throttle to about 6000 rpm and speed up the road next to the line divider. The engine echoes off the concrete divider and it sounds like a v8 angel. There's no doubting the accelerating power.

I used to drive a 2004 330CI. It was a pretty decent car but now I graduated to a much higher grade sports car!

As for the sound system, RS4 premium package comes with Bose speakers and while they are decent, the 330CI honestly sounded better with its Harmon Kardon sound system. Unfortunately, the 330CI also had a speaker rattling problem (front passenger speaker). The RS4 does not have any rattling problems whatsoever. Rattling anything really gets my goat. This car really feels solid.

As for gas consumption, I am used to it already. I used to get about 365 miles per tank (15 gal of premium) with the 330CI, but now with the RS4 on the same amount of fuel (15 gal premium), I get about 250. It's not a big deal and is well worth the extra confidence on the road.

I am still waiting for that first race on the freeway. I don't usually race or anything like that but every once in awhile when everything just seems right and then... there.. there's that M3... Sorry, I don't race M3's. hahah

 

I wish i can get an RS4. But i have driven an RS4 after i repaired it and there freaking fast. I love the sound of the engine and sport exhaust mode. It's so fun to drive and the brakes stop on a dime. Sorry to burst your bubble, hopefully your guys' RS4 clutch pedal won't stiff up. If it does, take it to a dealer. It's gonna need a new slave clutch line due to restriction. Have fun!

 

I was lucky enough to get the 2nd RS4 is the states and the look on all the M3 drivers faces in my rearview as we take off at the light was worth every penny!!!!

 

Scott, got anything done to you cobra? I've got a 99 as well - twin turbo'd!