Hot data comparison- How does the new Audi RS4 stack up against Porsche, BMW and others?

Dear 001,

Check out this comparison...

Audi RS4 vs. The Rest - Interesting data
The Swedish magazine AUTOMOBIL tested the new Audi RS4.

The have their own "A-Test" with different measuremennt as seen below.

As you can see the Audi RS4 does very well - (much) better than I had expected. It reaches Top 5 or Top 10 in most areas, and the competition is very hard!

The verdict for the Audi RS4 was:
"The RS4 is a compromise in harmony between winter capability and your racing license"
The one and only drawback was that they felt the RS4 lacked enough feedback in the steering wheel and pedals. But what you get instead is the possibility to load your car full with stuff, four passangers in comfort in every possible weahter, nothing the BMW M3 can't boast with.

The car was on Pirelli PZero Rossos. 255/35/19

The list is far from complete, but it gives you an idea.

* 0-100 km/h
1) Audi RS4 4.6
2) BMW M5 4.7
3) BMW M6 / Porsche 997 Carrera S 4.8
5) MB E55 AMG Wagon 4.9
6) BMW M3 CS 5.4
32) Volvo V70 T5 8.2

* 0-200 km/h
1) BMW M6 13.6
2) BMW M5 14.3
3) MB E55 AMG Wagon 15.0
4) Audi RS4 15.8
9) BMW M3 CS 18.8
24) Volvo V70 T5 30.3

* Quarter mile (402 m)
1) BMW M5 12.7
2) BMW M6 12.8
3) Audi RS4 12.8
4) MB E55 AMG Wagon 12.9
9) BMW M3 CS 13.6
32) Volvo V70 T5 15.9

* 200 - 0 km/h (brakes)
1) Porsche 997 Carrera S 136,1 m
4) BMW M5 142,6 m
5) BMW M3 CS 146,0
7) MB E55 AMG Wagon 148,2
8) Audi RS4 148,6
9) BMW M6 149,6

* Highest speed the car can handle in a bend with 50 m radius:

1) Porsche 997 Carrera S 84 km/h
Split 7:th place) Audi RS4 81 km/h
Split 10:th place) BMW M6 - BMW M3 CS 80 km/h
33) Volvo V70 T5

* Side acceleration (50 m radius)

2) Porsche 997 Carrera S 1.13g
7) Audi RS4 1.04g
10) BMW M6 1.02
17) BMW M5 - BMW 330 Cayenne Turbo 0.98

* Slalom speed. Straigh slalom 25 m distance between cones:

2) Porsche 997 Carrera S 93 km/h
3) Lotus Elise 111R 92 km/h
4) Audi RS4 91 km/h
7) BMW M6 90 km/h
9) BMW M3 CS 89 km/h
20) BMW M5 86 km/h
33) MB E55 AMG Wagon 81 km/h

* Side acceleration. Highest side acceleration in the 25 m slalom.
2) Porsche 997 Carrera S
4) BMW M6
5) Audi RS4
10) Lotus Elise 111R
13) BMW M3 CS
19) BMW M5
31) MB E55 AMG Wagon

* A-Sprint (special track)
2) Porsche 997 Carrera S 53,2 secs
3) Lotus Elise 111R 53,7 secs
5) BMW M6 54,4 secs
6) Audi RS4 54,5 secs
13) BMW M3 CS 56,0
BMW M5 not tested

Source: AUTOMOBIL via RS6.com

chewy - 5/10/2006 1:41:39 AM

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Sunny, Audi's "inferior" product does better than the M5 in several categories,including the all important 0-60. You still think that Audis suck?

Ben55 - 5/10/2006 1:59:30 PM

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I think this article should be renamed E55 WAGON vs. the rest

WHAT THE HELL is a E55 WAGON doing in this comparison????????

Ben55 - 5/10/2006 3:09:04 PM

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"AMG performance is the benchmark, the E55 wagon OR sedan is perfectly fine"

Sure as long as you don't mind the extra 400lbs in the wagon.

What a stupid list.

chewy - 5/10/2006 7:48:11 PM

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I think this list just shows all sorts of sport oriented cars, and how they compare. Also that is not the full list. I think the Volvo represents a mildly sporty car just for comparison purposes.

chewy - 5/10/2006 10:11:12 PM

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Also, check out this video of the RS4 accelerating 0-169 mph. Take the timer and see how fast it is for your self.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3815185396630762032&q=rs4

JUGNU - 5/11/2006 5:41:22 AM

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Why E55 Wagon.Why not the sedan.Wagon is offcourse a little heavy and a full 2 second slower than the Sedan.

Nowadyas i see Magazines doing an out of the world comparos.Like this one look at the Volvo there and also a WAGON competing against the 911 and BMW M type of cars.

What a crap

JUGNU

JUGNU - 5/11/2006 5:41:22 AM

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Why E55 Wagon.Why not the sedan.Wagon is offcourse a little heavy and a full 2 second slower than the Sedan.

Nowadyas i see Magazines doing an out of the world comparos.Like this one look at the Volvo there and also a WAGON competing against the 911 and BMW M type of cars.

What a crap

JUGNU

janos2769 - 5/11/2006 11:51:37 AM

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May have a big engine and plenty of torque but where is the handling? Straight line performance does not mean much without handling. This car does not belong in this group. Neither does the Volvo.

chewy - 5/11/2006 9:55:40 PM

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Nope, European accelearation are slower for two reasons. They are to 62 miles per hour, not 60. This adds atleast a tenth for quick cars, the slower the car, the more it adds, can be aroud .5 second for 9 second 0-60 car. Second, Europeans don't test the cars on drag strips, they test on tracks, but they are not as grippy as a drag strip, this makes the car at least a couple of seconds slower.

Sunny, the RS4 matches up very well against the M5 in the test. It is faster, and beats it at many different categories. Eventough there is evidence in front of you, you still continue to think that Audis are inferior to BMW. Keep thinking what you want, just ignore the facts.

JUGNU - 5/12/2006 8:42:06 AM

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Without any doubt,all these numbers are wrong.
ridiculus

JUGNU

JUGNU - 5/12/2006 8:42:06 AM

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Without any doubt,all these numbers are wrong.
ridiculus

JUGNU

chewy - 5/15/2006 7:50:07 PM

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The Audi RS4 is faster around the ring than the BMW M5 and the Dodge Viper, not to bad. Here is my proof.

moto - 5/19/2007 6:49:40 AM

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Silly kids.

Until you tell me what tires are on each vehicle, and other variables show to be equal (driver, conditions, fuel, tire pressures, etc), the results are meaningless.

For the record, the RS4 always understeers due to its forward weight bias, but quattro provides an advantage any time the track is not dry and clean. The BMWs are each better balanced and arguably more fun to drive on an ideal track, but non necessarily so in the real world.

I'll take the Porsche, thanks.