2008 Audi RS 4 Review Summaries

What reviewers liked most about the Audi RS 4:

Huge racing-bred brakes stop better than a cease-and-desist order.

-- New York Times

With the RS 4, Audi has created a near perfect ride/handling trade-off.

-- Edmunds.com

Floor the go pedal and you'll quickly feel like some crazed backseat passenger is trying to yank you through the driver's seat with an astoundingly strong invisible rope attached to your shoulder blades.

-- Forbes

What reviewers liked least about the Audi RS 4:

Under heavy braking we found the RS 4 slightly nervous, which was disconcerting at high speeds.

-- Edmunds.com

Audi RS 4 Comparisons:

This is an A4 done right, and it will ensure that you never fully enjoy an A4 again ? the RS 4 is superior in every way.

-- New York Times

The shifter and clutch take-up don't have the near perfect feel achieved by the BMW 3 Series or the quick-action of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution's controls, but they aren't cause for complaint either.

-- Edmunds.com

Best one-liner about the Audi RS 4:

When Audi engineers set out to build a competitor to BMW?s M3 sport sedan, they pretty much obliterated their target...

-- New York Times

Audi seems to have thwarted both mechanics and inertia with the RS 4.

-- Edmunds.com