Audi 4.2 V8's, are they any good?

stevieturbo · Post by **stevieturbo** » Mon Feb 16, 2015 11:07 pm

ChrisJC wrote:I just love the way that Audi think it's OK to have a car with all that weight so far in front of the front axle!

Chris.

They still work very well !

ChrisJC · Post by **ChrisJC** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 6:29 pm

stevieturbo wrote:
ChrisJC wrote:I just love the way that Audi think it's OK to have a car with all that weight so far in front of the front axle!

Chris.
They still work very well !

Relatively speaking. You don't see Beemers with that sort of weight distribution however.

Silk purse, sows ear.

Chris.

stevieturbo · Post by **stevieturbo** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 6:53 pm

ChrisJC wrote:
stevieturbo wrote:
ChrisJC wrote:I just love the way that Audi think it's OK to have a car with all that weight so far in front of the front axle!

Chris.
They still work very well !
Relatively speaking. You don't see Beemers with that sort of weight distribution however.

Silk purse, sows ear.

Chris.

You'd hardly say all BM's are superb machines either though.

Post by **scudderfish** » Mon Apr 13, 2026 10:05 am

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stevieturbo · Post by **stevieturbo** » Tue Apr 14, 2026 9:36 am

scudderfish wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2026 10:05 am Fun fact, this thread is the most common Google hit on this site

I think it's safe to say now, these V8's are regarded as very good.

Nords · Post by **Nords** » Sat Jun 13, 2026 5:59 am

RE Performance in Swindon do a lot of RS Audis. A great car but the RS4s can have many expensive issues.

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