Audi only ever built around 10,000 B7-generation RS4s ... s relationship with Europe’s premier club competition, the RS4 has actual pedigree. Lots of it. Mostly thanks to that all-natural ...

We should celebrate the RS4’s heart and soul. You may be familiar with it from the B7 RS4 and the original RS5 but it’s worth a recap: 4.2-litre V8, 444bhp at 8250rpm and 317lb ft at 4000-6000rpm.

Remembered fondly though it will be, the RS4 has never been the most interactive or engaging of devices over the years, even if it’s always been capable and quick. The B7 Audi RS4 of 2005 was a ...