A £6800 Audi A4 DTM Isn’t Your Only Affordable Hot Audi Option

We may rate the A4 DTM as a slice of something interesting and a more insurance-friendly alternative to an S4, but there are other fast Audis to consider
A £6800 Audi A4 DTM Isn’t Your Only Affordable Hot Audi Option

Earlier this week we rattled on for a bit about the B7 Audi A4 DTM, which was a proper limited edition of just 250 and came with enough tweaks away from standard to be especially interesting.

You got an extra 20bhp from the EA113 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine, all-wheel drive with a 50:50 front-rear split, lower springs and cross-drilled brake discs. There was a factory-installed front splitter and a unique set of wheels. On the inside it’s all about schpordy microfibre and carbon.

A £6800 Audi A4 DTM Isn’t Your Only Affordable Hot Audi Option

Its big box-ticks over the S4 of the same vintage is that it’s generally cheaper to insure (although some underwriters lose their cool over the limited-edition status) and more exclusive. But as the cheapest one we could find at the time of writing was this £6790 example, they’re not actually cheap cheap. There’s even a 13,000-miler for sale with Rix Motor Company for a staggering £19,950.

The S4 is full of V8 goodness
The S4 is full of V8 goodness

Let’s look at some alternatives. For a saving of about six months’ supply of super unleaded, there’s a B7 S4 with 85,000 miles for £6000, or at the bargain end a choice of two for £5000; each with over 100,000 miles covered. These V8-driven gentleman’s saloons sound superb with a few exhaust mods and belch out 339bhp to all four wheels. That makes the DTM look slow regardless of whether you choose a manual S4 or an auto.

The 8L S3 was once the go-to second car for young men
The 8L S3 was once the go-to second car for young men

On the other hand, perhaps you like the idea of a (comparatively) lightweight four-cylinder at the front for sharper handling and a livelier feel through the twisty bits. If you’re willing to go back to the 8L Audi A3 you can get S3s for as little as £2800.

These have done some miles but come with 221bhp – a few more than the A4 DTM – courtesy of the more powerful 20v 1.8-litre turbo that Volkswagen spread across its group of companies at the time. For £3500 there’s a tonne of choice.

An RS6, you say? Sign us up!
An RS6, you say? Sign us up!

On the other hand, perhaps you’re after more waft and passenger space. For £6490 you could bag a 4.2-litre V8 RS6. Oh yes. This all-wheel drive monster could carry five people in comfort and great speed to wherever they needed to go. The supermarket? Yes. The Alps? Certainly. Our pick is a leggy 178,000-miler but has apparently had a lot of expensive work done recently. Whether it’s about to need a whole lot more is a risk you’ll have to take.

Comments

Austin98

I’d take this S6.
It’s for sale in Switzerland for 9400.- (~7000£). It has done just under 100’000 miles and has audis V10 under the bonnet! There are cheaper ones around but they have more miles on the clock.

12/29/2018 - 08:23 |
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Had a V10 S8 from that generation of Audis. Even when new I had to refuel it every other day (fuel tank was around 80L if I’m not mistaken and I only drove 20-30 miles per day)
Great engine but my word you feel like you live at petrol stations

12/29/2018 - 08:32 |
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It’s a lamborghini engine, not an audi one

12/29/2018 - 11:18 |
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Or this V12 for only £4600

12/29/2018 - 21:02 |
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Blade noir

Can anyone else smell the strong aroma of citrus?

12/29/2018 - 09:54 |
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can confirm the presence of citrus fruit based on first hand experience

12/29/2018 - 15:40 |
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Stefan 9

i meet a dude with some limited edition cheap Mercedes.His car is basicly totaled due to some sensor, as it comes only on that fkin limited edition edition so it’s not avaible at junkyards and Mercedes charges 3000 euros for it…which is basicly the cost of the car.Sound kinda bullshit but it might be true.

12/29/2018 - 11:20 |
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Anonymous

Why don’t you make an article about the 11 brand new E34s found in Bulgaria?

12/29/2018 - 14:27 |
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CannedRex24

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

ive never heard of that lol!

what happened? like the story behind them

12/29/2018 - 16:10 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

really cool story

12/30/2018 - 23:16 |
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