Hmmmmm . . . .
As usual, "headline" figures often don't tell the full story. The RS4 was tested with only 600 miles (1080kms) on the clock.
It is a well-known fact that all engines (and VAG motors in particular) will produce more power when they are well and truely run in. Indeed, my last S4 only really felt "properly" run in when it had about 12 or 13k miles. It also started to give slightly better fuel economy around this time too.
The Bimmer M5 was tested at 12500kms, the Golf GTI at 8600kms, an Audi A4 1.9 TDI at 3500kms, and the new S3 at 1350kms (but interestingly, they used 99RON fuel, when 98RON had been used in the other petrols!
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As Mark Twain said, "there are lies, damned lies, and then statistics". That should interject some more thoughts!
