I absolutely love these cars! They were my weapon of choice on TOCA 2 all those years ago!!
@Quaid44
4 жыл бұрын
lol that was my first thought too. Brilliant games.
@michaelkelman9740
4 жыл бұрын
Lol such a good game but really bad graphics haha
@cheesyeurotrance95
4 жыл бұрын
@@michaelkelman9740 the game is 21 years old
@michaelkelman9740
4 жыл бұрын
@@cheesyeurotrance95 yes I know but it seems like only the other day I was playing tht game haha
@cheesyeurotrance95
4 жыл бұрын
@@michaelkelman9740 I still play it on a mobile phone via PS1 emulator
@7spower998
3 жыл бұрын
4:20 Audi was ahead of the rivals with the dual Port and Direct Injection System. A direct descendent from the Le Mans winner LMP1 R8 V8 FSI engine. 6:15 Regular B5 A4 road car has a 4-link damper with coil spring front suspension, not McPherson strut IFS. 9:20 The moulded Audi logo, perhaps?
@jonmclendon567
Жыл бұрын
Yes exact same suspension setup as the road car. Windshield clips for faster windshield changes? I think this guy hasn't been around many race cars or rulebooks.
@hoolgeren
4 жыл бұрын
The a4 has multilink in the front as standard.
@seansean3765
4 жыл бұрын
Fun fact : I had a scale elextric model of this car and put it in the microwave and nearly burnt the house down. Wasn’t all there as a kid.
@Dan23_7
4 жыл бұрын
Sean Sean Hahaha 😂😂
@Sam_AMG
4 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣 reminds of the stupid things I done as a child 😁
@edwardcraig8719
4 жыл бұрын
This cracked me up
@M1.942
4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@andreabotti99
4 жыл бұрын
What exactly were you trying to achieve by putting a remote control car in a microwave oven?
@soundseeker63
2 жыл бұрын
That has to be one on the sexiest looking 4cyl engines ever! Pity we couldn't hear it running :-( The car its self still looks amazingly fresh for 1995. The mid/late 90s was a real high-point for touring cars, and motorsport as a whole. So many great cars, so many great names, some sadly no longe with us.
@fontheking5
4 ай бұрын
It doesen't sound very good sadly, not compared to other super touring cars, it has a weird low pitch scraping intake sound a boring drab exhaust note sadly. Type in Audi A4 STW on youtube to hear it
@MLC...
3 жыл бұрын
This era touring cars (and cars) were so beautiful. Whatever happened to this world. Please, more cars like this.
@pabloarduino2687
4 жыл бұрын
I have a B5 for the last 8 years and simply cannot let it go, i love it, amazing car. Oh, and that turn signal stalk with cruise control.... ;P
@mabrokenleg2388
4 жыл бұрын
The a4 b5 has a multilink front axle (4link) as standard, as well as a double wishbone rear axle (only the quattros) that’s why everyone loves the driving charcteristics of a b5 quattro, the first and lightest of all round multilink suspension small audi limousines and avants
@titaniclp1851
9 ай бұрын
extra: The fwd versions of the A4 B5 have a torsion beam rear axle. Cheaper to maintain, but the car feels a little bit more unstable and less confident on high speed corners.
@jordanjoestar8839
4 жыл бұрын
Love my 1.8t B5 Full bolt ons, 24psi tune and it's still going at 270,000 miles.
@idontgotagun9867
2 жыл бұрын
I have one too i love it, how much are you making?
@tjshill82
4 жыл бұрын
I’ve spent hours watching the touring cars from the 90s on KZitem. One thing you don’t get is close up detailed shots like in this video. Awesome car and fantastic period for the touring cars. Thanks for the video
@andreasphotiou1886
4 жыл бұрын
Still looks contemporary- hard to believe it’s almost a quarter of a century old
@YZFMANIAC08
4 жыл бұрын
not really
@stewartgrindlay9760
4 жыл бұрын
Have the similar A6 estate until i smashed it into an HGV. It saved my life
@porcini_boy
4 жыл бұрын
Back when the BTCC was decent
@incognito96
4 жыл бұрын
I remember they were so good they had to weigh them down so the competition could have a chance at winning.
@procta2343
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah that's when it meant business! Now its more like club racing now sadly,
@adrianmay2970
4 жыл бұрын
I agree
@bura280
4 жыл бұрын
@@adrianmay2970 back when the world had the privilege to see some of the greatest touring cars.. BTCC and STW
@nikfranklin9302
4 жыл бұрын
i Went and watched not too long ago and thought it was alright!
@themagnushjort
2 жыл бұрын
Not just well engineered and highly functional but beautiful aswell, incredible car.
@tymwalt
4 жыл бұрын
In terms of presentation and explanation, you are light years ahead of anyone on KZitem! Bravo!
@JayEmmOnCars
4 жыл бұрын
Thankyou!
@danjoseph6695
4 жыл бұрын
This era was truly special! My dad took me to my first ever race at Brands Hatch in 94.. the Alfa 155 that year was absolutely stunning! Nice to see the Audi up close. Loved TOCA 2 on the PS1 and this was the best car on the game. Remember the Primera being pretty handy as well 👌🏻
@incognito96
4 жыл бұрын
They put ballast in these , the primers were really good then the Volvo t40 estate came along.
@fontheking5
2 жыл бұрын
The S40 was never raced as an estate, the only estate Volvo raced in the BTCC was the 1994 850.
@nicwilson89
4 жыл бұрын
My god...that look into the read of that thing itself is incredible. I love me some neat and tidy piping
@ryanolden5304
4 жыл бұрын
Best audi of its era, and beila was a legend was a for that team at the time, absolutely miss the super touring car days.
@tootrue3953
4 жыл бұрын
God that car looks incredible. The best years of BTCC.
@AdeReeves
4 жыл бұрын
Went to watch these a lot back in the day (also owned one...well the road car anyway) ....Managed to sneak into the pit garage at silverstone when they where starting them up, and they gave me a good couple of minutes before we actually got thrown out....I thought i had gone to heaven.
@mpainter22
4 жыл бұрын
Escort cosworth RS500? Think you will find the RS500 touring car was a Sierra
@Ssh52
4 жыл бұрын
Lol I was confused and had to check when he said that 🤣
4 жыл бұрын
V confusing. RS500 was the Sierra, RS2000 was the escort, RS200 was neither one nor the other.
@mpainter22
4 жыл бұрын
@ the RS200 was essentially an escort
4 жыл бұрын
@@mpainter22 That was the plan but they aborted development and used the ideas to build a rally car, then they did a limited run of the road legal model.
@ralmo9762
4 жыл бұрын
RS200 was more Sierra than Escort
@vasek987
4 жыл бұрын
That amount of detail in the car... it's absolutely stunning!
@robertgirdwood1801
4 жыл бұрын
Just something special about super touring cars 😍
@DaveSpecC
4 жыл бұрын
Brings me back to the early PlayStation days and the first toca touring car games. Great content, as usual!
@antoineboutier8837
4 жыл бұрын
Used to drive this A4 in Toca Touring Car Championship on PSOne! Memories!
@JayEmmOnCars
4 жыл бұрын
That game was hard!
@graemew7001
4 жыл бұрын
Me too but I was really crap at it 🤦♂️😂
@LIKWID
4 жыл бұрын
This might be my second favourite video on the channel, the XJ220 being the 1st! I absolutely adored the A4 and the Laguna when I was a kid, I remember the commentary of Tiff Needell on the original Toca touring car game and was always torn between the A4 and the Laguna haha. BTCC was in it's golden years back then. Brilliant stuff Jay
@tonye2695
4 жыл бұрын
I went to brands hatch with my father to watch this car race back in the day, awesome. Even got signed poster from Audi with Frank Biela signature still on my dads office wall.
@Spheredalai
2 жыл бұрын
hats down to the people who designed the livery, it looks super simple/not cluttered with sponsors but clear
@danieldriftsanaudi9573
4 жыл бұрын
Man I want to do this livery for my drift Audi 😍
@adammclaughlin845
3 жыл бұрын
I dropped a like purely for the title, but it is really good to see a "best era" BTCC car in such good nick.
@davehalliday3217
4 жыл бұрын
I would like to see more videos like this of all the touring cars of this era...............please !!!!
@zeroswings2
4 жыл бұрын
yep... getting all up-close, personal and handsy with a 190 evo ii 2.5-16 would make for a nice video
@JayEmmOnCars
4 жыл бұрын
How about a road going 190E Evo I? kzitem.info/news/bejne/uYSbtpeDoZqch44
@tomevans5934
4 жыл бұрын
You always bring some of the most diverse and interesting content I thought I knew a lot about stuff like this but suppose you learn something new everyday
@pelper1
4 жыл бұрын
This was literally one of my favorite touring cars of all time
@superfast30
4 жыл бұрын
The greatest era of the BTCC and arguably the greatest touring car of that era!
@TRUCK07103
4 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite cars as a kid still is today
@tomworley8523
4 жыл бұрын
Pure motoring KZitem genius.... Perfect pace and passion and info.... And a mega car. Well done James.
@JayEmmOnCars
4 жыл бұрын
Cheers Tom!
@CliffB5A4
Жыл бұрын
As an early teen I used to choose this car everytime when I played toca touring cars on playstation 1, Now I'm 40 and I finally own one. ❤
@procta2343
4 жыл бұрын
Great to see that! I have seen a couple of super tours up close at Knock hill and brands hatch. Knock hill had Vauxhall cav, one of these, the honda accord, ford Mondeo, ( the older one, which was the only one to survive) I think there was an one of the older BMWs from the late 80s. Only four went around the circuit I remember, the Audi sadly never ran. The cav was restored from what I remember, the others were just used for shows, Bar the honda which was used as a raced. But retired, that maybe back in action again for the hscc, which a lot of these super tours came back. I do remember when me and my dad going to croft to see the BTCC in 1999, We had the chance to hear the Volvos on tick over, they were noisy! The tech was wearing ear muffs, He just had checked the wheels, and then gave the engine a blip for us! Sounded well vicious! Shame this era died, Not to keen on the NGTC regs the btcc has now. I have noticed though in the last few years the manufactures have started to go back to this with the TCR regs. Which I love the idea!
@daveyofyeshua
4 жыл бұрын
Looks absolutely MEGA, by far the best era of British touring cars imo 👌
@danhaywood5017
4 жыл бұрын
Brings back good memories being a 90s kid and playing toca on ps1, My granddad also have a brand new B5 face lift 2.8 Quattro it was a beautiful car the family loved it.
@nemodetroit
4 жыл бұрын
6:20 B5 A4's definitely did not have McPherson strut front suspension. They had an otherwordly, overly complex multi-linkish setup, that frankly, was not very durable. Not double wishbone, for sure, but probably closer to that in function than a strut setup.
@sashaghovanlou8175
4 жыл бұрын
yea i caught that when he was explaining.
@supertouring22
4 жыл бұрын
The supertouring rules meant that the race car suspension has to follow the road car (in principle anyway) so wholesale swapping of strut for double wishbone was not allowed. Many manufacturers designed the road cars with the race cars in mind.
@jordanjoestar8839
4 жыл бұрын
Mine is fine at 270k still lol... it's a very good system and allows insanely sharp turning and proper wheel placement under hard compression. Its advanced for its time
@antonmothes3160
4 жыл бұрын
but they drive well due to suspension But maintanence is shitty cause the bolts will break
@vasek987
4 жыл бұрын
@@jordanjoestar8839 It really depends how you behave to the car...
@terrymarsh8094
3 жыл бұрын
I have one of those 4000 CS Quattro 1986 year I absolutely love 💕 this car and the B5 also
@stewartgrindlay9760
4 жыл бұрын
Back when BTCC was brilliant. Frankie Biela was sensational. Gorgeous cars in the BTCC in that era. This is where my love of Audi’s came from.
@andyhunt457
4 жыл бұрын
That workshop is immaculately clean and so precise.😁. Another great series btw.Its like watching a kid in a candy shop.👍👍
@DjDolHaus86
4 жыл бұрын
When I was young my dad worked for NDFS and had to man the stand for them at the various county shows and as such we'd go to visit him/see the show. One year their stand was opposite the big Audi and Vauxhall displays where they had Biela's A4 and Warricks Vectra (I'd guess this was around 98/99 at either the Devon/Cornwall show) on display, it had been a typical British summer and both of the manufacturers had been having trouble with their electrics due to rain and so the NDFS crew let them make use of their tea and coffee making facilities. As a result I got given a close up tour of the cars, had a sit in the Audi, got given some posters and other merchandise but the highlight came at the end of the show when they were packing everything away and I got a ride around the car park in the Vectra . I don't think he got it out of second gear but being that I was kneeling on a pile of coats and hanging onto the roll cage that was plenty exciting enough for my young brain. I can't recall much else apart from it being super loud and everything rattled.
@PaulinhoThompson
4 жыл бұрын
An absolutely awesome video, and such an iconic car from a classic period in motorsport. I'm "slowly" trying to build a 94 Carina BTCC replica, and the research is fascinating. Thanks for doing this video, I loved it.
@vwjet357
4 жыл бұрын
“Audi’s don’t breaks very often” lol
@davidhenneberg6772
4 жыл бұрын
Andrew Long the old ones are very reliable, the new ones with tfsi are unreliable in everything
@Chris-yy7qc
4 жыл бұрын
And this one is not broken. But unfortunately we cant show it running today. lol
@Devilacme
4 жыл бұрын
What I've seen through the years of owning different cars is that they are always better than some people claim. Never had problems with Audi's. Maybe the thing is that if you know how to take care of the car, it's usually going to work well. A total idiot can break any car quickly.
@squeakers27
4 жыл бұрын
My father has been owning a few B5 S4s and RS4s and none of them have never had a major issue at all. It's only been small things such as sensors and usual wear and tear things.
@davidb7358
4 жыл бұрын
The only thing that broke on my A3 8V Quattro in the past 5 years is the windshield. (Lots of gravel on the roads in the winter here in Alaska). Most reliable car I've had.
@tomstevens751
4 жыл бұрын
Did a quick search as was curious as to the power output/displacement, came up with this from a similar car which sold in 2016 for £112k 305 hp, 1,995 cc DOHC four-cylinder engine with Bosch Motronic 2.8 management, six-speed sequential transmission, front and rear independent double-wishbone suspension, and four-wheel ventilated disc brakes with adjustable balance.
@n4s117
2 жыл бұрын
Minor point; the Sierra RS500 not the Escort (Cosworth) was the Group A car of the era.
@riverstour
4 жыл бұрын
See if you can get your hands on the Audi V8 DTM that car is immense!
@Tracertme
4 жыл бұрын
yes please..!!!Audi..
@supertouring22
4 жыл бұрын
Good call
@n4s117
2 жыл бұрын
This car is a classic example of how the build a race car. Other BTCC cars of the era are equally interesting. Have a look at where Volvo had their engine mounted.
@upbuild4397
4 жыл бұрын
That’s absolutely fantastic, such a good looking touring car. It’s great to get a good close up look at it, thanks for that video, it was very enjoyable 👍👍
@martinbourke6157
4 жыл бұрын
My favourite touring car of all time! Thank you for showing us!
@ianblakwater5238
4 жыл бұрын
Audi's never break :D my A4 B8 is a real headache
@irvings159
4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely stunning 👌
@blairmillward8408
4 жыл бұрын
I remember a lap around Bathurst (Mt panorama) with Murray Walker commenting back in the day....
@feydespiel.
2 ай бұрын
Brad Jones doing the driving...an excellent moment..Murray was absolutely in awe of it....wow! Those brakes are sensational!.. 😂
@Jabber-ig3iw
4 жыл бұрын
My favourite era of touring cars was the cossies v M3, but this era runs it close, special car in a special era.
@karelpipa
2 жыл бұрын
now please do a V6 Mondeo BTCC :) That sound is phenomenal
@georgewhiteford9869
4 жыл бұрын
I have one of these cars in my garage. Unfortunately , it’s a Scalextric model! Fortunately, I got to experience the real thing at Knockhill racing circuit in the 90s. What a glorious engine sound it had. Thanks for doing such a great job on this video. The camera work was first class and brought back so many happy memories of watching the BTCC in the 90s.
@karvanznlife9227
4 жыл бұрын
I first watched racing as a kid when john clelland was driving a mk2 escort like a nutter then i got the bug for touring car i loved it so much i bought and modified a primera GT to look the same but frank biela driving that fxxxxxg thing blew my mind the first time i seen him pass through duffas dip at knockhill on 4 wheels not 2 like the rest it was like an f1 car. Great videa mate takes me back to the best days of paint and body exchanging racing 👍👍
@mrstuperstefan
3 жыл бұрын
The very reason I bought one. What an amazing year
@b.c.2281
4 жыл бұрын
That is an incredibly sexy engine, really needed one more cylinder though.
@GVGames1986
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful car and livery!
@graemew7001
4 жыл бұрын
Totally agree with you that this era of the BTCC was the magical era, the Volvo 850 estate, Audi A4, BMW 3 series and even the Cavalier/ Vectra were decent in those days on the track and some of the personalities of the drivers such as John Cleland when he got took out by Steve Soper in 1992 really made it entertaining.
@OsellaSquadraCorse
4 жыл бұрын
Cleland took Soper out...
@graemew7001
4 жыл бұрын
@@OsellaSquadraCorse I stand corrected, my memory said it was the other way round but having watched it again you're right, Cleland made the first hit so he was at fault.
@sylvandespres7654
4 жыл бұрын
woooo..i love where this tour brings us.i like to hear about the technical details. i can see this car cruising on the streets .that would be the ultimate quattro for sure.
@BigWarningSign
Жыл бұрын
This makes me love my a4 more
@LipePaiga
4 жыл бұрын
I truly love Super Touring Cars. Best races ever.
@paredding
4 жыл бұрын
Great car - it followed on from the Audi 80, also raced by Biela in the European Championship) and then led the WTCC - esp in 1996 IIRC winning 7 championships (Minichamps made a special display of all cars). Forming Club Audi Australia, we followed it for 5 years and had a ball at each race and of course the Bathurst 12 hours. Really great days and I still have the Tamiya 1:10 RC model to build bought from Beatties in 1997 ;-)
@davidbates247
4 жыл бұрын
Super looks can you remember the Alfa on two wheels !!!!!!!! Wow
@TheThejpmshow
2 жыл бұрын
My favourite BTCC car of all time
@mpowerrr
4 жыл бұрын
BTCC was awesome. I watched it all the time on Eurosport when I was a kid.
@1984uq
2 жыл бұрын
Correct me if I am wrong Jay but my understanding is that b4 80/90 audis were McPherson struts up front. All B5's were 5 link f double wishbone rear. The B5 was the first chassis to switch from Mcpherson F/E to a 5 link F/E w a virtual steering axis allowed by the complex mechanics of the 5 link set up
@polo86cfahrer
4 жыл бұрын
I loved driving the A4 in the TOCA computer games, in the rain you just drove past all your opponents. :D
@imarcus1973
4 жыл бұрын
Cheers Jay, Looks like another great day out at the Audi Heritage centre! Thanks for pointing out the carbon fibre under the bonnet, I was fixated on that sexy manifold and wouldn't have noticed it otherwise :)
@S_Kane
4 жыл бұрын
This car’s the reason I bought my 1st B5 in 2000.
@OwainF
4 жыл бұрын
It amazes me just how low the BTCC cars were back then!
@procta2343
4 жыл бұрын
They were noisy too, I remember hearing the volvo S40 iding in the pit garage! The tech gave it a rev for us!
@zeroswings2
4 жыл бұрын
that AudiSport/Momo steering wheel though... have been trying to find out the model of it and also to try and score a used one... thing of beauty
@denseljosephs9500
4 жыл бұрын
Love A4 B5's owned mine 16 year's its a modified v6 with a supercharger .and one of the best cars I've owned.
@alexjanito3404
4 жыл бұрын
Pes?
@denseljosephs9500
4 жыл бұрын
@@alexjanito3404 pes g2 with a custom chargecooler
@teabagmcpick889
Ай бұрын
6:18 Thank god for that
@global_nomad.
4 жыл бұрын
vorsprung durch einfaches hemd thanks J, letting the car livery be loud today and you more discrete
@phillyphil1513
4 жыл бұрын
back when they tucked 19in SuperTurismos and kept it clean without tacked on flares. from the outside the car essentially looks OE stock.
@SergeyMukimov
3 жыл бұрын
Love Supertourers!
@robk5745
2 жыл бұрын
Great segments on one of the all time greatest touring cars!
@andolas100
2 жыл бұрын
it looks good on two wheels with flames coming out of the exhaust
@mrmcbeardy9268
4 жыл бұрын
it may just be my opinion, buy is there anything looks like more of a natural fit, than large OZ racing Turismo wheels on a slammed Touring car!? 😍👌🔥
@colinbennett6941
4 жыл бұрын
7.46 Frank Bielas car fitted with John Bintcliffe seat .If you read this John, remember me ? Mr Beige
@mickeynismocat
4 жыл бұрын
I have been lucky enough to hear one of these beasts!
@ANDERZENAMG
4 жыл бұрын
Man, the title was no lie!!! Beautiful
@disturbed250
4 жыл бұрын
Now theres a classic memory the A4 BTCC car! Nice
@l34052
4 жыл бұрын
I am a through and through BMW man but I have to be honest here and admit I really like this car a lot. May my beloved 3 series forgive me😉
@JayEmmOnCars
4 жыл бұрын
You are forgiven
@l34052
4 жыл бұрын
@@JayEmmOnCars Thank you lord JayEmm😇 (BMW is still better than Audi😆)
@dxutube
4 жыл бұрын
Feels like yesterday & still looks modern
@aliwheel5238
2 жыл бұрын
Just a correction, b5's are not MacPherson strut, they are double wishbone on road cars
@jasonharris630
4 жыл бұрын
“Audi’s don’t break often” hahahaha
@Planetary13
4 жыл бұрын
Mechanically they are pretty good. Other stuff not as much.
@Alexander_l322
4 жыл бұрын
These older audis don't break that easy
@TassieLorenzo
4 жыл бұрын
@@Planetary13 B5 chassis VW and Audi is not exactly considered a reliable used car!
@randomfaca
4 жыл бұрын
One of the early season races at Thruxton Biela had a shunt in qualifying and had to start from the rear. He ended up on the podium. In a sprint race in the dry. That's how dominant this car was. Although I remember the Dunlops were more durable than the competition at the time which would've helped at Thruxton...
@MilitantGrunt
4 жыл бұрын
Would be cool to see this thing from underneath. Just roll it onto that lift there!
@tomrachellesfirstdance7843
4 жыл бұрын
I love this car I remember these years of the BTCC very fondly absolute beasts
@Fester_
11 ай бұрын
I nearly had a Jeremy Clarkson sticky pants moment - again.
@dacasman
4 ай бұрын
A regular A4 B5 is not McPherson strut. I'm pretty sure it actually is double wishbone. It actually looks to me like the exact same suspension in both.
@ProjectSupercar
4 жыл бұрын
I love seeing all the detail, so please keep it up. :)
@JayEmmOnCars
4 жыл бұрын
You'll love Thursday's video
@ProjectSupercar
4 жыл бұрын
@@JayEmmOnCars Looking forward to it. :)
@biz1M
4 жыл бұрын
Hopefully in next instalments when it's running. You can get under the car. The gearbox (vs roadgoing version), underfloor flat aero, alternator setup (for the time) was pretty cool engineering too.
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