Highlights
- Low documented mileage of 79,000 miles from new
- Reported to be one of four finished in the 'Special Order' Ebony Black
- Very well maintained mostly by Audi main dealers
- Carefully dry stored by current keeper since purchase in 2015
- Recommissioned November 2025 by VAG specialist
- Very long list of working including cambelt and water pump
- MOT valid to November 2026
The Appeal
The Porsche-flavoured RS2 set the template, but it was the 375bhp Cosworth-fettled B5 RS4 that perfected the idea of a brain-numbingly quick dog wagon, one with the load-lugging, sober and sensible-shoed capabilities of a Volvo but with the horizon-grabbing performance of a Lamborghini.
With all that said, it is perhaps no surprise that most B5s have been driven into the ground. Not this one, thankfully. It is a fantastically-preserved 2000 car that is pleasingly factory standard and fresh from an extensive recommissioning process of marque specialists King of the Road.
The vendor acquired the car in 2015 and tells us that it is one of four to leave the factory painted in special-order Ebony Black. On this car, the paint extends to the wing mirrors and roof bars, which are of course usually silver. It is all very well kept, as is the all black Recaro interior with its carbon fibre trim fillets. Unusually for an Audi of this era, the high end sound system is still in full working order.
If you need more reasons to buy, then the history file provides then. It is extensive and includes a stamped service book with a run of Audi main dealer stamps. The last stamped service was at 77,100 miles in 2014 by Bristol Audi, after which the vendor bought the car and put it into dry storage. It was recommissioned in late 2025 by King of the Road, with a long list of work that included a service, cambelt and water pump, new tyres, fluids refresh and attention to the brakes and suspension. The current MOT is advisory-free and runs to November 2026.
The B5 RS4 is one of the greatest modern classics - hugely entertaining yet thoroughly usable. This rare survivor is one of the best we’ve seen in a long, long while.
The vendor says:
“The car is ready to go with no work required. There are no known issues after the full re-commission. No expense spared on oils and parts, using the correct manufacturer specifications and parts where available.”
History and Paperwork
- First registered 20th November 2000
- Four registered keepers from new
- Current keeper since August 2015
- All handbooks present
- Hardback Audi book detailing the vehicle
- Stamped service record with reported main dealer history
- Recommission history available from the vendor
- MOT valid to November 2026 with no advisories
- V5C
- Typed list of service history and recent work
- Wheel alignment April 2026
Service history:
- 11/25 - 78,950 miles - King of the Road (plus other work as below)
- 12/14 - 77,100 miles - Bristol Audi
- 11/12 - 67,396 miles - unknown
- 12/10 - 58,491 miles - East Kent Audi
- 08/09 - 49,447 miles - East Kent Audi
- 01/07 - 39,975 miles - East Kent Audi - cambelt and water pump
- 01/07 - 39,803 miles - East Kent Audi
- 02/04 - 30,599 miles - East Kent Audi
- 03/03 - 21,422 miles - East Kent Audi
- 11/02 - 12,398 miles - East Kent Audi
- 01/02 - 2,977 miles - East Kent Audi
Recent work November 2025 by King of the Road:
- Four new Pirelli PZero tyres
- Brake fluid replaced
- Gearbox oil Febi Bilstein
- Rear axle oil Febi Bilstein
- Rear diff oil
- Full Service, Quantum Longlife 3, NGK Platinum Spark Plugs, Genuine Oil Filter
- Timing Bett Kit and Water pursp
- Replace Thermostat & Housing Pipe
- Replace rear calliper left and right
- Gates micro multi-ribbed belt
- Gen Crank Pulley Bott
- Gates Thermostat & seal
- IMNA timing belt it with engine damper
- Febi coolant pump
- Gen thermostat housing pipe Gen coolant
- New propshaft
- Diverter valves
- EGT Genser
- New CV boots
- Power steering pump
The Condition
- 'Special Order' Ebony Black in very good condition
- Black wing mirrors and roof bars in place of the standard silver finish
- The vendor describes the exterior paintwork as presenting very well
- Recently professionally detailed
- The vendor reports the underside is in very good condition
- No structural advisories on MOT
- Full black leather interior with Recaro seats and carbon inlays
- The vendor describes the interior as being in very good condition
- Multi-CD changer and Bose sound system fitted
- Radio, CD and cassette all reported as functioning correctly we are told
- All electric windows and central locking reported as fully operational
- Well-kept multispoke alloy wheels with new Pirellli tyres
The Mechanics
- 375bhp Cosworth-developed 2,671cc V6 twin-turbocharged engine
- Six-speed manual transmission
- Recommissioned November 2026 by VAG specialist following a period in storage
- Manufacturer-specification oils and correct parts used throughout the recommission
- No known issues reported by the vendor following the recommission
- 79,000 miles indicated (not warranted)
- No advisories on MOT
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