Audi RS4 B7 vs RS5: which one holds its value

August 19, 2026

Auto Hauss has stocked both, and unusually for a comparison like this, the older car is the one gaining ground.

Both cars are fast, both use a naturally aspirated V8 that rewards revs, and both are quattro coupes from the same maker. The used market treats them very differently, and the reason is not performance.

The B7 RS4 has the collector case

The B7 RS4 combined a high-revving V8 with a manual gearbox in a compact body, and that combination stopped being offered. That is the whole argument: it is not that the car is faster than what replaced it, it is that nothing built since does the same thing. Cars that represent the end of something tend to be sought out later, and this is one of them.

AVAILABLE

2007 Audi RS4

A B7 RS4 at Auto Hauss, the high-revving V8 generation with the manual gearbox.

38 999 $ · 134 418 km

The RS5 is the better car to actually own

The RS5 is newer, more comfortable, better equipped and easier to run as a daily car, and its V8 is excellent in its own right. It is the more sensible purchase by most measures. What it does not have is the specific combination that makes the B7 a car people hunt for.

SOLD

2014 Audi RS5

An RS5 sold through Auto Hauss, the more usable everyday coupe of the two.

49 999 $ · 41 000 km

What this means for a buyer today

Someone buying to drive should look hard at the RS5, and someone buying a car to keep should look at the B7 RS4 first. Condition still decides either way, and a tired example of the rarer car is not the better buy. Auto Hauss lists the exact mileage, previous owners and all-in price on each vehicle page so the two can be weighed against each other honestly.