Why a Safari Audi RS 4 is the ideal daily driver | MODIFIED

In this week’s episode of MODIFIED, Matt Farah gets behind the wheel of a JDM B5 Audi RS 4 that’s received a Safari conversion courtesy of custom shop AI Design. Matt learns more about what went into this build (like a dog bed!) and, after getting some mud on the tires, concludes that a customized rally wagon can also legitimately double as a practical daily driver.

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Episode chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:16 The genesis of safari culture/rally cars
01:00 Hello, B5 RS 4 by AI Design
02:11 B5 Audi RS 4 overview
03:10 When you safari a car…
04:25 Driving impressions
05:53 Welcome to AI Design
06:27 Vehicle walkaround
09:13 Matt wants to be a Doberman
10:19 Mud on the tires
11:06 Is a lux rally car better than a fast crossover?
11:57 It used to be green…
12:30 Final thoughts
12:48 Credits

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[ibrxhimmma]

Man Hagerty really stepping up their game! LOVE Matt Farrah and LOVE that they’re also having Camissa on the channel! And all for free on YouTube!? HELL YEAH

[TedwardDrives]

Love to see it! Thanks for the opportunity to film the light bar production

[Adamas_]

Shoutout to the owner for letting Matt thrash his baby for posterity. You sir, are a champion and thanks for sharing!

[FitmentIndustries]

This entire production was off the CHART! Matt Farah, B5 RS4, Safari build, quality cinematics, audio is on point, you can't beat it! Kudos to the whole team!

[andresrojas]

love that Hagerty is becoming the new "THE DRIVE"!!!

[TheHooniverse]

The dog bed fit into the back is just awesome.

[jordankipkorir]

Okay this series is terrific and unpredictable. I love it. Thanks Hagerty!

[BryanOnofre]

Why are these all so short? There’s so much more to these builds. I promise some of us have the attention spans to actually watch this. Such a missed opportunity.

[Dsquaredforever]

I had a B7 A4 2.0T manual lowered with basically RS4 suspension for about a decade before it was totaled by someone who hit me running a red light. Took it through a blizzard over the Colorado Spanish Peaks in December, got down muddy roads better than lifted trucks, whipped it down gravel roads in the middle of absolutely nowhere, loaded it with everything I owned and drove 1/2 way across the country multiple times and she took it all with ease. Those center torsen diffs are amazing and the mechanical quattro cars are the best AWD cars ever made. 2.5 inches of ground clearance and in 18" of snow it was a tank. Took her places people don't take 4runners. Point being 90s-00's Audi was absolute PEAK AWD.

[chrishieh]

The music in the edit is killer. Props to the editor

[ThomasGillot]

Safari builds makes infinitely more sense than stanced. At first I was thinking why do this to a rare RS4, but explanation and video cleared it up.

[wtfchazpwnt]

Love to see Matt Farah on this channel! He really knows his stuff and can articulate his ideas well even when driving fast.

[mathewhumvee]

Safari/Rally Builds are more appealing to me living in Canada. Whens it dry, wet, snowy, or anything combined, you can still have fun.

[markredden]

Listening to him describe the driving dynamics, wow. I don't know of anyone else who can paint a picture as good as Matt.

[amdisthebest]

I've seen images of this car online and hated on it due the "ruining" an RS4, a dream car of mine. I opened this video immediately wanting to hate (not on Matt or Hagerty) but on the mods. Long story short, I get it and dropped a thumbs up. I love off roading and hooning just as much as having fun on a dry track. Personally, I'd choose to keep my eventual B5 RS4 stock (or mostly stock) but I now have an appreciation for this one too. Long live the B5!

Awesome video! Love the Hagerty posts lately!

[ALMXDP]

Amazing transformation from what it was before. Loved my dad's Imola yellow B5, and always wanted something like an RS version of an Allroad. This seems like a very fun package!

[calebloewen]

Awesome film! Really enjoyed it. The music selection was so on point!

[hmu]

I have an A4 Avant Quattro, B4. I put tires 2 sizes bigger and got serious lift. Added 2cm+ pucks and can handle almost a foot of snow before it can't push the berm or hugh centers. Beast on forestry roads.

[doug.mitchell.ID]

There are a couple young turks ripping around our local area here in Germany with the latest, greatest fully equipped RS4's -- and I'd take this over either of them in less than a heartbeat. Particularly enjoyed the camera operator isolating the "No Photography" sign as we entered the AI workshop...

[Thurgren]

This is just great! Most of the intersting car shows on youtube have gone behind a paywall or just lost touch with the viewer. This series however, has given me something new, interesting and well produced to watch. And you can't really go wrong with Matt behind the wheel, his passion for cars and his excitement while driving them is really genuine and that shows in the way he describes both the cars he drives, how they perform, and how they make you feel.

Hands down the best Automotive series on YT right now. Keep it up lads!