Audi has introduced its third-generation RS 4, and the vehicle arrives in Avant form. The
wagon is powered by the 4.2 litre V8 as found on the RS 5, with 450 hp at 8,250 rpm and 430 Nm from 4,000 to 6,000 rpm being the main numbers.
Performance figures are a 0-100 km/h time of 4.7 seconds and a governed top speed of 250 km/h, which can be increased to 280 km/h upon request. The mill is mated to a seven-speed S tronic transmission, with quattro permanent all-wheel drive – replete with self-locking crown-gear center differentialon – on call.
Going the RS route lowers the body by 20 mm, compared with the A4 Avant, with a sport suspension plus with dynamic ride control (DRC) – in which oil lines and a central valve connect diagonally-opposed pairs of shock absorbers – available as an option. The variable damping system has a choice of three settings, all selectable via Audi drive select, which comes as standard fitment.
The car also features dynamic steering, which varies its steering ratio by nearly 100% depending on the speed and which automatically countersteers slightly at the cornering limit for more precise and stable handling. Meanwhile, the ESP stabilisation system has a Sport mode and can be fully deactivated.
Exterior design cues include a matte aluminium finish for the hexagonal single-frame front grille’s frame, while the honeycomb insert is done in high-gloss anthracite, and the LED daytime running lights encircling the wedge-shaped xenon plus units are arranged in a clasp-shaped pattern.
Other elements include flared wheel wells and side mirror housings/trim strips in a matte aluminium finish. At the back, items include a discrete roof spoiler and a dual exhaust system with its two oval tailpipe caps integrated into an upturned diffuser. If that’s not enough, there’s an optional sport exhaust system with a more voluminous sound and black caps.
The RS 4 version wears new, polished 19-inch, ten-spoke forged aluminum wheels wrapped with 265/35 series rubbers as standard. There’s a 20-inch titanium-look, five-V-spoke design (with 265/30 profile tyres) as an option, along with two additional variants in the five-arm rotor design.
The brake system’s calipers are painted high-gloss black, with the eight-pot units in the front sporting RS logos. As standard, the car wears 365 mm front discs, but a 380 mm carbon fibre ceramic disc system, along with six-piston calipers in anthracite gray, is an option.
The all-black interior features a mix of chrome, brushed matte aluminium and carbon for accents – the pedals, footrest, air vents, steering wheel shift paddles, MMI buttons are among those dressed in an aluminium-look finish, with RS 4-badged aluminum inserts adorning the door sill trims as well.
The standard sport seats are done in a combination of black leather and Alcantara, with bucket seats or luxurious, climate-controlled deluxe ventilated seats as an option for the car, which will be available in eight external colours when it begins shipping to customers in the fall.
Anthony Lim believes that nothing is better than a good smoke and a car with character, with good handling aspects being top of the prize heap. Having spent more than a decade and a half with an English tabloid daily never being able to grasp the meaning of brevity or being succinct, he wags his tail furiously at the idea of waffling - in greater detail - about cars and all their intrinsic peculiarities here.
cantiknya….
tapi kalau letak badge proton mesti orang kata tak best…
How on earth is this related to Proton?
Hah.. first you must wait until they can..
Look at the concept of Tuah and the outcome of P321a. The difference is a bit way tad too much..
Hey guys.Think Positive.I believe proton can produce their own car like what audi can promise for this RS4.I mean from quality,performance and design aspects.Maybe in the next 30 years or less but during that time all other car can fly..so again and again proton will be left far2 away back..
If TM come back to Proton…koyak liao.
That time will bring back 1st generation Saga and modify and call it RS5 (Racing Saga 5 door).
mesti nk ade name proton..puihhh3..xde maknenye proton tu
wow..
now that’s a proper car driving to a grocery store…
i wonder how much the 2nd hand B7 RS4s will be when this arrives in our shores?
also, have they addressed the B7 DRC issues in this new RS4?
last i saw @ mudah.my RS4 B7 platform goes down to 270k…
tak mampuuuuu..
Samalar……. Mampu tengokkkkk jerr…… Anyway it is superb car !
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On a clear night, I wonder how long would it take for one of these to do a Bukit Kayu Hitam – JB trip?
well, an old volvo v70 tipai (T5) can clock 2 hours from juru to jln duta.
I reckon the avant will take plus minus 4.5 hours
great car! too bad not available in malaysia
watch out for the speedy hearse!
a s-tronic??? audi. u have ruined the car partly. audi should introduce a manual option. all their previous rs4′s and best rs’s were manual. hope this cars drive well.
rs4..finally..but b7 and b8 still the best looking..
More yummy than my Subaru Legacy Wagon.
4.2 liters roadtax would be RM7k/year. Lol.
great car