According to a German Audi correspondent to the US, Audi will be ditching the Audi RS4 sports sedan. This means Audi would have no direct competitor to the BMW M3 sedan and the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG sedan.
Reports say Audi has no plans for an Audi RS4 successor and the reason is because Audi sees the Audi RS5 as the appropriate car to take on the German competition. Speculators also say this model axing may have something to do with Porsche being given ‘rights’ to the development of future sports car platforms under the Volkswagen Group.
The Audi RS4 has only been around for 11 years since its launch in 1999, kicking off with the first model, the B5. It came in wagon form only and was equipped with an interesting engine layout comprising a 2.7-litre twin-turbo V6 outputting 280kW of power and 440Nm of torque.
Then there was the second and latest ‘B7′ model. Various motoring experts around the world loved the model’s high-revving 4.2-litre V8 engine optimised by the relentless grip of the Audi Quattro all-wheel drive system. It also sounded spectacular and offered plenty of in-cabin creature comforts.
Audi has even built up its own fair share of fans in the past 11 years, it’s going to be a shame to see it go if the reports are correct. Fortunately, at the same time these plans were reported, word has it the Audi RS6 model will continue. The next version is said to be equipped with a V8 twin-turbo engine outputting as much as 448kW (600hp). This engine will be shared with upcoming Bentley models.作者: fckya 时间: 2010-12-29 16:40 回复 14#GTA900
OMG-------RS5 要和M6相比???也就是说 RS5要和 CLS63 AMG,SL63 AMG.相比咯?那 A7要和哪个相比???A7要独树一帜吗?作者: abaddon 时间: 2011-1-6 00:01
A5本身设计出来就是为了应对 E92 3 Series的。 何来和M3相比不适当???M6虽然用的是M5的V10 但是毕竟还是专门为M6调教过的V10 RS5的V8如何和M6的V10相比???作者: abaddon 时间: 2011-1-6 00:08
AUDI目前为止还没有针对M6,CLS-AMG, SL-AMG 车型发布任何型号的对应车款。等待A7的顶级运动版吧作者: abaddon 时间: 2011-1-6 00:14
Audi RS7 Sportback reportedly due in Paris with 580-hp V10
by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) on May 6th 2010 at 11:27AM
Audi Sportback Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
The Audi A7 Sportback isn't even on the market yet and already there's word afoot of a 580-horsepower RS version.
The four-door coupe/hatchback/thing, previewed in concept form at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, is set to be unveiled in final production guise at the upcoming Paris salon in September. And when it does, reports suggest that it'll be capped by a top-of-the-line RS7 packing Ingolstadt's V10 engine, sans turbos, with 580 horses galloping through all four wheels, seven speeds and two clutches. Other engines will include six or eight cylinders, burning either gasoline or diesel.
The A7 is set to debut a new mid-size platform for Audi that's expected to underpin the next-generation A6 as well, but in a form targeted directly at the likes of the next Mercedes CLS, also tipped to debut in Paris.作者: fckya 时间: 2011-1-6 14:27 回复 20#GTA900