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by Graeme4130 » Wed Feb 21, 2018 4:27 pm
I think the difference between the Rs5 and 4 is that the 5's are selling really very badly indeed, whereas the Rs4's seem to be quite popular at the moment
Discounts will come, but I don't think there'll be any substantial ones akin to the those on the Rs5, and they'll possibly wait to see how they go in the market for the remainder of this year, before they start offering out anything of any value generally on the Rs4.
I was offered a significantly larger discount on an Rs5 from a dealer I don't even deal with than the offer being touted above, and I think this shows just how badly the sales are going on that model.
As customer deliveries are not actually started (or are only just starting) on the Rs4 yet, there's no real numbers available
However, my contact in Audi uk told me the sales of the Rs4 are currently looking better than they expected and they're trying to get reallocation of Rs5 production to the Rs4 to deal with the demand - How true that is, I've no idea
If you remember back to the B8 launch, it was met with a pretty lukewarm media reception, and the sales were poor from the off, which I why such good discounts were available from the moment they hit showrooms
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Gone - 11/06 B7 RS4 Avant - black/black (Daily drive & kids taxi)
Gone - 05/13 B8 RS4 Avant - Suzuka grey (Daily drive & kids taxi)
Gone - 01/14 B8 RS5 Coupe - Short term car
Gone - 09/14 B8 RS4 Avant - Misano Red/Ceramics (Daily drive & kids taxi)
Current - 04/18 B9 Rs4 Nardo Grey
ZX10R Race bike - 210bhp and a few skid marks on the seat