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i think the most important thing to me and many other people who may look to buy the new rs4 is its limited number,as the rs2 and rs4 have been limited they hold value very well compared to s models and other manufacturers.it is great to buy a new car of this sort of value and know at the start of its life it will increase in value and then hold it very well for years after.i am disapointed that the rs4 will be released in a saloon model and think that the rs has been branded an estate to beat the competition,with comfort and practicality built in.this is why it works for me anyway.if i could afford to have an aston in the garage and a family car on the drive fine,but i cant so the rs4 is great.
when and how can we find out if the new rs will be limited no,as i think this will be the decider for me as the old rs4 will hold better value IMO

don't trust audi even if they say limited number. They will produce as many as they can sell and will call them RS4+ RS4- RS4R or whatever. No real enthusiast would buy the saloon version

I must agree the limited run in avant only should be the only way for the RS models. Just look at the RS6 most of them sold in the UK are the Avants. RS Avant you know it makes sense

I'll stick my neck out here!

The reason I have kept my nogaro B5 S4 saloon for so long (albeit with KO4's, full Milltek, H&R etc courtesy of AMD to now produce a tad under 400bhp and a load of useable torque) is that as much as I admire the B5 RS4 and agree it is a formidable machine, I do not want an estate car.

I am waiting and hoping that they will produce a nogaro RS4 B7 saloon otherwise it's RS6 saloon for me and ideally the wife gets my S4 to replace her TT.

There, that has surely stirred things up a bit but I am sure there is a market for RS4 saloons!
Rgds
Simon

I'm sure there's a market for them, but keeping the RS as Avant maintains the single bloody mindedness of the breed. An RS should be a sly estate that will shock anyone who underestimates it.

That's just my opinion though, but I just have far too much fun with the majority (note: not all but most ) of BMW drivers who try to bully you out of the way and then cry when left in your dust

IMHO, a sedan Audi RS is like a 4-door Porsche 911: it shouldn't exist. Let the perverse RS6 sedan be the exception to the rule, and respect the tradition. Audi RS==Avant. Worlds fastest estate.

Here here

I'm with Jani and TWH - preserve the purity and integrity of the Audi RS and produce it in Avant form only!

are you listening audi.
well if they do release this b7 rs4 saloon and release it before the estate i hope they are saving a special surprise for us estate lovers,maybe a little extra bhp over the saloon.or something special to set the two apart,and keep the avant the rs brand to as you say take on the porsche ect.

If Audi plans to take the RS4 to the states, then a saloon version is almost inevitable!

If you guys want an elite limited car then Audi is not the brand. Loads of people said the TT should have been stopped while there were limited numbers around. I can't see it happening. The RS4 will be a popular car and not an ultra elite model. However I think numbers will be limited by the price!!

The ironic twist is that the sedan might actually become the exclusive RS4.

Lower numbers, lighter weight, low-key, why not.

Scotty wrote:The RS4 will be a popular car and not an ultra elite model. However I think numbers will be limited by the price!!

Similar policy to the RS6, then? In which case, the RS4 will probably become more common than the 6, at a lower price and with a more sporting character.

if the estate is heavier it has to be more powerfull