Future Audis?

[LittleSkull]

According to the declarations of an Audi insider, the A3 will be offered as a 5 door combi in the summer of 2004: "it will be more than just adding two doors". The future S3 will have a V6 with turbo, while the RS3 will have a V6 with bi-turbo, with about 350 hp. The 1.8 liters gasoline engine with 5 valves/cylinder will be replaced by a new engine which will be situated between the 1.6 liters and the 2.0 liters FSi. The Quattro system will be standard on the V6 and optional on the 2.0 TDi and on the new gasoline engine. There will be a new A3 allroad, following a bigger SUV, built on the platform of the A4, to compete with the BMW X3.

In september, it is expected the A8 W12 with about 450 hp, and in March 2004 the new A6 (including the new V6 TDi with 200 hp). In august 2004 there will be available the A3 Sportsback, while later the same year there will be launched the new S8 (V10 biturbo with 500 hp). In 2005, are expected the A6 coupe (built on the base of the Nuvolari), the A9/A7 - name is not known sure, though our sources say it will be called A9 - (inspired from Pikes Peak), and the RSR. The prototype of the RSR will be presented at IAA 2003 and the series model will be built on the base of the Lamborghini Gallardo.

WHERE IS THE RS4 [img]images/graemlins/24430-audibash.gif[/img]

[Dave]

RS4 (if it is to be prduced at all) wil be late 2005 or even 2006 from the reports I'm getting.. apparantly a decision hasn't even been made to confirm it will go into production.

The new A4 is at the beginning of it's life and the Audi special is to create the RS at the end of a models life.

Time for something in between me thinks!! [img]images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Dave

[Conti]

I agree, but Audi will lose customers if they don't bring a new RS 4 early enough.
What are Audi's other variants?!
RS 6?-too heavy, no real sports car.
new S4?- too slow, if you come from an RS 4!; no biturbo!

Cheers
Conti

[kante3]

Historically with the RS2 and RS4 they were released as limited runs in order to provide a Halo effect to an outgoing model. The same is true for the RS6 which my local audi dealer (In Germany) tells me won't be continued when the new A6 is launched this year. Hence 2006 eems more likely i.e. when the existing model is starting to lose some of its shine.

Having just emptied my wallet of another batch of petrol receipts I am seriously considering going for a diesel when I replace my RS4 next year. I have so far looked at:

Mercedes EClass (E400 V8 diesel)
BMW Apina D10 (if they've got the new bodyshell by then)
VW Phaeton V10 Tdi (probably bottom of the shortlist)