A Audi Sport não tinha apenas uma, mas duas estreias guardadas para Frankfurt. Depois de conhecer o R8 V10 RWS, aparece também o RS4 Avant. Se você acha que o S4 Avant não é agressivo suficiente em termos de estilo externo, a versão RS resolve este problema com grandes tomadas de ar, saídas de escape ovais e um novo spoiler no teto. Detalhes que o distanciam do modelo mais manso.
De acordo com a Audi, o desenho do RS4 Avant traz muito do lendário IMSA GTO, um carro de competições dos anos 1990, e também presta homenagem ao primeiro RS4 Avant, lançado em 1999, ao usar a cor Nogaro Blue. Esta só estará disponível no sistema de customização Audi Exclusive, então não será um opcional barato.
Armado com o V6 2.9 biturbo do RS5 Coupé, a perua possui nada menos que 456 cv e 61,2 kgfm de torque. Enquanto a potência é a mesma do anterior, o torque aumentou 17,3 kgfm graças ao turbo. Ele precisa de apenas 4,1 segundos para ir aos 100 km/h e é limitado nos 250 km/h. Você pode pagar pelo opcional RS Dynamic Package que aumenta a velocidade máxima para 280 km/h.
Como todos os Audi Sport, menos o novo R8 RWS, o RS4 Avant usa tração integral Quattro. O câmbio é automático de 8 marchas, com diferencial traseiro opcional. A perua é 7 mm mais baixa que o A4 Avant e usa rodas de 19", com aros 20" opcionais.
Comparado com o antecessor, o novo RS4 Avant é 80 kg mais leve, marcando 1.790 kg no total. Não há muito o que dizer sobre o interior, já que traz o mesmo acabamento do RS5 Coupé, com os detalhes especiais da divisão RS, head-up display e o excelente Audi Virtual Cockpit. Além disso, há vários pacotes de opcionais para customização pela Audi Exclusive.
A Audi começará as encomendas na Europa ainda este ano, com chegada às lojas no começo de 2018. O primeiro país será a Alemanha, com preço inicial de 79.800 euros.
Fonte: Audi
Galeria: Audi RS 4 Avant 2018
Return of the RS icon: the new Audi RS 4 Avant
- 2.9 TFSI engine offers substantially more power and efficiency
- Debut for high-performance Avant in China
- World debut of RS 4 Avant at the IAA 2017
Audi Sport GmbH celebrates the world debut of the new Audi RS 4 Avant (combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 8.8; combined CO2 emissions in g/km: 200-199*) at the IAA 2017. It combines high performance with tremendous everyday usability. Its 2.9 TFSI engine with 331 kW (450 hp) and 600 Nm of torque makes it the sporty vanguard of the A4 family. The standard quattro drive distributes the power of the V6 biturbo to all four wheels.
“The Audi RS 4 Avant is our RS icon with an incomparable history,” commented Stephan Winkelmann, Managing Director of Audi Sport GmbH. “In common with all our RS models, it blends immense power output with superlative everyday utility. In China, the Audi RS 4 will provide fresh impetus for growth as the only high-performance Avant in its segment.”
Roof edge spoiler creates distinctive rear end
When creating the fourth generation of the Audi RS 4 Avant, the designers took inspiration from many motorsport details of the Audi 90 quattro IMSA GTO. Massive air inlets with typical RS honeycomb structure and the wide, flat Singleframe grille define the front end. The optional Matrix LED headlights display tinted bezels. Compared to the Audi A4 Avant, the wheel arches are 30 millimeters (1.2 in) wider and are given added emphasis by the quattro blisters. At the rear end, the RS-specific diffuser insert, the oval tailpipes of the RS exhaust system and the RS roof edge spoiler make for a distinctive look. The exterior color Nogaro blue, pearl effect available optionally from Audi exclusive recalls the first generation of the high-performance Avant from 1999. The new Audi RS 4 Avant travels on 19-inch forged aluminum wheels as standard; 20-inch wheels are available as an option.
From 0 to 100 km/h (62.1 mph) in 4.1 seconds, RS sport suspension and Audi drive select as standard
The V6 biturbo develops 331 kW (450 hp) in the new Audi RS 4 Avant. Its peak torque of 600 Nm (442.5 lb-ft) – 170 Nm (125.4 lb-ft) more than the previous model – is available across a broad engine speed range from 1,900 to 5,000 rpm. It is key to how the Audi RS 4 is able to sprint from 0 to 100 km/h (62.1 mph) in 4.1 seconds. The top speed is 250 km/h (155.3 mph). With the optional RS dynamic package, the top speed increases to 280 km/h (174.0 mph).
The power of the 2.9 TFSI biturbo is supplied to the permanent all-wheel drive via a sportily configured eight-speed tiptronic with optimized gear changing. Audi also offers an optional rear sport differential. Average fuel consumption is 8.8 liters per 100 kilometers (26.7 US mpg) (199 grams of CO2 per kilometer [320.3 g/mi]). That is an efficiency gain of 17 percent over the previous model. The new Audi RS 4 Avant weighs 1,790 kilograms (3,946.3 lb) 80 kilograms (176.4 lb) less than previously.
The standard-fit RS sport suspension sets the Audi RS 4 Avant another seven millimeters (0.3 in) lower than the A4 basic model with sport suspension. By way of equipment options, there are RS sport suspension plus with Dynamic Ride Control (DRC), ceramic brakes and RS-specific dynamic steering. Drivers can define their own individual personal driving experience using the standard dynamic handling system Audi drive select.
Interior with sophisticated materials and digital racing-style cockpit
The black interior underscores the sporty character of the Audi RS 4 Avant. The RS sport seats with optional honeycomb pattern, the flat-bottomed RS leather multifunction sport steering wheel, the shift gate and the illuminated door sill trims are all adorned with the RS emblem. In the Audi virtual cockpit and head-up display, RS-specific displays indicate the g-forces, tire pressures and torque. The styling packages gloss black, carbon with aluminum attachments and carbon with black attachments provide further scope for customization. The Audi exclusive program covers just about any other special request.
The Audi RS 4 Avant can be ordered from the fall onward, before arriving at dealers in Germany and other European countries from the start of 2018. The basic price will be EUR 79,800.