Miami dealer uses Romero Britto paint job to move old Audi RS4s
Click above for high-res gallery of the Romero Britto Audi RS4
We know first hand that the current 2008 Audi RS4 is epically awesome, but a new A4 has arrived for 2009 and following that in 2010 will be an all-new RS4 with either a carry-over V8 or supercharged V6. The dilemma for dealers is how to move the current $67,000 super sport sedan when the new ones aren't that far off. An enterprising dealer in Miami has commissioned the help of renowned pop artist Romero Britto to do up an RS4 in his trademark cartoonish art style. The car is sitting outside under the Florida sun in front of this dealership where it was spotted by a pair of editors from TopSpeed.com. They make a point to mention that the pop art RS4 is not just a vinyl wrap, but an honest to goodness hand painted job by the sought after artist whose paintings and pop art pieces go for big bucks on the art scene. We admit, the unique RS4 certainly attracts the eye, but we'd rather have one painted in plain old Avus Silver. Thanks for the tip, philippe!
Gallery: Romero Britto Audi RS4
[Source: TopSpeed]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Harrison 4:23PM (10/16/2008)
Sweet, not bad they should have him paint more, I would so buy one.
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taipeileviathan 3:41PM (10/16/2008)
yikes...
as much as i love audis and i would give four toes (any, take your pick) to have an RS4, this is actually one that i would NOT ever drive. sadly this will probably end up in some random art collector's garage and never be driven, which negates its existential function and denies the RS4 of its very purpose. cars can most definitely be an expression of art, and the concept of car as pop art is definitely intriguing, but this... this was seriously just a very bad idea.
yikes.
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RP 3:50PM (10/16/2008)
100% of proceeds are going to Best Buddies charity, I thought that made it all worth while...
Richard Philippe
www.funkemotions.com
taipeileviathan 4:31PM (10/16/2008)
oh. touche.
letstakeawalk 4:43PM (10/16/2008)
Don't tell BMW...
http://www.bmwdrives.com/bmw-artcars.php
I appreciate your sentiment about cars needing to be driven, but there's nothing wrong with the rare trailer queen.
Luis 6:28PM (10/16/2008)
I know it's for charity...but that paint scheme is not going to help...
1337 7:48PM (10/16/2008)
Yeah, +1 on giving anything for an RS4. But I think I might only give up 2 toes for this frankenRS4. The only extra interest I expect this painting abomination to generate is, "Hey, I've been looking for an RS4 for years, but I can't afford one. Any chance you could cut me a deal since they screwed this one up so badly?"
John 3:43PM (10/16/2008)
What a waste. This "art" belongs on a 2K beater and not a 67K luxury/performance car.
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ugg.tryptophan 3:48AM (10/17/2008)
Damien Hirst can sell a cow with some gold jewelry in a vat of formaldehyde for 15 million dollars; 70k isnt much for serious art collectors
Torrent 3:47PM (10/16/2008)
Yeah, that'll make those 70K Luxury cars move off those lots.
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3seriesisking 3:58PM (10/16/2008)
I don't know why some of you think this is a waste. Proceeds go to charity and making anything unique to move it for charity doesn't seem like a waste to me.
I really like it, I think it looks great. Congrats to the one who buys it, you'll definitely have something one-of-a-kind.
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Nathan 4:09PM (10/16/2008)
The only RS4 i would drive. The paint job actually makes it look interesting, instead of a completely generic white good. The RS4 looks downright bland and tame compared to just about every other model in the current Audi line-up, it's no surprise they can't sell these yawn-mobiles. Sure they're amazing to drive, but someone paying upwards of $70k for a performance vehicle doesn't want one that looks like an outdated $30k Toyota/Hyundai.
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Matt 10:12PM (10/16/2008)
I can [try to] understand your point of view, but I bought an RS4 because it's not flashy like the C63, or IS-F, or hell, even the M3. The RS4 still looks contemporary to me, especially since the fender flares and more aggressive front fascia lend a more cohesive look to Audi's corporate front grille design. It's also one of the few 4-doors in this performance category that had a stick and AWD, two big selling points for me.
Some of the color choices of the RS4 I might not agree with, but I special ordered mine in white, because I think that color shows off the unique lines of the sheet metal better than any other color. My friends questioned a white RS4 before they saw it, but as soon as they did, they all seemed to like it a lot.
http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/147423/08.audi.rs4.sedan.f3-4.low.crop.jpg
http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/147423/08.audi.rs4.sedan.side.crop.jpg
http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/147423/08.audi.rs4.sedan.rear.crop.jpg
Now, a car obviously can't be all things to all people, and if you don't like mine, I'll live. I'm curious as to what you drive, and why you chose it.
-Matt
Benfolio 4:15PM (10/16/2008)
Nice courtesy shuttle.
O . o
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Michael 4:20PM (10/16/2008)
I'd drive it.
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jcar302 4:25PM (10/16/2008)
Someone should buy it, it can be used in the circus for 25 clowns to jump out of.
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mayflyripper 4:25PM (10/16/2008)
One question for any potential owner of this vehicle: How do you deal with paint chips? Finding colour matches is a task in an of itself but on something with this paint job it would almost certainly be a Herculean task!
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tankd0g 4:27PM (10/16/2008)
I hope he used watercolors.....
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tom 4:28PM (10/16/2008)
Looks great!
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Franz 4:30PM (10/16/2008)
I can appreciate "art" and all, but you couldn't pay me enough to be caught dead in that.
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