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Audi RS6 not coming to U.S., RS5 will debut in Detroit

Good news and bad news go hand-in-hand, but in this case, it's not entirely unexpected. According to Audi RS6 project manager Jens Koch, the twin-turbocharged V10 sedan won't be coming to the U.S. in its current iteration. Originally, Audi thought that the four-door body style would be more appealing to Stateside consumers rather than the Avant, but apparently there's too much energy and expense involved in making the V10 powerplant pass the more stringent sniffer standards here in the U.S. On the upside, the third-generation RS6 is being ... Read more →

Audi RS4 to get supercharged V6, R8 V10 to remain NA Damon Lavrinc

CAR sat down with a "high-placed Audi source" at the European launch of the Q5 and was able to pry out a few details about the automaker's future products. To begin with, the next RS4 will use a ...

Review: 2008 Audi RS4 Alex Nunez

My buddy Chris was beaming as his body pressed into the two-tone Recaro on the passenger side. "This thing is completely unbelievable," he said, his voice a blend of awe and disbelief. Around us, ...

Audi launches Sportscar Experience at Infineon Raceway Michael Harley

Driving a car on a racetrack, a controlled environment where the vehicle's limits can be safely probed, is an experience that not only increases driving skills, but it builds confidence too. ...

VIDEO: WebRidesTV pits IS-F against RS4 Damon Lavrinc

Click above to view the WebRidesTV shootout. It's tough to top Top Gear (as Gear producers are about to find out), but until Clarkson, Hamster and Captain Slow get back on schedule, the crew at ...

Sibling Rivalry: Porsche and Audi fight over 'RS' name 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for a high-res gallery. We've all watched the ALMS Porsche RS Spyder in racing, read the reviews about Porsche's track-ready 997 GT3 RS, and checked out the new Boxster RS 60 Spyder. Maybe some of us (Porschephiles?) have even dreamed about someday owning a classic 1973 911 ...

Overheard in AIM: Neff brings the perspective 1 year ago on Autoblog

Nunez's ride this week... We Autobloggers chat on AIM all the time. Imagine a text-only version of the podcast, only 100 times more scatterbrained (who knew this was even possible?) and you'll get the general idea. So anyway, here's an exchange between The Neff and myself from earlier this ...

VIDEO: Top Gear drives the M3, C63, and RS4 1 year ago on Autoblog

Top Gear drives Germany's three small super saloons... well, in the M3's case, it's a coupe, but you get the picture The cars go against each other, as well as Emerson Fittipaldi's Lotus F1 racer that won the 1972 World Championship, and has the same horsepower as the sedans. There's also the Stig, ...

Audi says more RS models quickly on their way 1 year ago on Autoblog

Quattro GmbH, Audi's high-performance subsidiary, is responsible for all manner of RS, S, S-line and "Exclusive" hotness for the automaker and has seen a substantial increase in sales over the last seven years. Back in 2000, it sold about 2,500 units. In 2007, it has produced just over 360,000 ...

Get some seat time in a TT, A4, RS4 and even an R8 2 years ago on Autoblog

If your local Audi dealer calls the cops every time you ask for a test drive of an RS4, we suggest you either dress nicer next time or, if that's not possible, head to one of four cities hosting the Audi Driving Experience. New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco are the four sites for ...

Audi RS4 Cabriolet pricing announced 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for photo gallery The Audi RS4 is one of the meaner machines you can plunk your hard-earned money down on. 420 horses out of Audi's high-revving 4.2L FSI V8 will do that (especially when combined with the car's particularly muscular aural signature). As we already reported, US residents ...

Audi RS4 not being cancelled 2 years ago on Autoblog

You can start the presses again. It was all a big misunderstanding. Autocar said that even though Audi hadn't admitted it, the RS4 sedan had ceased production. Don't know where their source came from, but Winding Road's source, from Audi Communications in the US, calms all of our nerves with a ...

More on the supercharged MTM Audi RS4 2 years ago on Autoblog

When we brought you AudiWorld's story on the MTM-tuned RS4, there were only two questions we had: how much and what's it sound like? Thankfully, European Car was able to get the first answer during their review, and after converting from euros to dollars, the MTM package will set you back about ...

AudiWorld flogs the 535HP MTM RS4 Clubsport 2 years ago on Autoblog

Messing with perfection is a tough trade, but for the world-renowned Audi tuners at MTM, it's another day at the office. Based out of Wettstetten, a suburb of Ingolstadt, and headed by an ex-Audi engineer who took part in the development of the quad-ring's turbo'd five-cylinder engines of the '80s, ...

CONFIRMED: Audi RS4 Cabrio coming for '08 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for 22-shot photo gallery It had been the subject of speculation, and today, it's official. Audi will expand its RS4 lineup in the US with the addition of the 2008 RS4 Cabriolet. The two-door open-topper gets the same 420-horsepower 4.2L FSI V8 as its enclosed sedan sibling, just with ...

Spy Shots: Audi RS6 2 years ago on Autoblog

Audi's hard at work expanding the number of models in its portfolio, and one of the most anticipated models of all is the 2008 RS6. With an absurdly wicked 5.2L V10 powerplant that's rumored to receive the turbo treatment to kick out well over 500hp, the RS6 looks like it's preparing to meet the M5 ...

Audi releases pair of exclusive color packages for RS4 2 years ago on Autoblog

RS4 Ibis White -- Click image to enlarge This was news that came out earlier in the week, but we held off on covering it because there was no media released in association with it. We're talking about the new Audi exclusive Phantom Black and Ibis White packages for the RS4. Since they're ...

Audi commissions its own Art Car 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click above for gallery The term "art car" is closely associated with BMW, which has a history of letting famous artists use its vehicles as rolling mechanical canvases. And the cars are memorable, too -- the Andy Warhol M1 leaps to mind. Well, late last month, Audi decided to throw its hat in the ...

Cross your fingers: Audi RS4 Convertible may be headed to US 2 years ago on Autoblog

In the long list of toys that Europe gets to play and the US doesn't, Audi's RS4 Avant and RS4 Cabriolet have got to be somewhere near the top. However, Automobile magazine has been told by an Audi product planner that the droptop RS4 could soon become a US citizen. The convertible top is ...

420 HP, DSG-equipped M3 Concept coming to Geneva? 2 years ago on Autoblog

Over the past three or four days, there have been a lot of rumors running through the tubes of the interwebs about BMW's surprise unveiling of a concept version of the M3 uber-coupe during next week's Geneva motor show. We had been holding off on posting anything about it, but thought that if it ...

Autoblog Gets Schooled: Part One 2 years ago on Autoblog

I remember the exact moment when I realized that I suck. I was braking hard into turn four, when the instructor ahead of me clipped the apex cone with the deft touch of an athlete, sending it into the air and onto the track. I drove through the cloud of dust in his wake and heard the small ...

VIDEO: Audi RS4 commercial 3 years ago on Autoblog

There've been a lot of cars we've said that look like they were built for Darth Vader, but the Audi RS4 sounds like it. At least that's what Ingolstadt alleges with this ad. The commercial shows a Hollywood sound effects crew working with a black RS4 to get that just the sound they need for ...

Lapping Lime Rock with a legend: Alan McNish and the RS4 3 years ago on Autoblog

Our quad-ring obsessed friends over at Fourtitude had the honor of experiencing the new RS4 under the expert direction of none other than Allan McNish. Before setting out on a hot lap of the Lime Rock road course, the former DTM champion, F1 driver and current LeMans winner waxed poetic about the ...

Spy Shots: Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG 3 years ago on Autoblog

As the horsepower wars rage on, the AMG team saw fit to stuff the 4-valve DOHC 6.2-liter V8 into its entry-level sedan and create the C63 AMG. With 475 hp being created at 6,800 rpm and 465 lb.-ft. of torque at 5,000 rpm, Stuttgart's luxury brand is seeking to give the RS4 and soon to be released M3 ...

Spy Shots: Lexus IS500 3 years ago on Autoblog

The Lexus brand was built on the idea that no segment is sacred, and for too long the German automakers have owned the high-performance entry-level luxury market. The BMW M3, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class AMG, and the Audi S4/RS4 go at each other like Rottweilers fighting over the last piece of Kibble, ...

Funk rocker/car buff Jay Kay provides the soundtrack for 6/6/(0)6 3 years ago on Autoblog

Most of you are as likely to remember Jamiroquai lead singer Jay Kay for his choice of headgear than you are for his Stevie Wonder-esque falsettos and funky pre-Maroon 5 err... Maroon 5. We imagine that's alright by Jay, because he and his mates have met with considerably more success overseas ...

Tailed! Next BMW M3 pursued in California 3 years ago on Autoblog

SBEuroClub member Brooks Uhrig is a 2001 Audi A4 owner, but that doesn't mean he wasn't willing to put in some time chasing down a BMW M3 test mule he spotted near his Santa Barbara, California home. The persistent Brooks even tailed the driver some 45 minutes to Montecito, where he was able to ...

Video: Audi RS4 vs. BMW M3 CS 3 years ago on Autoblog

Here's a great video of the new Audi RS4 and the BMW M3 CS going head-to-head on the U.K.'s "Fifth Gear." It's over 12 minutes long, but there's lots of energetic sideways driving to make it worthwhile. Much more fun than the inevitable enthusiast magazine track comparison. [Gear6 via LeBlogAuto] ...

Audi launches RS 4 Avant, Cabriolet 3 years ago on Autoblog

Audi AG launched two more wallet-busting, interstate-obliterating RS 4 models Wednesday, the drop-top Cabriolet and the Avant estate. Both new RS 4s share the sedan's glorious 420 hp V8 engine, redlined at no less than 8,250 rpm. Audi's Quattro AWD is enhanced with its Dynamic Ride Control, ...

Spy Shots: Audi RS3 3 years ago on Autoblog

British peeps over at AutoExpress have caught a virtually naked Audi RS3 out testing near the company's HQ in Ingolstadt, Germany. The RS3 will have a wider track, larger wheels and significantly sport-tuned suspension as the spy shot shows, though what's under the hood has yet to be revealed. It ...

Video: Ickx père et fille thrash Audi's RS4 3 years ago on Autoblog

We know it's wildly expensive for a small four-door sedan, but deep down inside, we can't help lusting after Audi's awe-inspiring RS4. If you aren't yet convinced that this car is the best thing to happen to pavement so far this year, Audi has produced a promotional film that might win you over. ...

Mortgage the house! Audi announces U.S. RS 4 pricing 3 years ago on Autoblog

Audi of America announced pricing for the much-anticipated 2007 RS 4 at the New York Auto Show Thursday, reaffirming the racer's adage, "Speed costs money. How fast do you want to go?" Including destination charges and the gas guzzler tax, the new RS 4 will set you back at least $68,820. ...

2006 Audi S4 in the Autoblog Garage: Day 5 3 years ago on Autoblog

Prod the S4's loud pedal, and chicks and geese and ducks better scurry. With apologies to Messieurs Rogers and Hammerstein, Audi's 4.2-liter V8-motivated surrey offers a soundtrack that borders on automotive pornography. Fortunately, with 340-horsepower and 302 lb-ft of twist routed to the ...

2006 Audi S4 in the Autoblog Garage: Day 1-2 3 years ago on Autoblog

To borrow a phrase, Smurfin' ain't easy-- at least not for those hoping to maintain a low profile. Case in point: Our Audi S4 tester, resplendent in Gargamel-goading Sprint Blue Pearl Effect ($750). The cop-baiting color readily illustrates that cartoon blue is the new 'Arrest Me Red' -- as if the ...

Geneva Motor Show: Audi RS4 Cabrio 3 years ago on Autoblog

Bonita. ("Beautiful") That's what our man on the scene, Autoblog Spanish's Alberto said about the Audi RS4 Cabrio--clearly smitten, he was particularly fond of the interior treatment. And after talking a look at these live shots, we can't help but feel a little amorous ...






Autoblog Podcast #153: With Phil Berg

Phil Berg puts his reputation on the line and hangs with the podcast crew.

 
 

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