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NSW Police score an Audi RS4 Avant cop car

The NSW Police Force has just taken delivery of a brand new Audi RS4 Avant. Fitted with a 331kW/430Nm 4.2 litre V8 engine the latest cop car on the streets can hit 100km/h in 4.7 seconds. Despite this it won’t be used as a pursuit vehicle, rather it will fill a “community and youth engagement” […]

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2013 Audi RS4 Avant – Australian pricing & specs

A couple of weeks back Audi Australia launched the B8 RS4 Avant to the local market. It’s priced from $149,400 and for that you get a lovely sounding 4.2 litre V8 pumping out 331kW/430Nm. If you floor your right foot the 7-speed S tronic and quattro all-wheel drive system will get you to 100km/h in […]

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Audi RS4 Avant reviews start flowing in

The new Audi RS4 Avant has just been launched in the UK, which means we can share with you a few initial thoughts from those who have been lucky enough to drive it. The previous B7 RS4 is one of the most highly acclaimed RS models quattro GmbH has produced. So, how does this all-new […]

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2013 Audi RS4 Avant in detail

Official info on the new 331kW 4.2 litre V8-powered Audi RS4 Avant was released back in February, but with its European launch now underway new material and photos have been released. To ensure you know all there is to know about the RS4 we bring a gallery of 50 new images, including some great cutaway […]

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OFFICIAL: 2013 Audi RS4 Avant revealed

Early this morning images of the new Audi RS4 were leaked, now, a few hours later Audi has released their official word. It’s one of the shortest gaps from leaked to official info we’ve seen and we say “Bravo!” to Audi. As expected, then, the RS4 Avant has nicked all the juicy bits from the […]

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2013 Audi RS4 Avant leaked

Happy days are here again, the return of the awesome Audi RS4 Avant is not too far away and today these leaked images have emerged to whet our collective appetites. It now appears certain this month’s earlier rumour suggesting the RS4 Avant would debut at the Geneva Motor Show is correct. That means we’ll have […]

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Audi RS4 Avant coming to Geneva?

According to a leaked document from Audi’s Swiss importer a third-generation RS4 Avant quattro running the 331kW 4.2 litre FSI V8 and S tronic from the RS5 will be making its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show next month. The RS4 Avant is the über wagon we covet the most here at AUSmotive HQ, […]

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VIDEO: Audi RS4 Avant spied at the Nürburgring

Pistonspy brings us new video of the next-generation Audi Rs4 undergoing testing at the Nürburgring. This follows earlier spy shots of the car in action. As you would expect the driver is fairly hooking in around the Nordschelife. In its current tune the exhaust note seems a little sedate, but there are a few instances […]

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Audi RS4 Avant prototype spied

The Audi RS4 Avant sits atop our Euro estate wishlist and sightings of this new B8-based model in the Austrian alps have certainly increased our excitement levels. This largely undisguised model is wearing 20″ alloys from the RS5. Indeed, most of the mechanicals beneath the skin are expected to be sourced from the RS5. That’s […]

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Audi RS4 Avant back from the dead?

At the end of last year we said Audi had no plans for a B8-based RS4. Well, thankfully, this pic, showing what appears to be an RS4 testing at the Nürburgring, indicates that info was incorrect. If those wheels look familiar that’s because you’ve seen them on the RS5 coupé. Essentially, the test mule you […]

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Back to the future for next RS4 engine

Word is the free-revving 4.2 litre V8 in the current Audi RS4 will be replaced by a V6 turbo when the next-gen comes to life. If you’re feeling a sense of deja vu that’s okay; the first RS4 (B5 2000–01) was powered by a 2.7 litre twin turbo V6. Cosworth did the fine tuning for […]

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Can a tuned Audi S4 match a stock RS4?

Whenever you read pissing competitions on automotive internet forums you’ll often hear the phrase, “Yeah, but if I chip my car it will be as fast yours.” The inference being that someone can buy a cheaper car, a Golf GTI for example, get an off the shelf Stage 1 tune from APR/GIAC/Revo/whoever, and end up […]