Audi RS4

Audi's new RS4 super-sedan has just been unleashed in Australia.

This remarkable new model bridges the gap between motorsport and everyday motoring and to-date the company has pre-sold 50 units of this quattro GmbH powerhouse - more than the entire allocation of the predecessor model for Australia.

New from the ground up, the RS4 is the top-of-the-range model in the A4 series, priced at AUD$164,500. This remarkable vehicle is also the company's first B-segment RS sedan. The predecessor was an Avant-only model.

Combining the latest high-performance technologies offered by quattro GmbH, with numerous technical achievements – many of which hail from motorsport – this luxury, thoroughbred sedan is perfectly suited to everyday driving.

Audi Australia's managing director, Joerg Hofmann, says the RS4 is a truly potent vehicle that will excite luxury car buyers with the highest of expectations.

"We first unveiled the RS4 in Australia well over a year ago at the Melbourne International Motor Show. Since that time, we've had a great deal of interest in the car, leading us to establish a waiting list for interested buyers," Mr Hofmann said.

"So far, we've pre-sold 50 vehicles ahead of the market introduction of the RS4 – sight-unseen, and without test-drives. So impressive is the pedigree of this vehicle, we've already outsold our entire production of the previous model RS4.

"This latest powerhouse is destined to become another icon in the Audi stable, cementing the brand's reputation as a luxury, performance-car company," Mr Hofmann added.

The epitome of 'Vorsprung durch Technik', the RS4 features a brand new high speed engine concept – a first for an Audi production vehicle, innovative FSI technology, as well as the latest generation of quattro drive with asymmetric/dynamic distribution of torque.

The new Audi RS4 sedan is priced at AUD$164,500 and the first cars will be delivered in early May. The company expects to sell around 100 units in 2006.

The RS4 Avant will arrive in October 2006, priced at AUD$168,100.

Source: Audi News Australia