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After a long hiatus, the second generation RS4,
now built on Audi's "B7" A4 platform,
became available to European customers in the Summer
of 2005. Price is roughly 66,629€ in Europe.
It was introduced at the 2006 North American International
Auto Show in January and will arrive in August 2006
in North America with a base price of $66,000.
The B7 RS4 is an almost complete departure
from previous RS cars, as it will debut as a sedan,
with an Avant and Convertible version coming later;
only the RS6 has gone this route before, the previous
RS4 and RS2 were available exclusively as Avants.
In addition, power comes from an FSI equipped, naturally
aspirated 4.2 L V8, whereas all previous RS cars
have been turbocharged. Nonetheless, this engine
is very powerful, producing a total output of 420
PS (309 kW/414 hp), over 100 PS/litre. The engine
also produced 317 ft·lbf (430 N·m)
of torque. |
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