New RS4 next year ...

[tailpipe]

Qisha,

You are most enigmatic! That means that RS4 gets either a forced 3.0-litre V6 or a naturally aspirated 4.2-litre V8.

Since BMW is returning to a 6-cylinder engine in the M3, I expect Audi will also offer one in the the RS4. It'll save weight and be more easily Euro 6 complaint than a naturally aspirated V8. I don't see much development potential left in the NA 4.2 V8. I think its days are over.

Since the acquisition of Porsche, it looks like the new 4.0 litre V8 is now being reserved for C segment vehicles and above. If Audi has to share this engine with so many other VW brands, including Bentley, then it is unlikely to put in low down models.

[darkop]

Dear Friends,

well... the quattro GmbH is going through changes, as i mentioned before. As you know the latest RS lineup is no longer manufatured by the quattro GmbH itself but rather on the regular production line. For myself this has pros and cons but the cons are moving quite towards the opposite with time running by. Coming along with this "changes" all final decisions are made @Ingolstadt. Time will tell if this turns out the way it is supposed to be...

So, yes the RS 4 is coming, decision has been made lately. What to expect: Avant only, shares setup with RS 5, will be available faster than you expect.

Whoever is dreaming about a forced V8 in the B Segment Class... time to wake up. This is not going to happen. The upcoming way is light, economical but still powerful... and i like it.

Qisha

PS: pro f.e. - there will be as much RS models available at one time as never before.

Qisha,

You are most enigmatic! That means that RS4 gets either a forced 3.0-litre V6 or a naturally aspirated 4.2-litre V8.

Since BMW is returning to a 6-cylinder engine in the M3, I expect Audi will also offer one in the the RS4. It'll save weight and be more easily Euro 6 complaint than a naturally aspirated V8. I don't see much development potential left in the NA 4.2 V8. I think its days are over.

Since the acquisition of Porsche, it looks like the new 4.0 litre V8 is now being reserved for C segment vehicles and above. If Audi has to share this engine with so many other VW brands, including Bentley, then it is unlikely to put in low down models.

We can clearly see he meant 4.2 V8 since both are from the same platform (which is already aging by the way), and it would have been unreasonable to offer different engines for basically the same car! next M3 is too far away, possibly as 2014 model and no need to offer counterpart for that yet! They can still exploit very good ''setup'' of the RS5 which is maybe not to someones liking at the moment but it is as it is!