Born in 2017, the Audi RS4 Avant has already gone through the restyling box. Also to anticipate the arrival of the BMW M3 Touring, its future designated rival, it will offer the RS Competition and RS Competition Plus packs. Discovery
Appeared in September 2017 at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the Audi RS4 Avant type B9 went through the restyling box in 2019. In this spring of 2022, the brand’s shock family station wagon with the rings will have to deal with the arrival of an unprecedented rival that is already causing a stir: the BMW M3 Touring. Also, to get back in the saddle, he will be able to benefit from the competition and competition plus packs. Note that on the German market these packs will also be compatible with the Audi RS5 Coupé and RS5 Sportback while on our side of the Rhine, only the Audi RS4 Avant will be able to benefit from them. Audi France has not yet communicated the price of these packs, the opening of which is close to ordering. Case to follow.
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When the RS4 gives voice!
To make itself heard as it passes, the Audi RS4 avant will inaugurate, at this level of the range, an RS Plus sports exhaust line, which saves 8 kg on the scale. It is accompanied by new sound insulation between the engine compartment and the passenger compartment. The Audi RS4 Avant competition pack will also have a new optional piloted air suspension, called RS Sport Suspension Pro. It will offer the driver a manual adjustment allowing him to choose between comfort or performance typing for maximum versatility. When it leaves the factory, an Audi RS4 Avant competition pack will be 10mm lower to the ground than a standard version.
And it will also be possible at any time for the customer to lower the car by an additional 10 mm. In addition, the shock absorbers will have a higher setting and 3-position adjustment, while with this competition pack, the maximum speed of the car is now 290 km/h and no longer 250 km/h. as for a “simple” RS4 Avant. In addition to the increased top speed, the accelerations will be a bit more lively with a 0 to 100 km / h dispatched in 3.9 seconds (compared to 4.1 s for the basic RS4). The twin-turbo V6 engine still develops a power of 450 hp for a torque value of 600 Nm available between 1,900 and 5,000 rpm and is automatically associated with the quattro all-wheel drive. Its rival, the BMW M3 Touring in Competition version should claim 510 hp, power that the RS4 will be able to offer you after a visit to the ABT tuner.
RS Competition Pack
- Maximum speed increased to 290 km/h
- RS sports exhaust Plus
- Black exterior styling package
- Matrix LED headlight with dynamic indicators
- 20 inch rims in 275/30
- Mixed Dynamica microfibre/leather upholstery
- Seat belts with red RS marking
- LED guide-me-home lighting
RS Competition Plus Pack : in addition to the Competition pack
- quattro sport differential
- Adjustable suspension
- Dynamic steering
The RS4 Avant brakes harder
For those who still want more, the quattro sport active differential has been reprogrammed to offer the car more agility and the management of the eight-speed automatic gearbox has been revised to reduce gearshift times. Audi also announces, under the joint action of Pirelli P Zero Corsa tyres, new ABS software and the carbon ceramic braking system, two meters less when braking from 100 km/h. In some situations, it matters!
For the look, the tailpipes can be lacquered in matte black, the bodywork can be finished in Sebring Black with a crystal effect, while optional 20-inch phantom black wheels will complete the look of your high-performance station wagon. In France, the prices of the Audi RS4 Avant start at €98,410, to which are inevitably added a penalty of €40,000, but as we told you above, the prices of the packs are not yet known. Unlike Germany, where the basic rate is €86,000, while the competition pack is charged €7,875 and the competition plus pack costs €11,875.
