Audi has now presented the new generation RS4 Avant, at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show.  Motivation comes from a 2.9-liter TFSI biturbo V6 engine that makes 450 PS and 600 Nm of torque, pushed to the Quattro all-wheel drive through a tweaked 8-speed automatic transmission, with optimized gear changing.

The 0 to 100 km/h sprint takes just 4.1 seconds, and top speed is electronically limited to 250 km/h, but it can be increased to 280 km/h, with the optional RS Dynamic Package. By comparison, it's 0.1 sec faster than the Mercedes-AMG C63 Estate, which carries a twin-turbo V8 engine, married to a 7-speed gearbox.


Despite the impressive output and performance, the all-new Audi RS4 Avant is said to return an average fuel consumption of just 8.8 l/100 km (32.1 mpg UK / 26.73 mpg US), and to emit 199 g/km of CO2, in an efficiency gain of 17 percent, compared to its predecessor. Ingolstadt's super saloon is also 80 kg lighter than the car it replaces, as it tips the scale at 1,790 kg.

When equipped with the standard RS sport suspension, the RS4 Avant sits 7 mm lower than the basic A4 model with sport suspension. It can also be equipped with the optional Dynamic Ride Control, ceramic brakes, and RS-specific dynamic steering, and drivers can also define their own experience by using the standard dynamic handling system Audi Drive Select.


Audi's designers took inspiration from the 90 Quattro IMSA GTO when sketching the fourth-generation RS4 Avant, which gets the typical honeycomb structure in the massive air inlets, specific singleframe grille, and 30 mm wider wheel arches compared to the regular A4 Avant.

At the rear end, the car has an RS diffuser insert, oval tailpipes, and roof edge spoiler, for a more distinctive look, while the 19-inch standard or 20-inch optional wheels, and Nogaro Blue exterior color, which recalls the first-gen Avant from 1999, round up the list of exterior updates.


Audi will open the order books for the new RS4 Avant this fall, as prices will start from € 79,800 (US$ 95,674) in Germany, and £ 61,625 (US$ 81,235) in the United Kingdom.