The veil has been lifted on the facelifted 2020 Audi
RS4 Avant and as we expected, it looks very much like a smaller version of the
latest-generation RS6 Avant.
Immediately differentiating the updated RS4 Avant
from the outgoing model are the updated LED headlights and optional matrix LED
lights with darkened bezels. In addition, Audi has updated the single-frame
grille to make it wider and narrower and completed it with a gloss black
honeycomb mesh design.
Modifications are harder to pick from the sides
although Audi does say that the front and rear wheel arches are 30 mm wider
than regular A4 Avant models. Alterations made to the rear are largely limited
to updated taillights and a new bumper and black diffuser design.
As for the interior, it comes complete with Audi’s
10.1-inch MMI touchscreen display as well as the company’s beautiful Virtual
Cockpit digital gauge cluster. There is also a flat-bottomed three-spoke
steering wheel clad in Alcantara.
The powertrain for the facelifted 2020 Audi RS4
Avant is the company’s familiar twin-turbocharged 2.9liter V6 engine where the
turbos are located within the ‘V’ to make for a total of 444 hp and 600 Nm of torque, allowing the car to reach 100 km/h in a blistering
4.1 seconds.
Audi hasn't said if the facelifted RS4 Avant will
make it to the United States like the RS6 Avant. What we do know is that sales
across Europe will start later this month and the first dealerships will start
taking deliveries in December. European prices start at 81,400 euros (US$ 88,982).
