With the new A4 face, will the RS4 look like this?

"m2m, apex detective" (m2m)
07/01/2015 at 03:41 • Filed to: rs4, audi, rendering, artists impression, a4

When I first saw the new headlight design Audi gave the A4 range, I was not too sure it was a good thing. After seeing how it could complement the looks of the (likely) coming RS4, however, I am much more positive about it.

The lower front is supposedly inspired by the latest iteration of Audi’s RS design language in the shape of the updated RS3.

I hope the front ends up looking like this.

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DISCUSSION (4)

samssun > m2m, apex detective
07/01/2015 at 04:27

It will look Audi-ish, with slightly more Audiness for Audi nerds to nerd over. More important is what drivetrain it’ll get, and whether it’ll have a manual, be 4- or 5-door, or trim a couple hundred pounds of weight.

Sticking with the 3.0 V6 would require a bigger supercharger, and even that would be anticlimatic as I don’t see them pulling 415+hp out of a 3.0, but I don’t see them handing over the TT 4.0 V8 either.

m2m, apex detective > samssun
07/01/2015 at 05:34

You’d be surprised how many of the S4 (B8) were treated to a power hike. ABT, MTM and several other German tuners offered full-warranty ECU upgrades that raised the output to something along the lines of 435 hp and ~500 Nm.

Keep in mind the existence of the Macan Turbo and its engine, too, as that one might be a candidate as well.

It’ll be a sad day when they let the 4.2 V8 go. :?

samssun > m2m, apex detective
07/01/2015 at 16:15

I know you can chip it, but there’s not a ton of boost physically left on the stock SC, they just underrated its stock output. Up to maybe 5k rpm there’s only a couple psi you gain from completely inactivating the bypass valve...they basically left enough on the table to let the computer compensate for altitude/temp.

Above that boost is kept flat so keeping the bypass shut gives you back linear power gain but even with a pulley and supporting mods you’re just limited by the SC displacement. Guys wanting 400 to the wheels (which I think the RS should have) were swapping for bigger units.

m2m, apex detective > samssun
07/02/2015 at 08:53

You’re probably right in that there isn’t much more to be had from the same setup ... yet the “freed” S4 did pile on speed in a quicker fashion than the B7 RS4 with it’s V8. Good enough to make me want the respective Avant quite bad. ;)

Thinking about it, I’d somehow like to see them go back to a turbo six for the RS4, even though the V8 sounded pretty spectacular to my ears. Keep the V8 for the (R)S6 series.