Audi will not be bringing the RS4 Avant, to the U.S., according to a no greater source than the company itself. The automaker was swift to deny a recent report saying that the hot wagon was set for an American expansion, breaking our hearts in the process.
Motor Trend reported this week that according to company sources, the RS4 would be coming into the U.S. market, likely in 2024 and 2025, to coincide with the end of the current, B9-generation car’s U.S. lifecycle.
According to this report, the success of the larger RS6 Avant made the decision to give Americans a taste of the RS4 Avant only “logical.” Despite the outlet’s fervor (it also reported in October that a German spokesperson had accidentally divulged that the RS4 Avant was bound for North America), Audi disagrees.
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Audi told The Drive, in no uncertain terms, that “there are no plans to bring the RS4 to the U.S. market,” leaving no room for further speculations.
And so, it seems that Americans will be denied the joys of the B9 Audi RS4 Avant and of its 2.9-liter twin-turbo with 444 hp (331 kW/450 PS) and 600 Nm (443 lb-ft) of torque.
That’s good enough to get the car from 0-62 mph (100 km/h) in just 3.9 seconds and on to a top speed of 180 mph (290 km/h) in Competition spec, all in a car that’s large enough to fit four adults and a few dogs—though pinning it with dogs in the back may upset legislators in Florida as well as your dogs’ stomachs.
Sadly, for now, even though Motor Trend claimed it would be logical to introduce the RS4 Avant to the U.S., it seems it would be illogical for American customers to hold their breath waiting for Audi to actually do it.
