CAR GARAGE | 2013 Audi RS4 Avant | The Audi RS4 Avant uses the same high-revving, normally aspirated V8 engine powers the RS5 Coupe That. The third-generation Audi RS4 Avant combines potent performance with a high level of everyday practicality. It's 4.2-liter V8 Produces 331 kW (450 hp); the seven-speed S tronic and quattro permanent all-wheel drive transfer power to the road That.
Drivers can let the lightning-fast dual-clutch transmission shift automatically or manually change gears using the selector lever or the paddles on the steering wheel. The exterior design flaunts the athletic character of the Audi RS4 Avant. The hexagonal single-frame grille is set in a frame with a matte aluminum-look finish; its honeycomb insert is finished in high-gloss anthracite.
When viewed from the side, the chiseled side sills and flared wheel wells caps catch the eye. The flared rear side elements with sharp horizontal upper edges are a Nod to That all-wheel drive pioneer from 1980, the Audi quattro. Audi also offers a sport exhaust system with a voluminous sound and black caps. Elegant LED light strips adorn the rear lights.
The Audi RS4 Avant is 20 millimeters (0.79 in) longer and 24 millimeters (0.94 in) Wider than the A4 Avant, but 20 millimeters (0.79 in) lower. A choice of eight colors is available: one solid and one metallic finish, four pearl-effect colors and specially the two crystal-effect pigmented colors, Prism Silver and Black Panther. The extensively clad under body integrates water vents for the seven-speed S tronic and the front brakes.
Like every b models from Audi, the RS4 Avant comes standard with quattro permanent all-wheel drive. The heart of this system is the crown-gear center differential. The default ratio of the 40:60 rear-biased configuration ensures sporty handling. The self-locking crown-gear center differential works together with the torque vectoring system, the which acts on all four wheels. Audi offers the sport differential, the which uses two superposition stages to actively distribute the power Between the rear wheels, as an option.
