| n manufacturer, Audi, a part of the Volkswagen group, | | | | RS4, which started its sales in North America from |
| manufactured this compact executive car, Audi RS4, | | | | 2008 after the North America International Show first |
| between the years 2000 and 2001, and again from | | | | showcased it in the year 2006. Five-door wagon, |
| 2006 to 2008. This sport-focused RS4 was one of | | | | two-door-cabriolet versions are the next new features |
| the top-level models in A4 series ever since its | | | | that were added in the next releases of Audi. A 4.2 |
| manufacturing began in 1994. | | | | liter V8 engine together with a six-speed manual |
| RS Designation | | | | transmission feature was included in this version of |
| The RS Designation Audi entitles with it always is | | | | RS4. |
| currently rated the best performance designation a car | | | | Racing |
| has today. It stands for the phrase | | | | Audi had the intentions of launching many RS4 racers |
| �renn sport� in | | | | to compete in the Sports Car Club of |
| German language meaning �Motor | | | | America�s World Challenge; but |
| Sport� in English, often known with | | | | later dropped it idea and has not included even a single |
| the name �Racing | | | | RS4 once the design phase has come to an end. Audi |
| Sport�. | | | | Sport Italia, one of the Audi�s |
| Initial Model | | | | racing divisions, in turn was triumphant in several wins |
| Manufactured on the | | | | by producing several RS4 racers for the Italian and |
| Volkswagen�s B5 platform, the | | | | European Championships. The RS4 was about to |
| Quattro all-wheel drive was introduced with the first | | | | replace RS6 in the Speed World Challenge, but later, |
| RS4 model in the year 2000. Audi RS2 Avant was | | | | after seeing the features of Audi RS4 which has |
| replaced by this model then. A 2.7 liter biturbo V6 | | | | 4WD systems and the wheel size, SCCA imposed |
| engine with a five-door wagon was included in the | | | | few rule changes by which RS4 could not participate |
| original RS4 which also has a six-speed manual | | | | in the race. Even the competitive horsepower against |
| transmission. It is also enclosed with a better | | | | LS7 proved against the participation of RS4 in the |
| aerodynamic body even though it was manufactured | | | | World Challenge. |
| based on the A4 and S4 models as such. | | | | Legacy |
| Europe and Latin America provided the highest sales | | | | B8 platform started rising from the year 2008, where |
| of Audi RS4, though the 2000 and 2004 models of this | | | | Audi produced several A4 series cars; and the number |
| car were never sold in North America. | | | | of RS4 cars production came reducing until they |
| Second Generation | | | | slowly diminished. But the features and the innovative |
| B6 platform of the Volkswagen�s | | | | technologies RS4 used are still visible today in the |
| group was the foundation on which the Audi A4 series | | | | production of the latest luxury cars like BMW's M3, the |
| was built from the year 2001 to 2005. One did not see | | | | Lexus IS F, and the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG. The |
| any RS version release during this period; until B7 | | | | RS tradition once again came into limelight once Audi |
| platform was introduced in 2006. A four-door sedan | | | | introduced the RS6 model in 2008 and the R8 in 2006. |
| was the new release and upgraded version of the | | | | |