Audi to Launch Four New RS Models This Year, Plans Faster Introductions

To mark the 30th anniversary of its high-performance division Quattro GmbH (founded in October 1983), Audi will launch four new RS models this year, while also promising that future RS cars will be brought to market more quickly.

The four new RS models that will launch this year are the RS6 Avant, RS7 Sportback, RS5 Cabriolet (all made at Quattro’s Neckarsulm facility) and RS Q3, the first SUV to be turned into an RS model. These new four cars will basically double Quattro’s range of RS models.

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DTM to Race in the US from 2015, Audi Supports the Plan

GRAND-AM Road Racing and the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) are planning a US-based race series for DTM racecars, which includes manufacturers like Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Read more »

New Audi RS5 Cabriolet Brings a Boatload of Horses to U.S. Buyers for $77,900 [w/Video]

Audi is broadening its RS5 lineup in the United States with the presentation of the Cabriolet model that goes on sale in April 2013 priced from $77,900, or $9,000 more than the Coupe variant, with which it shares its 4.2 liter naturally-aspirated V8 engine pushing out 444hp (450PS) at 8,250 rpm and a maximum torque of 317 lb.-ft. between 4,000 and 6,000 rpm. Read more »