RE: New Audi RS4 - Frankfurt 2017

[kmpowell]

TomScrut said:

Also if you are quoting things at least put a reference where it's coming from.

Audi's Head of Design...

http://www.evo.co.uk/audi/rs7/20060/new-audi-rs7-t...

[Ares]

kmpowell said:

So then Ares, what do you make of Audi's announcement yesterday regarding the forthcoming RS6 and RS7 next year...

"The engine will be mated to the latest eight-speed S-tronic gearbox"

Edited by kmpowell on Saturday 23 September 17:35

Good on them. It'll need a USP to compete with the sector that's moving on.

[Nors]

jeremyc said:

Article said:

Nogaro Blue also returns as a paint colour, this car sharing more in common with the RS2 that originally bore the famous hue than the last RS4 to wear it.

Point of order: the RS2 was never available in Nogaro Blue - the colour was actually called simply RS Blue pearl effect.




Nogaro was introduced for the B5 RS4.

I'll put my bigger Anorak on!

RS Blau from the RS2 was a Porsche colour from the 993 RS from the same era (The RS2 being a joint Porsche collaboration obviously). Audi wanted to continue with that colour on future S/RS models but Porsche wouldn't allow the use of it's name on any other model but they did allow the colour if another name was used. Nogaro Blue was substituted for the name. They have the same paint code (well Nogaro has the prefix of L for Lacquer).

Nogaro was introduced on the B5 S4 before the B5 RS4 was made.

Edited by Nors on Tuesday 26th September 13:59