New strategy for RS Models
11-26-2007, 01:46 PM
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New strategy for RS Models
Quicker to market, higher production numbers, more models...<ul><li><a href="http://www.motorauthority.com/cars/audi/audi-changing-its-strategy-for-rs-models/">Motor Authority Article</a></li></ul>
11-26-2007, 05:15 PM
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Love the faster avaiability if they pull it off.
About the production numbers in the blog post tho.... can Audi really sell 5K RS6s without importing them to the US? Seems like RS4 is more $$ accessible and they're only selling 5300 including the US market... Hmmm...
About the production numbers in the blog post tho.... can Audi really sell 5K RS6s without importing them to the US? Seems like RS4 is more $$ accessible and they're only selling 5300 including the US market... Hmmm...
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11-26-2007, 07:56 PM
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Here's another source. Originally from Auto Motor und Sport
Quattro GmbH, Audi's high-performance subsidiary, is responsible for all manner of RS, S, S-line and "Exclusive" hotness for the automaker and has seen a substantial increase in sales over the last seven years. Back in 2000, it sold about 2,500 units. In 2007, it has produced just over 360,000 models imbued with Audi's distinct brand of performance street cred. Those numbers are expected to further rise with even more models being S- and RS-ified, including the R8, which is currently being produced at a rate of 27 vehicles per day.
Auto Motor und Sport sat down with Werner Frowein, the director of Quattro GmbH, where he let loose that the former strategy for RS model production will be laid to waste in the coming years. Traditionally, RS cars are produced in the last two years of the vehicle's lifecycle, but a new shift in production will allow new models to benefit from the RS-treatment after the first two years of their run. The TT-RS and RS5 are two of the models on the horizon, while an RS version of the R8 has been rumored since its introduction earlier this year. More RS is hardly a bad thing, unless premium gas prices continue their northward trajectory.
[Source: Auto Motor und Sport via World Car Fans]<ul><li><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/26/audi-rs-models-coming-to-market-sooner/">RS models coming to market sooner</a></li></ul>
Auto Motor und Sport sat down with Werner Frowein, the director of Quattro GmbH, where he let loose that the former strategy for RS model production will be laid to waste in the coming years. Traditionally, RS cars are produced in the last two years of the vehicle's lifecycle, but a new shift in production will allow new models to benefit from the RS-treatment after the first two years of their run. The TT-RS and RS5 are two of the models on the horizon, while an RS version of the R8 has been rumored since its introduction earlier this year. More RS is hardly a bad thing, unless premium gas prices continue their northward trajectory.
[Source: Auto Motor und Sport via World Car Fans]<ul><li><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/26/audi-rs-models-coming-to-market-sooner/">RS models coming to market sooner</a></li></ul>