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it costs the same as the RS4 in Europe

I've noticed that the price of Audis in Germany, in Euros, is almost identical to the price of the same car here in the US, in dollars.

Yes, that's why it's so hard for AoA to make money here in the US. They buy in Euros and sell in dollars - not good.

I work for a German company and we have the same problem when our customers force us to sell in US$ when we buy in Euros - we ship some products with $'s under each unit. ;-)