Has the TT-RS killed any chance of getting the R4?
02-20-2009, 10:08 AM
#4
AudiWorld Super User
the R4 has never been confirmed as an actual project...
although i'm still hoping it will be the equivelant of a "MK3".
generally....the RS models seem to emerge at the tail end of a body style's life cycle....so here's hoping the MK2 is on its way out soon....and the MK3 holds something totally different!
generally....the RS models seem to emerge at the tail end of a body style's life cycle....so here's hoping the MK2 is on its way out soon....and the MK3 holds something totally different!
02-20-2009, 12:17 PM
#6
RS cars now appear 3 years after initial launch and no longer at end of life cycle...
... thanks to a much expanded quattro GmbH. For example the RS6 Avant is a 2008 model (the A6 hit market MY 2005). The TTS is no different, and the MK2 will stay on market for the usual 7 years.
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02-21-2009, 05:22 AM
#8
AudiWorld Super User
the last RS4 appeared in 2007. the B8 A4 was released in late 2008.
if this RS is released as a 2010 model, i'm pretty sure there will be a MK3 TT introduced as a 2011 or 2012 model....the life cycle of the MK2 will probably not go past 6 years...
02-21-2009, 11:23 AM
#9
The old RS 4 is irrelevant. That's why I specifically mentioned the RS6...
.... the RS 4 was made back when quattro Gmbh was smaller and could only produce 1 model at a time and RS models came out near the end a car's life cycle. But this is no longer the case. So citing the-out-of-producton RS 4 to make a point makes no sense.
Again, the RS 6 was released exactly 3 years after the A6. The TT RS comes out 3 years after the TT, and the RS5 will come out 3 years after the A5. This is the new rollout pattern. None of these models are expected to have a shortened life cycle.
There is zero evidence pointing to a shorter-than-normal MK2 life span. It's fantasy. All I read here is biased opinion and ill-conceived theories.
Again, the RS 6 was released exactly 3 years after the A6. The TT RS comes out 3 years after the TT, and the RS5 will come out 3 years after the A5. This is the new rollout pattern. None of these models are expected to have a shortened life cycle.
There is zero evidence pointing to a shorter-than-normal MK2 life span. It's fantasy. All I read here is biased opinion and ill-conceived theories.
02-22-2009, 09:59 AM
#10
AudiWorld Super User
LOL. how is the RS4 irrelevant? it's not.
the only thing that seems to be fantasy at the moment is your 'theories' there IS a new A6 model coming....in 2010/2011.
the MK2 is most certainly NOT going to have as long of a lifespan as the MK1......there's no evidence to point out that it would. the MK1 was a total sensation...the MK2 was an attempt to continue the sensation...at which standard this can be argued i'm sure.
2011, there WILL be a new variant of a small Audi coupe introduced....whether you like it or not
the MK2 is most certainly NOT going to have as long of a lifespan as the MK1......there's no evidence to point out that it would. the MK1 was a total sensation...the MK2 was an attempt to continue the sensation...at which standard this can be argued i'm sure.
2011, there WILL be a new variant of a small Audi coupe introduced....whether you like it or not