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The next-generation Audi RS4 will be a plug-in hybrid
Mónica Redondo @MonicaRedondoD
16 September 2019
2 min. 
The next generation of the Audi RS4 could feature a plug-in hybrid powertrain to meet the brand’s electrification target.
The next-generation Audi RS4 will feature a plug-in hybrid powertrain. Audi Sport has not yet revealed the updated version of the Audi RS4 Avant for now, but Oliver Hoffman, head of the performance division, has had no trouble talking about the future next-generation model, which will not be unveiled until the early part of the next decade.
Oliver Hoffman himself has confirmed to several sources that the next-generation Audi RS4 will switch to a plug-in hybrid powertrain, as Audi Sport plans to convert all of its models to electrified versions.
That strategy begins with the new Audi RS6 Avant and Audi RS7 Sportback, which come with a 48-volt mild hybrid system, the first for an Audi RS model. Audi Sport is about to expand its range, with the current-generation Audi RS4 and the new Audi RS Q3 ready for launch before the end of the year, joining the Audi TT RS, Audi RS3, Audi RS5 and the already mentioned Audi RS6 and Audi RS7 Sportback. There is even an Audi RS Q8 on the way soon.
As for the current-generation Audi RS4, it is expected to retain its 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6 engine in the upcoming facelift. We don’t know whether it will get a power increase over the 450 CV it produces in its current form, which is already good enough for 0-100 km/h in 4.1 seconds and a top speed of 280 km/h.
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Audi RS4 plug-in hybrid, this is how the model will be electrified
Finally, Oliver Hoffman also confirmed that the upcoming Audi R8 will use an electrified powertrain, but did not specify whether it will be a hybrid or fully electric. According to some reports, the latter is the most likely option, as the four-ring brand reportedly favours the idea of a fully electric Audi R8 to join the Audi E-Tron GT in its lineup.
It is important to note that Audi Sport, now under a completely new management team led by joint CEOs Oliver Hoffmann and Julius Seebach, also plans to bring its high-performance RS models to market much faster than the Audi standard models they are based on, compared with 18 months after the launch of a standard car for around six.
Sales of Audi Sport models were around 30,000 units worldwide in 2018, and the plan is to raise that to 60,000 by 2023. Hoffmann also did not rule out an Audi RS1 as part of the expansion plans. “All models are being considered to reach our sales targets,” he assured.
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