This automobile has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front positioned engine that delivers power to all four wheels.
Its 4.2 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 8 cylinder unit that develops 444 bhp (450 PS/331 kW) of power at 8250 rpm, and maximum torque of 430 N·m (317 lb·ft/43.8 kgm) at 4000-6000 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels compliments of a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1870 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 280 km/h or 174 mph, claimed fuel consumption is 14.6/8.5/10.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/overall, and carbon dioxide emissions are 249.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2813 mm | 110.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1599 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1586 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Length | 4719 mm | 185.8 inches | |
| Width | 1850 mm | 72.8 inches | |
| Height | 1416 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1870 kg | 4123 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 61 litres | 13.4 [16.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.34 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.18 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.74 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Audi | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.2 litre 4163 cc (254.042 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84.5 × 92.8 mm
3.33 × 3.65 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 450 PS (444 bhp) (331 kW) at 8250 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 430 Nm (317 ft·lb) (43.8 kgm) at 4000-6000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 79.5 kW/litre 108.1 ps/litre 106.7 bhp/litre 1.75 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
103.29 Nm/litre
1.25 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1298 kPa (188.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 520.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 280 km/h (174 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 240.73 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 PS/kg 177.05 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 kW/kg 237.43 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.65 kg/kW 9.43 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 14.6/8.5/10.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/overall | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.6/8.5/10.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/overall | ||
| km/litre | 6.8/11.8/9.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/overall | ||
| UK MPG | 19.3/33.2/26.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/overall | ||
| US MPG | 16.1/27.7/22.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/overall | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 249.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 9J x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9J x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | 265/35 R 19 98Y XL | ||
| Tyres rear | 265/35 R 19 98Y XL | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.62 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.38 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 275286 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 35.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Audi RS 4 Avant added 2012-06-12. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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