The Audi RS 4 Cabriolet is an all wheel drive automobile, with its engine placed in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet bodyshell.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 4.2 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 414 bhp (420 PS/309 kW) at 7800 rpm and 430 N·m (317 lb·ft/43.8 kgm) at 5500 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed manual 'box delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1845 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 250 km/h (155 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 21.4/9.6/13.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/overall, and carbon dioxide emissions are 334.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2650 mm | 104.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1559 mm | 61.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1569 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Length | 4555 mm | 179.3 inches | |
| Width | 1814 mm | 71.4 inches | |
| Height | 1391 mm | 54.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1845 kg | 4068 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 63 litres | 13.9 [16.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.17 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.67 | ||
| 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 | 420 PS (414 bhp) (309 kW) at 7800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 430 Nm (317 ft·lb) (43.8 kgm) at 5500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 74.2 kW/litre 100.8 ps/litre 99.4 bhp/litre 1.63 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 | 12.5:1 | ||
| 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 | 4.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 227.51 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 167.33 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 224.39 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.98 kg/kW 9.98 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 21.4/9.6/13.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/overall | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 21.4/9.6/13.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/overall | ||
| km/litre | 4.7/10.4/7.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/overall | ||
| UK MPG | 13.2/29.4/20.3 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/overall | ||
| US MPG | 11.0/24.5/16.9 US MPG urban/extra-urban/overall | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 334.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | I.4Li.ARB.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8½J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8½J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 255/40 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 255/40 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.78 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 142373 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 35.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Audi RS 4 Cabriolet added 2006-05-16. Last modified 2018-08-05. |
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