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Awesome Works In Mysterious Ways: The Audi RS4 Lives!
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<blockquote data-quote="h@ker" data-source="post: 730" data-attributes="member: 6"><p><img src="http://jalopnik.com/assets/resources/2007/06/rs4truman1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>If you could all see the smile on my face right now. Turns out that <a href="http://jalopnik.com/cars/over-the-back-fence/rs4-sedan-out-of-production-269233.php" target="_blank">we and everyone else erroneously reported the seemingly untimely demise of the fire-spitting RS4</a>. Not so fast reports the publication dedicated to the road that no matter what refuses to go straight (can we stop this?). Here's the skinny low-down they got from Audi's Media Relations dude, Patrick Hespen:<p style="margin-left: 20px">Chris Bokich, my new boss and former A3/A4/A5/RS4 product manager for the US says this is completely untrue. There will be a full build of the 2008 model year RS4 sedan, and production is still continuing. We have stated before that the RS 4 will have a 2-yr model run, 2008 being that second year.</p><p>First, we love that Audi people can't even get the RS4/RS 4 thing straight. Second, A WOP BOPA LOO BOP A LOP BAM BOOM! The only sad part is that there will be no RS4 for 2009. Apparently, there is a never an overlap of RS models. Which means that either the Gallardo-engined R8 ubermensche won't be called RS8, or with over 900,000 vehicles sold last year, things are cha-cha-cahing at Audi. But really all we care about is that the RS4 lives. Cars that awesome have a right to. – Jonny Lieberman</p><p><a href="http://news.windingroad.com/body-stylesmarket-segment/sedans/hallelujah-audi-rs4-sedans-death-greatly-exaggerated/" target="_blank">Hallelujah! Audi RS4 Sedan's Death Greatly Exaggerated</a> [Winding Road]</p><p>Related:</p><p><a href="http://jalopnik.com/cars/over-the-back-fence/rs4-sedan-out-of-production-269233.php" target="_blank">RS4 Sedan Out Of Production?</a>; <a href="http://jalopnik.com/cars/jalopnik-reviews/jalopnik-reviews-2006-audi-rs4--he-said-supercar-he-said-meh-edition--part-1-210918.php" target="_blank">Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 Audi RS4 - He Said Supercar, He Said 'Meh' Edition - Part 1</a>; <a href="http://jalopnik.com/cars/hold-on-to-your-hair-plugs/audi-rs4-cabrio-coming-to-america-266369.php" target="_blank">Audi RS4 Cabrio Coming to America</a> [Internal]</p><p><a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~a/jalopnik/full?a=JqgtTw" target="_blank"><img src="http://feeds.gawker.com/~a/jalopnik/full?i=JqgtTw" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></img></a></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://jalopnik.com/cars/awesome-works-in-mysterious-ways/the-audi-rs4-lives-270280.php" target="_blank">More...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="h@ker, post: 730, member: 6"] [IMG]http://jalopnik.com/assets/resources/2007/06/rs4truman1.jpg[/IMG] If you could all see the smile on my face right now. Turns out that [URL="http://jalopnik.com/cars/over-the-back-fence/rs4-sedan-out-of-production-269233.php"]we and everyone else erroneously reported the seemingly untimely demise of the fire-spitting RS4[/URL]. Not so fast reports the publication dedicated to the road that no matter what refuses to go straight (can we stop this?). Here's the skinny low-down they got from Audi's Media Relations dude, Patrick Hespen:[INDENT]Chris Bokich, my new boss and former A3/A4/A5/RS4 product manager for the US says this is completely untrue. There will be a full build of the 2008 model year RS4 sedan, and production is still continuing. We have stated before that the RS 4 will have a 2-yr model run, 2008 being that second year.[/INDENT]First, we love that Audi people can't even get the RS4/RS 4 thing straight. Second, A WOP BOPA LOO BOP A LOP BAM BOOM! The only sad part is that there will be no RS4 for 2009. Apparently, there is a never an overlap of RS models. Which means that either the Gallardo-engined R8 ubermensche won't be called RS8, or with over 900,000 vehicles sold last year, things are cha-cha-cahing at Audi. But really all we care about is that the RS4 lives. Cars that awesome have a right to. – Jonny Lieberman [URL="http://news.windingroad.com/body-stylesmarket-segment/sedans/hallelujah-audi-rs4-sedans-death-greatly-exaggerated/"]Hallelujah! Audi RS4 Sedan's Death Greatly Exaggerated[/URL] [Winding Road] Related: [URL="http://jalopnik.com/cars/over-the-back-fence/rs4-sedan-out-of-production-269233.php"]RS4 Sedan Out Of Production?[/URL]; [URL="http://jalopnik.com/cars/jalopnik-reviews/jalopnik-reviews-2006-audi-rs4--he-said-supercar-he-said-meh-edition--part-1-210918.php"]Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 Audi RS4 - He Said Supercar, He Said 'Meh' Edition - Part 1[/URL]; [URL="http://jalopnik.com/cars/hold-on-to-your-hair-plugs/audi-rs4-cabrio-coming-to-america-266369.php"]Audi RS4 Cabrio Coming to America[/URL] [Internal] [URL="http://feeds.gawker.com/~a/jalopnik/full?a=JqgtTw"][IMG]http://feeds.gawker.com/~a/jalopnik/full?i=JqgtTw[/IMG]</img>[/URL] [url=http://jalopnik.com/cars/awesome-works-in-mysterious-ways/the-audi-rs4-lives-270280.php]More...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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