Audi presented three members of Its most exclusive and sports range. These are the RS3 models, in the sedan and sportback variants, and the imposing RS Q8 Performance, which are already available in the country.
With these releases the German brand starts a year that is very different from the previous ones. End of import restriction, the elimination of the country tax and changes in internal taxes, also known as “luxury tax”, generate a very conducive scenario for the Premium brands cars segment.
“Tax leave is already paying off” He said to Clarion Conrado Wittstatt, general director of Audi Argentina, who said that he sees it “in the motivation of customers and potential customers, to approach the dealers, to consult, to start asking what the novelties are, what models there is … Everything leverage from a price that is now more attractive.”
During February, after advertisements in internal taxes, the prices of the Audi range in Argentina had an average reduction of 16% affecting all the models it sells in the country, except one that was not reached by this tax.
That is why Wittstatt awaits a leap in sales for this year: “Last year we patented more than 1,300 units. This year we estimate that between the phenomenon of luxury tax reduction and the incorporation of new releases, we will surely be in figures Around 2,000 units“.
The executive was encouraged to project a little more, considering that “history shows that when these processes occur, growth is a trend and what we now just saw is a change of trend. So, clearly there is a positive trend change and we can probably project this change of trend for several years.”
Audi’s new beasts
The acronym RS in the brand of the four rings represents the top in performance and sports performance. Comes from Racingthat the German could translate into “racing sport.” These special versions are based on a “conventional” model and are transformed into sport acceleration and behavior beasts.
The RS3, both the sedan and sportback version, share mechanics and differ by the type of body. They carry a 5 -cylinder and 2.5 -liter turbo engine that delivers a power of 400 horses and a 500 nm torque.
With this mechanic can accelerate 0 to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds and to reach a limited maximum speed of 280 km/h, 30 km/h more than the rest of the Audi models that are able to reach 250 km/hy that are also electronically limited.
This is the same engine that brought the RS3 family prior to the one that has been made a single significant change: a new motor software differently manages the exhaust valves which ends up generating a more intense sound, as explained by the company.
The transmission is automatic, double clutch and four -wheel drive. Maintains the distribution of differentiated motor force in the rear wheels to have a cleaner fast curve step but also To force a tail round to start a controlled skid.
Now not only can “more force” be sent to a single wheel to start the survival, but the other wheel will have the brake of the brake and take into account the angle of the direction to achieve that skid to achieve more quickly.
Aesthetically there are also news, with a new bumper, changes in the interior design of the great grill and with a set of Led lights that allow you to select different styles. Inside, introduce a new steering wheel with the upper part of the “flat” ring, as well as the below, and the replacement of the gear lever with a gear selector.
The prices for these renewed sports versions are US$ 122.649for the RS3 Sportback, and US$ 123.235 For RS3 Sedan.
The main course of the triple launch of the German brand in Argentina is the new RS Q8. Which is also an update of the model that was already offered in the country but that in this case scale with the performance variantwhich is even more extreme.
This SUV has the peculiarity of carrying the most powerful internal combustion engine that Audi has mounted on a serial production model throughout its history. It is a V8 of 650 horsepower and 850 nm of torque.
With this engine it is able to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds and to reach 305 km/h with electronic limitation. The box is 8 -speed automatic.
The traction is integral and in normal conditions distributes the force of the engine at 40:60 between the front and rear axes. But it is capable, according to the conditions of handling and the soil, of sending 70% of the torque to the previous axis or 85% to the posterior.
It also comes with a Pneumatic suspension systemwhich varies the height of the vehicle depending on the speed and driving style, and includes a directional rear axle; That is, it generates a small turn to reduce the maneuver in small spaces (rotates in the opposite direction to the front axle) or to improve curve stability (rotates in the same direction as the front wheels).
The RS Q8 Performance carries the fastest SUV medal in the Nürburgring circuit, after sentencing a 7: 36.69 chrono, which represents almost 6 seconds faster than the previous RS Q8. The sale price of this beast in our country is 283,029 dollars.
