2024 Audi RS4 Avant

Wagon · 2.9L Twin-Turbo V6 quattro · AWD

86/100

AutoVault's overall score, weighted for what a wagon is actually for — performance, technology, comfort, reliability, safety and value.

Specifications

Engine	2.9L Twin-Turbo V6 quattro
Horsepower	444 hp
Torque	443 lb-ft
0–60 mph	3.9 sec
Top speed	155 mph
Drivetrain	AWD
Seats	5
Combined MPG	22 mpg (19 city / 26 hwy)
Range	371 miles
MSRP	$74,371
Body style	Wagon

The verdict

What's good

Family hauler that embarrasses sports cars
Cool-factor of a fast wagon
Confident grip in snow
Big load bay under the hatch

What's not

Limited US availability
Premium over equivalent sedan
Carries extra weight
Upkeep gets expensive

The engine

EA839

Twin-Turbo V6

A high-revving, hard-charging biturbo six with the relentless surge that has become an RS hallmark, sending its punch to all four wheels through quattro.

Co-developed by Audi and Porsche under the EA839 family, with Audi leading the V6 program; it is built around a 90-degree block and shared across the Audi RS4/RS5 and Porsche Panamera.

The turbochargers sit inside the V of the engine in a 'hot-vee' layout, shortening exhaust paths for faster boost and quicker catalyst light-off.
The Audi-Porsche tie-up echoes Audi's very first RS car, the RS2 Avant, which Porsche helped engineer.
The same core engine appears as a single-turbo 3.0-liter in other VW Group models.

See the rest in AutoVault

The six sub-scores behind the 86 — performance, tech, comfort, reliability, safety and value
Market value today and year-by-year value history
All 4 trims with pricing
Studio photography — exterior, rear and interior
Side-by-side comparison with up to four cars

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