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Four-ring performance electric vehicles are on the horizon
RS versions of Audi’s zero-emission battery electric vehicles coming writes Michael Taylor
The go-fast Audi Sport division will plump out its line-up from 10 cars to 16 within the next three years — and at least one of them will be an electric car. Audi Sport boss Stephan Winkelmann has also confirmed that he has plans for three zero-emission RS models starting in 2020. With three new RS models in 2017 alone (the TT RS, RS3 and RS5 coupe), Audi Sport has plans for another five new RS models by the end of 2018, including the R8 Spyder Plus, the RS4 sedan and wagon, the RS Q5, the RS5 cabriolet and the all-new RS6 and RS7. But the biggest news is that next year’s e-tron SUV and the 2019 e-tron Sportback, both confirmed for production by Audi chairman Rupert Stadler, are already being tweaked for an RS badge. Asked about all-electric RS models, Winkelmann confirmed the work was well under way. "Today, what we know is that the first shot has to hit the target," Winkelmann said. "You have to be credible in what you deliver and the customers have to understand the weight, the r...
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