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Mercedes has been doing it for years with their
AMG sport-utes.
BMW finally caved with the
X5 M and
X6 M. Even
Porsche's in the game with the
Cayenne Turbo and anticipated
upcoming Cajun. But
Audi's not about to follow suit, according to reports from across the pond.
Our (unrelated) Italian counterparts claim that Audi's technical chief Stephan Reil has ruled out the possibility of ever slapping an RS badge on any of its SUVs or crossovers. Audi's high-riding range currently includes the
Q7 and
Q5 and is soon to be joined by a smaller
Q3. The top of the line Q7 is available with a twin-turbo V12 diesel churning out a massive 500 horsepower and 738 lb-ft of torque, but a big engine, says Audi, does not an RS make.
Of course the difference may come down to badging. S variants remain a possibility, but though they may have the engines and even the suspension and other ingredients, Audi insists that the RS badge is to remain exclusively for high-performance models, and that a big lumbering crossover - no matter how quickly it's capable of covering all types of terrain - doesn't fit the mold.
[Source:
Autoblog.it]
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