The New York Times reports:
And now a little news for Volkswagen enthusiasts: the V-8 engine will live on in the Audi S5 coupe for at least one more year, but hold your applause because the hyper-peppy Golf R performance model (already on sale in Europe) is still a question mark for the United States.
The 354-horsepower V-8 in the S performance edition of the Audi A4 was transplanted for 2010 with a slimmed-down 333-horsepower 6-cylinder, which had been the subject of rave reviews. Speculation had been that the 6 would also be fitted to the S5 coupe for the 2011 model year, in keeping with a general industry trend toward sacrificing cubic inches and raw horsepower for environmentally friendly efficiency.
But according to Brad Stertz, an Audi spokesman I spoke with at the New York auto show, “the idea is to continue to differentiate the 5 model from the 4, with the S4 competing the BMW 335i. The idea is to make the coupe more sporty, make space between the models.” Ironically, the S5 coupe convertible does run with the same V-6 motor as the S4. “The convertible is for a different audience than the S5 coupe,” Mr. Stertz said...
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