Audi is out testing prototypes for a redesigned A4 and the newest tester to be noticed is for the sporty S4 mannequin.

The prototype is particularly for the S4 Avant wagon physique model however testers for the S4 sedan also needs to be out and about.

The present A4, the B9, arrived for the 2017 mannequin yr and was given a mid-cycle replace for 2020. This redesigned A4, the B10, ought to arrive for the 2024 mannequin yr, which means a debut in early 2023 is probably going. Anticipate the S4 to debut alongside the common mannequin.

The S4 Avant prototype appears to be like just like the testers we have seen for the A4 Avant, however there are variations just like the lowered journey peak and quad-exhaust suggestions. The wheels additionally characteristic some covers and are fitted with torque sensors over their heart caps, a tool designed to detect the quantity of wheel slippage throughout testing.

Our newest photographs additionally give us a transparent have a look at the inside of the newest A4 vary. There seems to be a large floating display for the instrument cluster, in addition to a brand new idea for the shift lever. This being an S4 prototype, the tester additionally incorporates a flat-bottom steering wheel.

With Audi having confirmed that it’s going to solely introduce electrical autos from 2026, it means this would be the closing A4 technology fitted with internal-combustion engines. Because of this, the platform needs to be an up to date model of the Volkswagen Group’s MLB Evo platform discovered within the present A4, which means longitudinal mounting of engines and commonplace front-wheel drive.

The present S4 runs a 3.0-liter turbocharged V-6 good for 349 hp. Anticipate this engine to hold over within the new technology, maybe with help from a mild-hybrid system.

Apparently, it has been reported that the redesigned A4 will likely be topped by a pair of electrified RS variants developed by Audi Sport, one claimed to be a plug-in hybrid and the opposite an electrical mannequin. If correct, the electrical mannequin will possible characteristic a separate platform to fashions fitted with internal-combustion engines.