Thanks to IEDEI Blog” for the following info:
Well I’ve been gathering information about this for a few days, straight from Francois over at Horchaus (Official Canadian distributor of MTM (V.A.G. tuning company).
It seems that they have worked out a plan with Audi of Germany to be able to bring Audi RS6s (C6, current) as well as B7 RS4 Avants and R8s to North America directly from Germany! To any other Audi aficionados such as myself—this is HUGE news. For a very long time, we’ve been stranded by the products being provided to the US market when it comes to ’special’ Audis. We did receive the previous generation C5 RS6, but only in sedan form (NO Avant in North America). We also received the B7 RS4 sedan (NO Avant in North America). We are not going to receive the C6 RS6 at all——until NOW!
After creating a working agreement with Audi of Germany in Ingolstadt, Francois and Horchaus have found a way for certain cars such as the current RS6 to be modified according to US Spec BY Audi themselves! After these modifications, the cars are imported into North America (Canada OR the United States) and undergo customs, duty, etc….and are brought here as legal, street-ready versions of these European cars. Since Horchaus is working directly with Audi to ensure the modifications are done to North American spec, this is a whole new way of getting these cars into the United States legally and safely. The OEM spec cars will have an AUDI WARRANTY, since they are brand new from the factory.
The prices of these cars vary, however If someone really wants a brand new C6 Generation Audi RS6 Avant, it’s gonna cost them $115,000 CAD (Canadian dollars) and $125,000 CAD with the 730hp MTM upgrade.
******As of right now, they have already brought TWO C6 RS6s successfully; one into the US and another into Canada******
At the moment, they have another 4 cars on the way. one R8 (sold), a B7 RS4 Avant (sold), and one C6 RS6 Avant and a C6 RS6 Sedan; which are both available to purchase.
A further reason to be excited, is that Horchaus is currently also evaluating the possibility of bringing other Audis in the same manner; cars such as the current Audi TT-RS and Audi S3. Really exciting stuff, and groundbreaking progress in the world of importing Audis.
Stay tuned to IEDEI for further updates about this as I get more information. So far I only have the pricing for RS6s, when I receive further information about pricing for others I will pass them along! Meanwhile, if you are interested in these cars, follow the link to the MTM/Horchaus website for more information and contact info.
MTM Horchaus Website: http://www.horchaus.com/Car_imports.html
Source: IEDEI Blog
Originally by user “Jet Jockey” here: http://forums.quattroworld.com/rs4b7/msgs/24077.phtml
Editor’s Note: We have not been able to confirm these rumors yet and urge anyone interested to verify this with Audi corporate first prior to sending any deposits in. It just sounds a bit too good to be true. We hope it is though, but remain cautiously optimistic. We are digging into this a bit deeper and will report back if we find anything out.
I would just like to say, since no one else has:
Holy Sh*t. That is awesome.
Big Thumbs up.
ITS ABOUT TIME,,ALSO WHAT JOHN SAID,
Saving up for a RS6 avant – great news!!!!!!
What the F does 735 HP feel like?
’bout time! Avants and (in some models) manual transmissions! It’s cool that North American Audi entheusiasts can now buy the models the want! AoA…TAKE NOTE!!!!
Great that there is at least a chance.
I’d be happy with a “regular” RS4 or RS6 Avant with a manual transmission in the US.
Or even a regular B8 S4 Avant with 6MT.
Or heck, even a B8 A4 Avant with 6MT.
But this is very cool news.
(I was alerted to this by facebook where I signed up for alerts on Avants and TDis to the USA.)
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=162002116398
Astonishing! I am extremely excited about this. Can they work on bringing over both versions of the Allroad, as well? (B7 and C6)
When I originally left a comment I clicked the -Notify me if new comments are added – checkbox now if a comment is added I get four e-mails with the similar comment. Will there be any way you are able to take out me from that services? Thanks!