More than double the S4’s factory 260hp output in fact.Īccording to Øystein, 550hp dwells within the carbon-fibre-cloaked engine bay, but the modifications required to generate that rather impressive number are surprisingly straightforward. And that’s no more evident than under the bonnet where the 2.7-litre bi-turbo V6 engine base common to both models – albeit toughened and tuned-up to a solid 375hp in the standard RS 4 Avant– now generates some serious firepower. Straightforward in the sense that the majority of parts can be swapped over, save for the fattened rear arches of course, which are at one with the Avant’s rear fenders.īut this project was never just about building an S4 into something that simply looked like an RS 4, but rather embodying Audi’s entire RennSport philosophy, and then taking things one step further. In principle, and providing you can get your hands on all of the right parts for the job, creating a bespoke B5 RS 4 sedan from a B5 S4 base is a pretty straightforward proposition. That might be true from a production car standpoint, but as you can perhaps already tell, Hansen Motorsport isn’t the sort of company to let small details get in the way of a good idea – especially when the idea has an Audi badge stamped on it. ![]() You’ll get to to read about both the Ur and the S90 in stories coming up soon, but right now we’re going to take a look at Øystein’s somewhat special daily – a 2000 Audi B5 RS 4 sedan.Īnyone who knows anything about high performance Audi road cars will know that in B5 chassis guise, the pumped-out and powered-up RS 4 was only offered in five-door Avant wagon form, not as a four-door sedan as seen here. ![]() When the owner, and brains behind Norway’s Hansen Motorsport isn’t supplying performance-orientated parts for other people’s four-ringed machines, you’ll find him in his garage working on his own.Įarlier this month, on Speedhunters’ road to Gatebil Rudskogen, some of the team dropped by to check out his small, but very impressive collection of Audi metal.Īnd what a sight awaited them in Øystein’s garage too – his ever-so-slightly-insane 722hp/1130kg long-wheelbase Ur-quattro, and his latest and possibly most ambitious Audi project thus far – an S90 sedan being dealt the full IMSA GTO treatment. Øystein Hansen knows a few things about Audis.
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