Gordon Shedden gets to grips with the new Audi RS4 Avant

Scottish race ace Gordon Shedden has been testing the limits of the new Audi RS4 Avant ahead of his first race as a factory-backed Audi Sport driver. The 39-year old three-time British Touring Car Championship winner's Audi race debut in the FIA WTCR series gets underway on 7 and 8 April, when he will be competing for Belgian team WRT Racing in Morocco.

Having tested the 444bhp Super Avant during the height of the big March freeze, 'Flash' has had plenty of opportunity to exploit the full potential of its quattro system and standard sport rear differential on challenging Scottish roads and around the famous Knockhill circuit. He is already an ardent fan of the car's 'no compromise' combination of performance plus practicality and considers it the ultimate daily transport between racing commitments.

Going back to its roots with a V6 twin-turbo TFSI that echoes the evocative powerplant of the original B5 RS4 Avant, the latest car benefits from a significant boost in torque to 600Nm, all of which is available from just 1,900rpm to facilitate a 0-100km/h sprint of just 4.1 seconds and a top speed of 280km/h.