Personally, I would go with the Cayenne GTS every day. The RS4 is a cool car, however not that different (looks-wise) from a regular A4, which I see 20+ of each day. The interior is basically the same, minus the seats and steering wheel. The Cayenne is just on another level, in my opinion. The interior is much more exciting, as well as the exterior. The only reason I'd go for the RS4 is due to the increased performance over the Cayenne, but as you said, you already have a 911 for that.

Either way, good luck with your choice! Both are amazing cars.

Btw, is the Cayenne S Diesel available in the US?

 

Right now, we get the Diesel, but not the S. There's a rumor we'll get the Diesel S. I'd still prefer the GTS...

 

for u Chris,

 

I've seen four different B8 RS4s since arriving in Scotland and they look fantastic. However, they are selling for over $100k USD here. Then again, I guess the new CGTS saw a bit of a price increase as well.

 

Yeah the US price will be about $85K here loaded.... I'd pay up to $90K for it loaded.

 

I have an S6 coming in next week. My Audi dealer just got a nearly new GTS on trade. Only 3k miles and in service date of October 2012. Sticker of over 103k and will sell it to me for 88k if I want it. I would go for it if it had PTV- Plus and PDCC.

I have driven the S6 (GM was driving one) and its pretty impressive and mighty quick. Not as engaging as the GTS but the torque vectoring rear differential makes it fun...

So...I have to make a decision next week when the car arrives. In the interim, Audi was nice enough to give me a brand new 2013 Q5 3.0T fully loaded S line to drive until my car comes in (I sold my BMW X5d). The Q5 is not half bad, has Audi Drive Select and pretty quick and nimble...

I will report back in two weeks...

 

Thanks Dave... We're actually considering trading in my wife's A3 TDI at the same time as my car for an SQ5. She likes it and I wouldn't mind driving it... (Assuming I get the RS4 or S7).

 

See....if you had just followed my advise ~50 posts ago about the Q5...

 

Looking forward to your review of the S6, when my lease is up on my bluetec benz I am considering one of these. Even though I am in love with Porsche, and had a 958 CTT, I would take the S6 over the GTS anyday. The GTS is fun in the twisties and sounds good, but the S6 is not a slacker and will be much more comfortable for the majority of driving which is just cruising through traffic. I got tired of the harsh ride and the GTS is even worse, maybe I'm just old.

 

The Q5 with ADS is quite fun to drive....The SQ5 should be even better.

I test drove the GTS again today to confirm that the S6 is the way to go. I think the ride with GTS with 21 inch turbo wheels may a little rough for my wife's taste. Based upon my two test drives, the S6 (even with 20s) is a smoother ride and easier to drive. Its also a sleeper car, which is more my style..
AND its much faster than than the GTS. As anyone who read the C&D comparison knows, the zero to sixty and quarter mile numbers are better than the CTT and match the RS5. I think this thing must pump out more than 420 HP given those times and its curb weight....