Audi of America just drew a line between a promise and a maybe. The next-generation Audi RS6 Avant is coming to the United States, Senior Vice President of Product Management Filip Brabec confirmed, while the RS5 Avant wagon stays an open question.

The current RS6 Avant recently left production after outperforming the brand's own sales targets. What replaces it, and whether a second RS wagon joins it, now depends on decisions still being finalized in Germany.

Brabec did not hedge when asked directly about the next RS6 Avant's chances stateside, a question first put to him by The Drive. "If there is globally an RS6 Avant, then it will come to America," he said, tying the US rollout directly to the car's global production plan.

His confidence comes from how the outgoing wagon performed. "The expectation was already very, very good," Brabec said. "I think we were ambitious in the planning." The current model surpassed those internal targets easily, and that has given the brand's US arm a reason to keep betting on the format.

Brabec also pointed to a broader strategic shift away from one-off niche imports. "We obviously want to have continuity," he said. "We don't want to come into the market, drop out, drop in and, you know, get out." It's a notable change for a market that has seen Audi wagons come and go before, including the return of the Audi A6 Allroad after a long absence.

The commitment follows the brand's broader push back into longroof body styles.

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