01 AUDI RS6 AVANT
Jan 08, 2020
4 minutes
BY • MARK TISSHAW
THE RS6 HAS AMUSINGLY MIXED SUPERCAR-BAITING PERFORMANCE WITH PRACTICALITY OVER FOUR GENERATIONS
Rating 4.0
ENGINE 3993cc V8, DOHC, 32v, twin turbos, mild hybrid system POWER 441kW • TORQUE 800Nm 0-100KM/H 3.6sec (claimed) WEIGHT 2150kg • PRICE $240,000 (est)
LIKE: Practicality of a wagon; usable performance; wild looks; quality ride with air suspension
DISLIKE: Weight and sheer size compromise poise; lack of feel and driver appeal
THE RS6 HAS ALWAYS felt like the Audi Sport flagship. Its bonkers past most famously includes a V10 engine and has amusingly mixed supercarbaiting performance with practicality over four generations now.
You’ll recognise plenty about this new RS6 from its RS7 sibling, and we’ve come to the
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