The boys over at M5Board.com have gotten their hands on the Auto Bild test that compares 4 German uber-wagons: Audi's RS6 Avant, BMW's M5 Touring, Alpina's B5S Touring and Mercedes-Benz's E63 AMG.
It was the RS6's 580 horsepower twin-turbo V10 that stole the show. The RS6 rocketed to 100 km/h in just 4.3 seconds, .4 seconds than the second fastest Alpina B5S Touring and Benz E63 AMG. The gap became even wider to 200 km/h where the Audi took just 14.1 seconds while the next fastest car, the Alpina B5S could only achieve a time of 14.9 seconds to the same speed, making the Audi .8 seconds faster. The E63 AMG could only accomplish a time of 15.6 seconds while the M5 Touring came last with a 0-200 km/h time of 16.0 seconds. The Audi also lapped the Oschersblen track over one minute faster than the second fastest. Alpina B5S.
The competitors should be praised for their great cars in their own right. The M5 with its 500 horsepower NA V10, is a thrill to drive and the E63 AMG, like the RS6 is a torque monster. It sure looks like Audi's Quattro GmBH house has stepped things up with the RS6 both dynamically and acceleration wise.
It should be interesting to see what happens next.
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