Spy Shots: 2008 Audi RS6

I think Audi will charge a bit more then the Current M5 pricing

Very nice indeed! There are a few thing worth mentioning here:

- typical RS exterior styling (double exhaust - big, wider track, even lower, diffuser,..)
- typical RS interior styling (RS-style gauges with little dots instead of small stripes, RS steering wheel, ...)
- also notice how they fully integrated the piano-look on the MMI screen and gauges section. This is normally only available with Audi Exclusive.

The tacho goes to 6800 rpm, which is lower than the 7100 rpm the S6 has. This leaves no doubt that we can expect a turbo-charged engine. Gearbox will probably be the new generation of ZF 100ms automatics. It will be able to handle the huge torque that this car will have.

I can't wait! I will definitely test drive on of these when it comes out!

This is the BEST LINK. CLICK HERE

http://www.autoblog.nl/archive/2007/05/24/audi-rs6-opnieuw-gespot

Engine specs are absent but I hope it will get a supercharged 4.2 V8.

Now that's impossible. On every spy video one can CLEARLY hear the Lambo V10. A supercharged 4.2 V8 DOESN'T make any sense! For starters, it's smaller in displacement than the S6 which is not good for prestige and marketing reasons. And why supercharge it? The previous RS6 had twin turbo's and it worked fine, no one EVER asked for more bottom-end torque...

You're not making any sense in my opinion.

no it will be a turbo v10 idiot

009 the a6 has been on sale for 3 years

I don't see how the M5 is going to stack up against the RS6...It looks better, will perform better, & will be more exclusive than the M5.

LOL.

That's how it was with the old RS6, too (well, I don't know if it looked better- your call), and the RS4 vs. E46. What happens, happens. It's all a big game of leap frog, a big joke.

I don't know who would pick an M5 over this at all.

The E39 M5 has always been a tad quicker than the RS6 (when driven properly) . The RS6 was too heavy and it had a slow 5-speed auto.

Incorrect. Every magazine I've read has the RS6 anywhere from 0.3 sec to 0.6 sec quicker.

Top speed is different, too- I don't really know which one is faster overall.

If I was in the market for a BMW M5 or Audi RS6, I would definitely choose the Audi RS6. Simply it just look way better, I'm sure they both perform really well on the street. I'm not sure which is better thought because I never driven any of this before.

Anyone here have driven both and tell me the experience you have, which one performance better? thank.

Nose heavy? Got that right. On a wet track or in fast bends it understeers like crazy.

Sailor, why would you compare the E60 to the old RS6? The RS6 was only on sale for a year, at least in the U.S.

And something tells me, after the fabulous RS4, that Audi won't mess this one up- it will be an amazing handler.

correction, it perform not performance etc..

I hope you're just being sarcastic. Audi has accomplished many things in their existence up to now. The engineering of the quattro was just remarkable.

Audi isn't laughable but I do love BMW as well.

"amazinBimmer," your posts are laughable.

I am a country-clubber, in a way. I quit my membership at a tennis club to join a more comprehensive country club, which is in the process of rennovation. I am the kind of buyer BMW is after, and guess what? We've looked at the A8, 7 Series, S-Class and LS. Together! How crazy is that? An Audi! LOL! What a POS!

Something about those type of rims that just bugs me. I liked the previous gen RS6 rims much more than what's shown in this photo.

Those are probably just testing rims. Don't worry.

I believe those are BBS CH but correct me if I'm wrong.

I would think a country club would just be way too much money for you. You just got let go from your janitorial job, so I'd take it easy, young man!

Of course Audi makes POS. The R8 only costs $110K, has more street cred than any BMW has and not to mention the V10 has already been spotted testing on numerous occasions.

I know that 500 horsepower sends tingles down your spine AmazingBimmer.

M3 convertible? Have you lost your mind amazingbimmer?

No enthusiast gets a convertible because the body structure is less stiff, there is increased body roll and the acceleration is slower. Get a clue....

amazinBimmer:
You are comparing 335 to r8! That tells me everything!
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Yes, I have placed my order for the 335i. I should receive delivery in August.

Montego Blue on Black interior. manual, premium, cold weather, nav, sat. radio, hd radio, comfort access, pdc...basically fully loaded except for the active steering which robs steering feel.

oh yeah and sport package too. Bimmer, when we have owned as many BMWs as we have, we don't need the badge to speak for us.

Re turbos vs, supercharging, I simply don't trust turbos because they used to have all sorts of problems like bearings not being properly cooled. One cannot assume that Audi will never use a supercharger. A red flag goes up for me whenever a high-speed mechanical device is continuously exposed to high operating temperatures and is not made to aerospace specs. As for cars, the only turbo I would trust is the one in an expensive Porsche as it uses better, more exotic, high-temperature alloys. Simplicity contributes to reliability so my first choice is a normally aspirated DOHC engine and I prefer supercharging over turbocharging. Efficiency is not a priority for me but reliability is. Please note that some current production Jaguar and Ford models currently use superchargers as does GM's little Cobalt SS. Also, VW has overcome the annoying turbo lag with its new "twincharger" engine which has both a turbocharger and a supercharger on the same engine.