AUDI RS6 Avant Promo Video

Certainly a handsome beast, and the performance isn't bad either...

The price - Though one can only speculate, but... Whoa!

The funny part is, with Nissan's GT-R doing 0-60 in the 3.3 to 3.7 range, this vehicle suddenly seems far less impressive...

Especially for (what will surely be) substantially more money.

Slow down there DaHarder , but 99.9% of the people could not stomach a car that looks or drives like the Nissan GT-R.

Uh, this is a wagon, dude.

Hey, let's compare fighter jets with the RS6. Gosh! some people.

At this level of performance/engineering it's not unthinkable to compare something like a GT (GT-R) and an Estate (RS6).

To even state that, "Uh, this is a wagon, dude", gives the impression that you're actually under the impression that Audi created a 'wagon', "rumored to have 580 hp and 497 tq" to be regarded/used as a run-of-the-mill grocery getter, and on that matter - You're Way Off The Mark!

This is a SUPER CAR that Just Happens To Have Extra Cargo Capacity, and to believe otherwise is to admit nothing less than complete Automotive Incompetence.

I wonder if the GTR will be offered as a station wagon?

DaHarder, you're wrong. It's not a supercar. It IS a super-fast grocery getter, in your words.

You just CAN'T compare it to the GT-R, so STOP! It weighs 700lbs more! Give it a rest!

as of right now the U.S. is getting neither. We'll see.

this or a GTR?

RS6

RS6

It is still a very nice car and have impressive performance. But the Nissan GT-R has definitely omp up the performance level. The GT-R definitely has set up a new standard for performance car.

fastonekiller, I definitely agree with you on the later part. With 580hp and 497tq, this Audi should able to do 0-60 in 4.0s or lower.

Slow down there Lexus, but 99.9% of the people could not stomach a car that looks or drives like the Nissan GT-R.

Daharder,

it has already been tested and proven that the GT-R can do 0-60 in 3.3s at edmund.com There is a post about it on this website.

Understood...

The 3.3 to 3.7 second range covers the 0 - 60 times that have been quoted thus far.

But the GT-R is a two seater!

What about the rest of your family and friends when you're headed to Vegas?

Where do they sit???

Fact Check:

The NISSAN GT-R is a full 4-seater.

Where did you ever get the impression that it wasn't?

Well, the GT-R is full of crap.

BTW, what can sit in those back seats, a dozen bananas?

Why on earth are people bringing up the GT-R after watching a video of the RS-6? I read the posts on this site from time to time and 99% of the post are a complete waste of time, and created for the sake of another moronic flame war. I hope most of the people posting are under the age of 10 (based on the quality of writing and the content).

Because vehicles of this ilk represent the pinnacle of performance for many enthusiast.

In these days of performance/horsepower wars, comparison are inevitable when a manufacturer introduces a high-performance new entry.

Where's the question in that?

Klasic,

give us a break, the Nissan Skyline (aka) GT-R has gone for awhile. So most of us ethuasist are just excited about it performance and hype which turn out to be true.

Give who a break? People that can't stay on topic? I have been waiting for the GT-R for quite some time myself, and can't wait to get behind the wheel of one and given the opportunity to drive it in anger. But that does not change the fact that the RS-6 has nothing to do with the GT-R and all of you need to learn how to stay on topic. I am guessing in your life out side of this site you are the type of people who talk just to hear the words come out of your own mouth, you don't listen to what people have to say, you just wait for you own opportunity to add in your own 2 cents (and rarely does it add up to that).

So keep the RS-6 vs GT-R flame war coming, thankfully I can choose to not read anything you have to say.

Klasic

Plato: " Wise men speak because they have something to say, fools because they have to say something"

Ill let you decide who are the wise men and fools on this site.

The RS6 is a much bigger car with many more creature comforts...bigger cars cost more...

Huh?

So, by your (misguided) hypothesis, the Hummer H2 should cost substantially more than cars that are Physically Smaller than it is...

I have to call you on 'Faulty Logic' there.

I don't think it's misguided - An M3 costs less than an M5, A C63 costs less than an E63, which costs less than an S63...the E may even be a little slower than the C but still people pay the money...it's a different car, and it's bigger, and people pay more.
The GT-R and RS6 are not in the same class, and should not be compared.
Surely I could say "Why buy a GT-R when you can buy a Lotus Exige, which handles better?"
The existence of the GT-R does not negate the RS6, as the Exige does not negate the GT-R's existence.
My logic is not faulty, your interpretation of what I said is. Bigger cars do cost more, within their pricing brakets...a GL costs more than an ML, right, or a Hummer costs more than a Trailblazer, right? They offer more space and practicality, at the expense of money and weight and performance. The RS-6 offers more space, more comfort, a better interior, more equipment, more power and a Lambo-derived engine and the expense of performance and weight.
The target buyers for these 2 cars are very, very different.

And I Quote,

"This (RS6) is a SUPER CAR that Just Happens To Have Extra Cargo Capacity, and to believe otherwise is to admit nothing less than complete Automotive Incompetence"

It is not unreasonable to compare the performance figures of one performance vehicle to another in this case because No Regular 'Kid Toting/Grocery Getting' Wagon has In Excess of 550hp... NONE!

By your logic, I guess the C63 should not be compared to the M3 because one is a Sedan and one is a Coupe...

Correct?

Note: Let's All Brace Ourselves For The Inevitable BS Rhetoric To Follow...

There you go... Venturing All Over The Place, Paying ZERO Attention to what had been previously posted...

FOCUS!
Rupert : The RS6 is a much bigger car with many more creature comforts...bigger cars cost more..."

DaHarder: "Huh?

So, by your (misguided) hypothesis, the Hummer H2 should cost substantially more than cars that are Physically Smaller than it is...

I have to call you on 'Faulty Logic' there."

Based on Rupert's initial post, my comment was quite appropriate.

It was only after I responded that he felt it necessary to add addition/supporting information to clarify what he'd typed.

Additional 'ramblings' were then NOT REQUIRED...

END OF STORY!

These are both somewhat similar priced vehicles, that is if you can get them both at invoice. If people want to talk about the rs6 in relation to the gtr let it be. This is not a GT-R specific site or forum.

@el34 , you make a good point! we need a gtr with more seating capcity.

I don't think so, the GT-R is just that a Grand Tourer. What other Grand Tourer seats more than 4?

isnt the H2 a grand tourer?

Enough with the, lets compare EVERYTHING to a GT-R. This isn't a GT-R. A GT-R seats 4, kinda. This seats 5 comfortably, and it had a hatchback. So, that means weight is a factor. Not saying the GT-R is good, but stop comparing it to everything. And, yes, this thing will never see State side.

WHY ARE YOU COMPARING A 4,500LB WAGON TO THE GT-R???

WOW, that has NOTHING to do with this! I could understand it if this was an R8 video... but it isn't!

The RS6 SEDAN (under testing) has been informally recorded with a 0-60 time of 3.6 sec. And yes, it's coming to the US! So take your GT-R comparisons and shove them!

Bow down to the new fastest sedan and wagon in the world... priced appropriately.

Amen!

Just thinking about this Audi is making me hungry for hotdogs :)

The RS6 Avant, the reason I love Audi and HATE Audi NA, a fabulous car America will never see.

High performance wagons/estates/shooting-brakes et al, especially in this price/performance range are simply not popular in the states.

I guess too many grew up associating wagons with 'family-mobiles'.

Thank goodness Audi owns Lamborghini - otherwise cars like the RS6, R8, etc. would not exist.

fit, finish, dependability all improved. Soul......unchanged.

The RS6 was completely Audi-developed. The only they've made with Lamborghini parts is the R8, obviously.

another idiotic troll : DaHarder

Why would anyone compare those two? Are people cross shopping between two? I doubt it.

1st: There is no need to call anyone an IDIOT!

I made one simple statement,

"The funny part is, with Nissan's GT-R doing 0-60 in the 3.3 to 3.7 range, this vehicle suddenly seems far less impressive... "

Which was typed simply to illustrate that in these times of extreme performance, 4.6 second 0 -60 times just don't seem as astounding as they once did.

Why jump on the bandwagon with these individuals who clearly have little more to do than sit at their computers passing judgment on what are little more than the OPINIONS of Others...

To Which We Are All Entitled!

Members like S4/Fastone (probably the SAME individual and untill proven otherwise ARE!) too often state their opinions as FACTS, when it others don't 'fall in line' with their posts, they go on these 'cyber-defamation' tirades, accusing said individual of things that are Completely Unrelated to what was originally posted.

Note: The Fastone character is the 'personality' most guilty of this, often resorting to belittling other forum members by calling them 'trailer trash', 'idiots' or accusing them of having small genitalia et al if he can't find any other means of 'forcing' the poster to 'side with them', or, of course, the 'defacto' creating multiple logins so as to ensure that liberal 'de-boosting' can be achieved - LOL!

It's all so pathetic really, exacerbated by the fact that the moderators do Absolutely Nothing about it, even though it often leads to topics becoming racists, sexists, homophobic and worse.

Before labeling anyone a 'TROLL, maybe you'd be best to check what had actually been conveyed, and NOT what others have lead you to conclude.

Hint: Think For Yourself!

"Which was typed simply to illustrate that in these times of extreme performance, 4.6 second 0 -60 times just don't seem as astounding as they once did."

Okay, well, that's Audi's time. I think you know by now that Audi severely underestimates 0-60 times. Look for 4 sec flat... for the AVANT.

3.5 for the sedan. That's a GT-R time.

fastonekiller, LOL, I know.

DaHarder, honestly, I've heard enough of these speeches. We get it--you think you're above us. Do you honestly believe that's any better than being "one of us?"

BTW...

"Members like S4/Fastone (probably the SAME individual and untill proven otherwise ARE!)"

Excuse me, but there's no way this can be proven one way or another except actually MEETING us. As in, personally.

For all I know, you could use "LexusKing600" as your other alias.

Be careful what you ask for... LOL!

Let the beast be released!

This or the M5 WAGON?

This.

The RS4 Avant has already trashed the M5 Touring in an Edmunds article... so RS6 would be a no-brainer.

Jaguar's new high tech engine is revving up just nicely aswell, normally aspirated it will develop 470bhp and supercharged spec is expected to have 600bhp. Checkout link below,

http://www.autospies.com/news/Jaguar-s-new-engine-is-tested-470-600bhp-24669/