The latest, and possibly hottest, drag race for this week comes from South Africa. That’s where the Cars.co.za channel on YouTube is based, and for today, the folks have a pretty special battle. For the purposes of this race, the team hired an airstrip outside Cape Town and staged a few quarter-mile races. Ladies and gentlemen, let’s meet the contenders.
On the left side is the Audi RS6 - arguably, the fastest wagon in the world these days. It shares the mighty 4.0-liter V8 twin-turbo engine with the RS7, with both having 600 horsepower (447 kilowatts) and 590 pound-feet (800 Newton-meters) of torque. The power goes through a Quattro AWD system and an eight-speed automatic transmission with launch control and reaches all four wheels. Needless to say, it’s absurdly fast.
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