Audi's trio of S' seem to be the talk of the town this week since word got out of its 4.0-liter V8 that will be shared with a Bentley. The major differentiator between a powerful car and a car that will easily put your eyeballs in the back of your head, will come down to its forced induction set up.
In other words, would you prefer a single or bi-turbo motor?
From what we've heard, it looks like the S6 will get a single turbo where the S7 and S8 will get the more powerful bi-turbo variant. Unfortunately, this is mostly speculation at the moment. Until the press releases come out, we'll be in the dark.
Here's an interesting bit though: sources have said that these three will debut at the Frankfurt show this year, but now sources are linking the S6 and S7 to come out from hiding at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show.
On Audi's S6 Avant, Carscoop writes:
Audi’s new A6 model series will soon welcome a new member into the family, the sporty S6 that was snagged by our spy photographers in Avant trim during testing in Germany.
The prototype model was completely undisguised, however, there’s a reason for that. With the exception of some model specific details such as the telling quad tail pipes and unique alloy wheel designs, the S6 will remain unchanged from the A6 with the optional S-Line sport package...
On Audi's S7, GTspirit writes:
The 2012 Audi S7 has been spotted at the Nurburgring. The spot follows after information and spyshots, which were released over the past few months.
The guys of Pro-street.dk spotted the German S-line sports car from Ingolstadt lapping the Green Hell. At the Los Angeles Auto Show 2011 will see the introduction of both the Audi S6 and S7...
On Audi's S8, GTspirit writes:
ProStreet.dk photographers also managed to get snaps of the 2012 Audi S8 testing at the Nurburgring almost completely undisguised. Visually, the car has very few upgrades giving it a subtle look. Aside from the S8 badging, four exhaust tips are obvious, expect a new interior and a semi-automatic gearbox...
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