Seemingly not… Audi’s piping hot RS6 – caught here undergoing its final rounds of Nürburgring dynamic tests – takes the 429bhp 5.2-litre V10 from the S6 and bolts on not one but two ultra-responsive turbos for a headline-grabbing 530bhp. That’s a 43bhp more than BMW’s M5 and 16bhp more than the Mercedes E63. Who said the horsepower war was over... Although Audi remains tight-lipped about the RS6’s details, expect both saloon and Avant estate to bow in at the Frankfurt Motor Show in mid-September, with the saloon wearing a £65,000 price tag, putting it on a par with the M5 saloon and slightly cheaper than Mercedes’ E63. And as with the lesser S6, expect the popular RS6 Avant hold-all to be the more popular seller, despite its £1270 premium and 50kg weight penalty over the RS6 saloon.
More power always sounds good, but you were hardly blown away by the S6
True, we thought the S6 was a bit low-key and subdued, but don't forget that while Audi’s S models are engineered and developed inhouse, RS models are the work of quattro, Audi’s independent tuning house. And as we experienced with the RS4, the go-faster gurus at quattro know all about driver engagement and scalpel-sharp dynamics. Which is why this oddly – and rather effectively – camouflaged RS6 mule was being hammered mercilessly around the 'Ring.
More power always sounds good, but you were hardly blown away by the S6
True, we thought the S6 was a bit low-key and subdued, but don't forget that while Audi’s S models are engineered and developed inhouse, RS models are the work of quattro, Audi’s independent tuning house. And as we experienced with the RS4, the go-faster gurus at quattro know all about driver engagement and scalpel-sharp dynamics. Which is why this oddly – and rather effectively – camouflaged RS6 mule was being hammered mercilessly around the 'Ring.
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