V10 RS 6 - 757 BHP/967NM

V10 RS 6 - 757 BHP/967NM

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V8Driver

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355 posts

164 months

Friday 5th April 2013
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Some of you may remember i posted a thread about my old RS 6 V8 a few months back,



Well, that's gone and has now been replaced by this animal.












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I wasn't planning on buying the V10 RS 6, but this one has a spec like no other, so after sleeping on it a few nights and still thinking dirty thoughts about it, I had sent a deposit and was on the train down to Hull before Mr. Sensible kicked in.

Overall, I am glad I bought it.

I realised this whilst sat on the motorway recently with the adaptive radar cruise on ''making progress'', I turned the volume down on the stereo and was amazed at how incredibly quiet it was in the cabin (the optional double glazing must help here) and then I remembered that this is the same car that only days previously had caused my mate to text me saying 'OMFG, was that you that just drove past, your car literally shook the house - much louder than the plus', and the same car that has beaten a £350,000 Porsche Carrera GT Supercar at VMax, yet taken my mum, dad, my baby nephew, sister and I on a six hour round trip journey in absolute comfort.

The interior has a real 'Made of granite' feel about it, I set the sat nav by talking to it, the brakes are incredible, the steering is so unlike any Audi I've driven (and that's a good thing), the adaptive suspension allows it to go around corners pretty much flat yet still rides over bumps the way I would expect an A8 to.

I've done 2,000 miles in it (some going when I have a company car for commuting) and I've only just had it a month, I've been planning unnecessary trips for next month which should put another 1,000 or so on, I am just addicted to it. It is the best car I've ever owned.

Power has been upped from the 580BHP from factory by MRC to 757 BHP/967NM, no mad tuning, either - just a custom engine and gearbox remap, Milltek exhaust and uprated air filters.

The original owner managed to add on £16,000's worth of extras on top of the already generous spec and paid £93k, I paid less than half that at three years old!

Here are the additonal extras

- Audi Exclusive Black Optics
- Audi Carbon Ceramic Brakes
- Audi Exclusive Alcantara steering wheel & gear knob
- 3G MMI 3D Sat nav with:
>BOSE (5ch surround)
>Bluetooth (privacy handset)
>DAB Radio
>Freeview TV (VIM)
>DVD Player (VIM)
>SD Cards
>6CD
>Ipod
- Advanced Key with Keyless Go
- Adaptive Cruise Control
- Memory seats
- Electric steering coloum
- High Beam Assist
- Adaptive Headlights
- F & R Heated seats
- Twin Pane UV Glass and Heat Insulating
- Electric rear window blind and manual side window blind
- Glass Sunroof
- Advanced Parking System with Reverse Cam
- Folding, Dipping Wing mirrors
- Carbon Engine Bay
- MTM Carbon Front Splitter
- MTM Carbon Rear Diffuser

junglie

1,959 posts

223 months

Friday 5th April 2013
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I think a bit of wee has just come out - awesome.

pmjg66

2,724 posts

220 months

Friday 5th April 2013
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fk me the brake discs are bigger than my wheels.

Great car wink

PistonSmegs

156 posts

145 months

Friday 5th April 2013
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Lovely stuff

crazy about cars

4,454 posts

175 months

Friday 5th April 2013
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I'm well jealous mate. It's hard enough finding a saloon RS6 let alone one at that spec!!!

Well done smile

V8Driver

Original Poster:

355 posts

164 months

Friday 5th April 2013
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pmjg66 said:
fk me the brake discs are bigger than my wheels.

Great car wink
They're 420mm, it needs 20'' wheels minimum to accommodate them. They've saved me a few times, not looking forward to replacing them though. They are £4.5k each not including the VAT.

slippery

14,093 posts

245 months

Friday 5th April 2013
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I like these a lot and from what I hear, they are pretty bullet proof. Great buy. thumbup

crazy about cars

4,454 posts

175 months

Friday 5th April 2013
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V8Driver said:
They're 420mm, it needs 20'' wheels minimum to accommodate them. They've saved me a few times though, not looking forward to replacing them though. They are £4.5k each not including the VAT.
Is your car on 20" wheels? Can't really tell as the tyre thickness looks about 50...

V8Driver

Original Poster:

355 posts

164 months

Friday 5th April 2013
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Tyre thickness is 35, and yes, 20".

Killer2005

19,894 posts

234 months

Friday 5th April 2013
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Oh my, that's very nice indeed. Congratulations sir

crazy about cars

4,454 posts

175 months

Friday 5th April 2013
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V8Driver said:
Tyre thickness is 35, and yes, 20".
Definitely looks thicker compared to the tyres on my GTR which is the same diameter and thickness. That's a heck of a bargain considering the spec, plus saloon RS6 is pretty rare too. Did I mention that I am jealous? wink


Terminator X

16,171 posts

210 months

Friday 5th April 2013
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If this were a PH article I'd score you a 10 and I've never given a 10 in all these years! One of these had the highest top speed on a 30-130 day I attended, a true 190+ from memory ... I bricked it slowing from 150 ish so the brakes on the RS6 must be immense!

TX.

V8Driver

Original Poster:

355 posts

164 months

Friday 5th April 2013
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Thanks guys, yeah, I too have questioned the profile, makes the wheels look small. But I don't want to go down in profile and ruin the ride quality, which is super smooth in Comfort at the moment.

4340BB

857 posts

214 months

Saturday 6th April 2013
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Get the cats off it! Then it will sound like nothing else.
Awesome car. Love it.

Amirhussain

11,505 posts

169 months

Saturday 6th April 2013
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fk yeah! Very cool

Jakg

3,589 posts

174 months

Saturday 6th April 2013
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V8Driver said:
They're 420mm, it needs 20'' wheels minimum to accommodate them
O.O


I'm not keen on Audi's but that looks BRILLIANT

V8Driver

Original Poster:

355 posts

164 months

Saturday 6th April 2013
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4340BB said:
Get the cats off it! Then it will sound like nothing else.
Awesome car. Love it.
Pre cats have been taken off, and it still passed it's first MOT. It was at Audi too, so no 'friendly' MOT man. The main cats are still in place. MRC had a customer send an RS6 V10 from Taiwan, they sent it back with 860BHP, a bit too much for me however.

martin mrt

3,831 posts

207 months

Saturday 6th April 2013
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757bhp, in a saloon car, that's mental. Just reading the power figure made me smile.

That's a truly awesome car, and after seeing a ceramic brake equipped RS6 in Baku this week I appreciate just how massive those front brakes are.


Rick101

7,002 posts

156 months

Saturday 6th April 2013
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Amazing! Enjoy it!

anonymous-user

60 months

Saturday 6th April 2013
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Fantastic cool