Audi could reveal its new RS6 as soon as the 2012 Geneva motor, according to reports in the Dutch press.
Traditionally, RS-model Audis have only rolled into dealers later on in a model's lifecycle, but Ingolstadt is pushing its new RS6 to market barely a year after the all-new 'cooking' A6, which hits dealers this spring.
This is presumably to steal the M5's thunder, as the twin-turbo V8 BMW is due to make its motor show debut in Shanghai this April before going on sale in September.
Powering the new RS6 will most likely be a twin-turbo V8 with anything between 550hp and 600hp (although some reports suggest that a naturally aspirated V10 could find its way under the bonnet), while a slightly less spicy S6 (expected to hit the streets just before the RS6's unveiling next March) will get a 430hp naturally aspirated V8
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