Friday 16th May 2008

Audi Planning More Powerful RS6?

Rumourmill: Audi looking to make limited edition RS6 with 610bhp

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We were just thinking the 572bhp twin-turbo Audi RS6 could do with a bit more power, and then along comes a rumour that the company is planning to do just that.

According to AutoTelegraaf, Audi is planning a ‘Plus’ version of the already ridiculously powerful estate, which could appear towards the end of its life cycle.

Apparently the ‘Plus’ could go on sale sometime in 2011, just before the A6 gets a mild facelift.

The ‘Plus’ is said to be getting a boost to around 610bhp as well as tweaks to the suspension.

The previous generation RS6 did get a power boost just before it disappeared and was produced in limited units.

[MrTappets]

You would have to really hate your dog

[Oli S]

MrTappets said:

You would have to really hate your dog

[posterboy]

MrTappets said:

You would have to really hate your dog

[Tsiakosmantis]

What a pointless exercise!

I really think that for a large saloon/estate the cut-off point should be around 450 BHP.

How about this for a radical idea?

A stripped out CSL Style RS4
Saloon version only, V8 in 420BHP format, weight 1500KG.
Priced @ around £55K

[chunkymonkey71]

572bhp is just not enough...



Our Polo has 55...!

[ZesPak]

[b]VAG
Because we can.[/b]


Off-topic something wrong with the order of the posts today?

edit: typo

Edited by ZesPak on Friday 16th May 12:54

[Truckosaurus]

Utterly Ridiculous.

I loves it.

[rayb74]

570 > 610 bhp increase........................ WOW that is going to be really noticeable.

How about just reducing the weight?

Oh I forgot bragging rights at the golf club.

[Bobdenero]

What a lazy pointless excercise, another overweight lardy piece of ste.

[jon-]

Put THAT engine in the R8 and we can talk

[morgrp]

What a beast - The M5 is v.impressive make no mistake but I'd take the Audi everytime - I drove the old V8 RS6 twin turbo several years ago (my mate working for Audi at the time had the dealer demonstrator for the weekend )It was an amazing machine with such useable power - on a wet road (and lets face it, in the UK they are wet more often than not!) it was totally untouchable - Great car - Great times!

[morgrp]

rayb74 said:

570 > 610 bhp increase........................ WOW that is going to be really noticeable.

How about just reducing the weight?

Oh I forgot bragging rights at the golf club.

Only on this website could someone see a 610bhp super estate car as lardy or get into the geekish subject of "losing weight" - get a life - Its a 610bhp estate car!!! who cares about the friggin weight of the thing! - I think its insane and I think its superb - you need that BHP in your life - M5, RS6, E63 - they're all great

Edited by morgrp on Friday 16th May 15:05

Edited by morgrp on Friday 16th May 15:05

Edited by morgrp on Friday 16th May 15:23

[cowellsj]

MrTappets said:

You would have to really hate your dog

You probably get a small Audi branded tin of pills to give them before a journey...

[Welshbeef]

Remember in about 5 years after it goes on sale you will be able to buy it for the cost of a Titenium Focus Diesel....

[belleair302]

Why not spend the R&D money on making a better chassis. The RS6 is not a great steer and does not handle well when being hustled along the lanes of the UK. It may well suit the German market but is useless in the USA and elsewhere!! One has to ask why....and who will buy one??

[jas16]

well its what the focus group told Audi

'we need more power'

audi delivered

[Skinner.Daddy]

Holly Cow

Would like to see the same engine in the RS4

[Zod]

2011? I thought the RS models were only on sale for a couple of years. They'd do better working on getting the engine in the right place on the next model and shedding a few hundred kilos.

[Zod]

chunkymonkey71 said:

572bhp is just not enough...



Our Polo has 55...!

So does ours. It amuses me that our other car has over nine times the power.

[CraigW]

belleair302 said:

Why not spend the R&D money on making a better chassis. The RS6 is not a great steer and does not handle well when being hustled along the lanes of the UK. It may well suit the German market but is useless in the USA and elsewhere!! One has to ask why....and who will buy one??

how do you know?