RE: Audi Sport unveils all-new 600hp RS6 Avant

[E65Ross]

kars said:

E65Ross said:

kars said:

C8 rs6 = complete fail, like I was expecting.
This car has nothing on f90 m5 and e63s, bmw/merc beat audi at their on game. Laughable....

If I buy a car like this I absolutely don't care about laser headlights, and all other BS, all I want to do is to go sideways, it's the 1# priority!

Well firstly, I think it has a number on the M5 because the M5 is saloon only.... Secondly, what doesn't it have on the Merc?

2wd, R20 wheels, more power&torque

Edited by kars on Wednesday 21st August 14:48

I think this is meant to be around 605bhp, I'm sure that is noticeably slower than the 612bhp offered by the Mercedes. I don't know how Audi will live with themselves

[kars]

To be fair I also don't care about HP war.
2wd is bugging me the most.

[E65Ross]

kars said:

To be fair I also don't care about HP war.
2wd is bugging me the most.

Did you expect an RS Audi to be RWD? They don't exactly have a history of it to be fair. I can't see why that would bug you unless you were expecting them to release a RWD version? And if you were expecting it, may I ask why?

[Leon R]

E65Ross said:

kars said:

To be fair I also don't care about HP war.
2wd is bugging me the most.

Did you expect an RS Audi to be RWD? They don't exactly have a history of it to be fair. I can't see why that would bug you unless you were expecting them to release a RWD version? And if you were expecting it, may I ask why?

That is actually a good question, surely what should be annoying is the fact that both Merc and BMW have gone AWD when they never used to be. Yes you can disconnect it and have RWD but you are still saddled with the extra weight of the AWD system, if anything Audi are the only ones who have stuck to their design philosophy so any owners of previous generations are hopefully getting more of the same but improved.

Anyway the most interesting thing for me is the RWS, I am interested to read about how that has affected the handling.

[1781cc]

Why did they make the front so nice and the rear so ugly? I mean, the rear is the thing most other drivers will see anyway, so whats with the rear bumper looking like it came out of a Halfords ram-raid?

[Kubevoid]

Onehp said:

Kubevoid said:

Whatever next. Maybe three ton cars with 1000bhp. Something to look forward to

Soon halfway there, the Panamera ST Turbo S Hybrid (not sure I got that right) is 2,5 tonnes, 680hp and rumoured to get over 800hp soon and not much hopes it being lighter...

It will need it!

Ridiculous. Must be fatter than a Range Rover.

[TheDrBrian]

rassi said:

okenemem said:

now we need to hear it

Have a listen: https://youtu.be/aiAMgqbj0tY

Sounds like a digger.

[apm142001]

Kubevoid said:

Wow... well over two tons now. Loads of tacky tat glued on. Yet lots of praise here. I guess Audi know their market!

I prefer old school Audi, where the fast versions merely had a small badge.

Whatever next. Maybe three ton cars with 1000bhp. Something to look forward to

Agreed,...I think perhaps my instinctive reaction that this 'looks pretty good' says a lot about the way everything else is going; compared to a lot of other new stuff I do like the look of this (in a daft, AMG GT-R sort of way) but my personal choice would always be a Q car, especially if it's an estate. Love the C5 RS6 and C6 S6 for that reason.

[apm142001]

kars said:

gree 100%!
No one complaining about engine placement over the front axle, no 2wd setting.

All they care is the styling....

You expect a 2WD setting in an Audi? While trying to position yourself as the technical connoisseur of the thread? Intriguing...

[Beefmeister]

Dave Hedgehog said:

Looks stunning

I will take mine in merlin purple with chrome delete / black pack and the black badge / Audi logo option and black rims

What a way to loose an RS3 in depreciation in 24 months

Misha and JJW have utoob vids

Here you go, had a play earlier:




(though I refuse to put black wheels on, because i hate them with a passion)

[robertdon777]

Ordered.

Option requested:

Helmet (ready for the baseball bat over the head in the middle of the night).

Best option when living in Solihull, anything with S,RS will go missing at some point (personal experience)

[WCZ]

Al U said:

Coming soon to a post office robbery near you soon!

yep, fantastic car for crime - my local post office got raided with guys with a machette - they hacked the owners arm off then jumped into an rs6 and drove off never to be caught but only got £10k

[frayz]

Purple one looks alright but the one on the home page of the article looks gash.
WTF is going on with that rear valance?

And all these angles and slashes? Really?
Audi, step away from the straight edge!

Not for me

[Summit_Detailing]

Nice, apart from the satin silver trim everywhere, especially the rear bumper/diffuser - how did that get signed off!?

[IN51GHT]

As impressive as this car is, for some inexplicable reason it leaves me cold.

[Kenny Powers]

Monstrous. Love it inside and out. My ultimate daily bruiser. That interior looks like something from the future.

Not inclined to read through several pages of what I imagine is loads of complaining about weight, understeer and turbos

[Glenn63]

Beefmeister said:

Dave Hedgehog said:

Looks stunning

I will take mine in merlin purple with chrome delete / black pack and the black badge / Audi logo option and black rims

What a way to loose an RS3 in depreciation in 24 months

Misha and JJW have utoob vids

Here you go, had a play earlier:




(though I refuse to put black wheels on, because i hate them with a passion)

that is pretty much my dream daily right there to do the daily commute, dog carrying, distance muncher and general stuff mover. Just need a Caterham along side, job jobbed for me!

[TheAngryDog]

shalmaneser said:

Those projector puddle lights are the absolute worst. Look like an ebay special!

Reserved for council dwellers and other chavs. That and the rear end are awful. Not a fan, and thankfully I have zero need for an estate car so I will never be buying one of these. I am sure Audi are gutted

[Warby80]

Leins said:

myhandle said:

Can someone explain what is going on with German manufacturers' badging please.

For the last forever, BMW model badge on the right, Audi model badge on the right, Mercedes model badge on the left.

Now it seems anything goes. It started with the Z4M which inexplicably had the M badge on the left, now Mercedes suddenly has C63 on the left and AMG on the right, the opposite of how is has always been. Now this RS6 appears to have the RS6 badges on the left.

What is going on? Is it some kind of feng shui for Asian markets? It looks sloppy, random, and ignores decades of history.

Nearly two decades old, badge on the left:



RS2 was the same

My S3’s badge is on the left, infact pretty much every Audi i googled has model designation on the left…

[Burwood]

Leon R said:

E65Ross said:

kars said:

To be fair I also don't care about HP war.
2wd is bugging me the most.

Did you expect an RS Audi to be RWD? They don't exactly have a history of it to be fair. I can't see why that would bug you unless you were expecting them to release a RWD version? And if you were expecting it, may I ask why?

That is actually a good question, surely what should be annoying is the fact that both Merc and BMW have gone AWD when they never used to be. Yes you can disconnect it and have RWD but you are still saddled with the extra weight of the AWD system, if anything Audi are the only ones who have stuck to their design philosophy so any owners of previous generations are hopefully getting more of the same but improved.

Anyway the most interesting thing for me is the RWS, I am interested to read about how that has affected the handling.

Merc and bmw ask the buyers what they want. They don’t listen to internet critics so much. The number one request from M5 and E63 owners was....AWD.