Audi RS6 GT and A110 GTS - the perfect couple?
We talk a lot about two-car garages at PH - but this duo really might take the end-of-decade biscuit
What do the Audi RS6 Avant and Alpine A110 have in common? Not much. But that’s a good thing. When it comes to ideal two-car garages, opposites attract. And when it comes to these particular cars, you’re looking at the end of the line. Both are due to be succeeded by electrified replacements in the very near future. In the next RS6, its V8 will be hybridised; in the A110, to begin with at least, there will be nothing but battery. The GT and GTS respectively represent the end of an era.
It is this quirk in the lineage that has brought them together - but what better two cars can you imagine seeing out the decade (and potentially the century) with? The BMW M5 CS and Porsche Cayman GT4 RS offer a terrific counterpoint, yes - but there is something undeniably appealing about the idea of Teutonic all-season estate and waif-like, rear-drive Francophone.
Especially when both are in run-out format. The Avant GT, in its exclusive livery, is a bombshell. No passersby need know what it is to pay attention. Which is fitting because this is arguably the last great testament to the Audi Sport quattro way. A fact that makes the A110 a lovely counterpoint: less outrageously silly than the high-priced R, and created deliberately as a ‘best of’ variant.
Which suits fantasy-grade Welsh roads better? Well, that’s what we’re back at Brecon to find out. Or partly that - mostly it’s about celebrating two icons of a fossilised epoch, one if not quite gone, then certainly about to change beyond all recognition. If we’ve already convinced you of the wonderfulness of either car, you can buy one here and the other here. Or you can reminisce about what a blast it’s been to drive either in the usual spot. Either way, enjoy.
With Audi, I'd rather a comfier estate for family/dog transport, I can't think of a scenario where I'd need or want to go fast with a car full of kids and a dog. It's certainly not a car I'd just go for a drive in, too big and heavy.
Alpine, love them, still prefer a convertible for a morning blast out though.
For me, and this budget, an EV estate and a late Exige 410 would be my choice.
At this budget, I'll take the EV Range Rover (when it's out) and an E46 M3 with a S85 and DCT please
(Yes, similar to what I already have)
The Alpine left me very cold when I tested one. Great dynamics, but the engine and box ruin it for me.
I'd rather have an Elise/Exige/718 manual for toy.
As for family car, the RS6 is such a boring and obvious choice. Too big and expensive to enjoy pretty much anywhere. I'd go for something more quirky, older, smaller and more spacious inside. Like a Nissan Stagea or an Evo wagon.
With Audi, I'd rather a comfier estate for family/dog transport, I can't think of a scenario where I'd need or want to go fast with a car full of kids and a dog. It's certainly not a car I'd just go for a drive in, too big and heavy.
Alpine, love them, still prefer a convertible for a morning blast out though.
For me, and this budget, an EV estate and a late Exige 410 would be my choice.
Same as here.
I had a 700bhp E63 estate alongside first and Evora GT410 and then my A110, and it was miles and miles quicker than both, and sounded better than both too. That said, at the end of the day, it was still a 2.2 ton estate car in black, it wasn't even close to the other two dynamically and didn't really look all that great. I'd always choose to pick either the Lotus or Alpine for a pleasurable drive, even when I really enjoyed the Mercedes and having all the power in the world.
Not at all saying you're wrong, it's your opinion, you can't be wrong. Just wondering what about it doesn't work for you?
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