15.02.2010
Audi is offering two new limited-edition equipment packages for the RS 6 – restricted to just 500 units. With a top speed of 188 mph (303 km/h), a Carbon design package for the engine compartment, 20-inch wheels bearing a 5 segment-spoke design, and the sports suspension plus, each of these RS 6 models will be truly unique. In fact, each of them will be a one-of-a-kind thanks to a numbered badge in the interior. Customers can opt for one of two packages: RS 6 plus Sport or RS 6 plus Audi exclusive.
The Sport version features an instrument-panel hood and centre console covered in leather; an RS 6 logo adorns the front floor mats. Concerning the Audi exclusive package, customers can also specify a custom paint job by choosing from the colour range of quattro GmbH. In addition, the seat upholstery, controls, door trim inserts, front centre armrest, and the armrests in the door trims are covered in leather from the Audi exclusive program. Seat add-on parts are adapted to match the colour of leather in question.
Output of the RS 6′s twin-turbocharged V10 remains at 572 bhp, with maximum torque of 650 Nm (479.42 lb-ft) between 1,500 and 6,250 rpm, turning in a performance from 0 to 62 mph in just 4.5 seconds and 125 mph after just 14.5 seconds. The sports suspension plus with Dynamic Ride Control (DRC) reduces pitch and roll by purely mechanical means and the driver can switch between the three operating modes; comfort, dynamic, and sport via the MMI interface.
Both the RS 6 plus Sport and RS 6 plus Audi exclusive equipment packages are available now to order, with the Sport plus version costing approximately £2,800 (3,250 euros) and the Audi exclusive package costing £7,200 (8,310 euros), representing a saving of 50 percent compared to purchasing the items individually.
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Mike GT
February 15, 2010Given Audi’s reputation for less than spectacular optional “sports suspensions”, I’m guessing this sports suspension “plus” won’t be orthopedist-approved. Then again, it could give them a lot of business.
Mike GT
February 15, 2010Given Audi’s reputation for less than spectacular optional “sports suspensions”, I’m guessing this sports suspension “plus” won’t be orthopedist-approved. Then again, it could give them a lot of business.
Steve Davies
February 16, 2010The RS6 is such an exciting and awesome car to drive, but also deeply flawed in a way that betrays two old-school Audi qualities – it doesn’t like to turn in to a bend and the suspension is too stiff when on a sport setting.
Of the three suspension settings it’s best to leave it in ‘dynamic’ – comfort is too un-damped and sport would only really be suitable for a smooth race track. Bizarre when you realise how brilliant the R8 performs in these areas. Put the R8 and RS6 together and you’d surely have the best car in the world.
Steve Davies
February 16, 2010The RS6 is such an exciting and awesome car to drive, but also deeply flawed in a way that betrays two old-school Audi qualities – it doesn’t like to turn in to a bend and the suspension is too stiff when on a sport setting.
Of the three suspension settings it’s best to leave it in ‘dynamic’ – comfort is too un-damped and sport would only really be suitable for a smooth race track. Bizarre when you realise how brilliant the R8 performs in these areas. Put the R8 and RS6 together and you’d surely have the best car in the world.
Mike GT
February 16, 2010While I do find the current RS6 aesthetically pleasing (I’m still mad it isn’t making the trip across the Atlantic), I’m a truer fan of the previous RS6. How was the old one to drive?
Mike GT
February 16, 2010While I do find the current RS6 aesthetically pleasing (I’m still mad it isn’t making the trip across the Atlantic), I’m a truer fan of the previous RS6. How was the old one to drive?
Steve Davies
February 16, 2010The new model RS6 is on a different level to the old one – that’s not to disrespect the old one but the latest RS6 is graced with one of the best engine/drivetrain combinations of any road car. I spent a week with an RS6 saloon when we conducted the XFR/M5/RS6 group test and I was really sorry to hand the keys back when Audi’s delivery driver came to collect it.
I had coincidentally spent the previous week in a 997 Turbo and both cars were very similar in the way they performed – the way the RS6 accelerates above three-figure speeds is utterly addictive, and then there’s the way it sounds at full throttle when the next gear is selected…
This current model RS6 is quite a bit more expensive than its predecessor and my first thought was that it surely couldn’t make sense to spend £77k on a saloon car – but it does. It’s just a shame that it doesn’t like to turn into corners, although perhaps that issue could be lessened with some liberal adjustment of the front-end geometry.
It’s a lovely car though and would make an absolute steal on the second-hand market.
Steve Davies
February 16, 2010The new model RS6 is on a different level to the old one – that’s not to disrespect the old one but the latest RS6 is graced with one of the best engine/drivetrain combinations of any road car. I spent a week with an RS6 saloon when we conducted the XFR/M5/RS6 group test and I was really sorry to hand the keys back when Audi’s delivery driver came to collect it.
I had coincidentally spent the previous week in a 997 Turbo and both cars were very similar in the way they performed – the way the RS6 accelerates above three-figure speeds is utterly addictive, and then there’s the way it sounds at full throttle when the next gear is selected…
This current model RS6 is quite a bit more expensive than its predecessor and my first thought was that it surely couldn’t make sense to spend £77k on a saloon car – but it does. It’s just a shame that it doesn’t like to turn into corners, although perhaps that issue could be lessened with some liberal adjustment of the front-end geometry.
It’s a lovely car though and would make an absolute steal on the second-hand market.
Mike GT
February 16, 2010Who in their right mind puts the engine, especially a V10, ahead of the front axle? I still don’t understand why Audi decided to stick to that drivetrain layout over the years. Wasn’t it one of the other Auto Union brands that made front drivers and by the ’70s (or whenever Daimler Benz and/or VW bought them) all of the Auto Union brands were basically combined into Audi (including the front wheel drive)? Or, something like that?
Mike GT
February 16, 2010Who in their right mind puts the engine, especially a V10, ahead of the front axle? I still don’t understand why Audi decided to stick to that drivetrain layout over the years. Wasn’t it one of the other Auto Union brands that made front drivers and by the ’70s (or whenever Daimler Benz and/or VW bought them) all of the Auto Union brands were basically combined into Audi (including the front wheel drive)? Or, something like that?
Steve Davies
February 16, 2010Mike, here’s a picture I took on the day of the group test showing the positioning of the RS6′s V10 engine. It certainly doesn’t help turn-in or it’s tendency to understeer..
Steve Davies
February 16, 2010Mike, here’s a picture I took on the day of the group test showing the positioning of the RS6′s V10 engine. It certainly doesn’t help turn-in or it’s tendency to understeer..
Mike GT
February 16, 2010That’s a sick monster no matter where is resides.
Mike GT
February 16, 2010That’s a sick monster no matter where is resides.