New Audi RS6 - 610BHP?

[JAzz]

When is this car due out and will it be a similar price to a M5? I'm liking the look of this and in around 2 years time was thinking of going for a super saloon......

 

[TomO]

Care to explain why?

On the subject of M5 vs. RS6. Sure, the BMW may well be a better car to drive, but in the real world no one's going to notice.

It's simply impossible to push either of the cars to the limit on UK roads. If you were to take both cars to a track then the BMW would probably be labelled as better drivers car. Fair enough.

However, for driving on the road, what people want is a fast, refined, comfortable, luxurious, classy, well-built, family carrying, cruising machine. That's the RS6.

Besides, the sort of person who's spending this amount of money on a car could probably afford something a little special for the weekends.

In the real world, the Audi RS6 is the better choice. Clarkson once said that for one lap of a track he'd take an M3, but for every other day he'd take an S4.

i have an E60 M5 and i notice it everyday. its not impossible to push these cars to the limit on UK roads.

 

[Scania]

That's what I imagine the RS6 is supposed to be like. It's an ego massager - no driving skill required.

No driving skill required? I bet theres plenty in breakers yards that prove that theory very wrong.

Powerful cars require a lot of driving skill - you get into trouble a whole lot quicker - TC/ DSC / ASC / BSD) or not.

But they don't do a proper manual box

Probably because the box would get chewed to bits by such a brute of an engine - not unlike the e60 M5's transmission!

 

[The_Dark_Side]

its not impossible to push these cars to the limit on UK roads.

Not without driving like a merchant banker anyway.
Anyone that drives ANY car at it's limit on a public road is a dick. Then when you consider that the better the car, the higher it's limits are, you're gonna be pushing harder it's an act of the irresponsible.
The M5 is such a good car you can make unbelievable progress well within the car's capabilities. If you're pushing at the limit then your license needs a welsh accent badly.

 

[The_Dark_Side]

Based on the rest of the A6 range, I'm guessing 208 mph too.

I couldn't put an excat figure on my guesswork, as i can't remember what figure is quoted for a de-restricted M5, but an extra 80 ponies or so is going to give the RS6 a good 10mph top speed advantage.

 

[Scania]

your license needs a welsh accent badly.

That one your going to have to elaborate on mate!

 

[The_Dark_Side]

That one your going to have to elaborate on mate!

The DVLA is in Swansea

 

[Scania]

The DVLA is in Swansea

Doh! - I need to goto bed - I've been up since 4PM yesterday.....

 

[The_Dark_Side]

Doh! - I need to goto bed - I've been up since 4PM yesterday.....

I don't envy you, working nights.

 

[Adz]

No driving skill required? I bet theres plenty in breakers yards that prove that theory very wrong.

Powerful cars require a lot of driving skill - you get into trouble a whole lot quicker - TC/ DSC / ASC / BSD) or not.

I said no driving skill required to drive fast, I didn't mention anything about not dying in the process .

 

[Scania]

I don't envy you, working nights.

Its not so bad, try doing Market Drayton (Shropshire) to Didcot & then down to Southampton & then getting back to Market Drayton in under 9 hours driving time in the day time! - with a truck that has a 52MPH limiter!

Night driving for the win. (Yawn!)

 

[Scania]

I said no driving skill required to drive fast, I didn't mention anything about not dying in the process .

Fair enough, I'll goto bed.

 

[The_Dark_Side]

^^^
52? how so?

 

[Scania]

^^^
52? how so?

An average of 11MPG @ 44tons I reckon. - all of Culina Logistics's trucks (with the exception of the Euro 5 Volvo's) are limited thus,when you multiply that by the 122 trucks they run, its all down to fuel saving I suppose.

 

[Yas786]

Hi there

Simple fact is I want an R8, lovely car and I am sure its a pleasure to drive.

It is, ive had the pleasure of seeing one up close last week, where i work in the Docklands....still cursing my luck that i didnt have my phone with me or else i would have taken a few snaps.

A truly stunning car, the guy who owned it couldnt have been more than 30 yrs old..quite a young fella and he had just picked it up from the Audi dealership down the road from me. He saw me gawping at it so allowed me to have a quick look inside and the interior was quite nice. One thing i absolutely love about the car was the leds underneath the main lights...really set the looks of the car...really looked the biz. Best part was when he turned over the engine and roared...instant orgasm

 

[[TW]Fox]

what? Did I ever say that?

just because you despise hatchbacks it doesn't justify speaking rubbish!

Neither of us have any idea what its like to have the sort of money where you can consider a £150k car so none of us can really say 'Well I'd do XYZ' becuase you dont think the same aged 40 with £150k to buy a car as you do when you are 18 driving your Mums Golf or 23 in a high mileage 5 Series you got for the price of a new Corsa.

 

[Tommy B]

Neither of us have any idea what its like to have the sort of money where you can consider a £150k car so none of us can really say 'Well I'd do XYZ' becuase you dont think the same aged 40 with £150k to buy a car as you do when you are 18 driving your Mums Golf or 23 in a high mileage 5 Series you got for the price of a new Corsa.

Yeah, but you implied that anyone old enough to buy and drive an R32 wouldn't be interested in them, which doesn't make sense given there are loads of them about.

And anyway, I wasn't saying I would buy an S3 an R32 and a Turbo for £150,000 I was simply saying that's what it could buy.