New Pics - RS6 sedan!

[rks838]

The damn thing isn't coming Stateside, as it sounds...:vgrumpy: :addict:

Thoughts? Understated, perhaps a little too much, yet a keen eye still knows there's something special in it.

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com//media/il/news/2008/0811/audirs6sedannotcoming.500.jpg
http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com//media/il/news/2008/0811/anotheraudirs6sedan.500.jpg
http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com//media/il/news/2008/0811/audirs6rear.500.jpg

[The Pretender]

It looks good IMHO.

http://www.autoweek.nl/images/800/8/6f411f34996c861597f5ebed95379fc8.jpg
http://www.autoweek.nl/images/800/e/2460e4adafa27048a6f0e3933e8601de.jpg

http://www.autoweek.nl/images/800/e/b735510c134b4f5e10751f34718dce7e.jpg
http://www.autoweek.nl/images/800/0/69dcf42f837c36a8583b77b6ce0630a0.jpg



Jarod.

[chewym]

Looks good, about what the pshops showed. Audi should see if it can get it to the US, I think it cold sell about a 1,000 or so.

The upgraded supercharged V6 is good for the US market as well. And it's cool that it uses less fuel than the 255 hp V6.

[KresoF1]

More pics here:
http://www.netcarshow.com/audi/2009-rs6/

I am buying new RS6 sedan BTW...

[The RS6]

More pics here:
http://www.netcarshow.com/audi/2009-rs6/

I am buying new RS6 sedan BTW...

W00t? :)

How come? Tell us more...! You gave up on the R8?

[RS6Driver]

Much better looking than the avant.

[Ellden]

:wo:

I love it! :heart:

That beast is a real looker :rs6kiss:

[The RS6]

Much more pics here:
http://www.netcarshow.com/audi/

Including the new A/S6 and Allroad! You can see the 3.0T badge on the rear! :)

So what's the exact weight of the saloon?

[KresoF1]

W00t? :)

How come? Tell us more...! You gave up on the R8?

NO. I already have R8(pics is near future)... Just it is not fully what I wanted or expected... So, RS6 Sedan will replace is ASAP...

[RXBG]

awesome. i am pretty sure we'll get at least few examples here in the US. it'll sell.

[artur777]

KresoF1,

I am not sure that RS6 will be much faster or more agile than R8.
Do you look for the back seats and 4 doors orwhat is your motivation?

[RXBG]

in a straight line it'll be faster. esp above 100 mph. not unlike an M6 or E63 vs R8 scenario.

we all await the V10 R8. finally it will put the matter to rest.

[Damienr8]

Front looks good, stance looks good. Dont like the rear lights, looks to much like the A4, A3, and a5.

[54m]

Hmmm..i dont know i prefer the previous rear lights compared to theses.
however it does look good and i think it looks a lil more aggresive than the avant IMO :)

[Toto89]

Looks awesome i think, i really love it, but it takes 4.5 seconds to accelerate 0-60 (100km/h...)again. Slightly faster than M5, not faster than E63 at all and on a bad day it can also happen that it looses against a M5. It does have a great engine with much more torque than it's competitors, also better fuel economy but it seems like this amount of power is not enough...Ok, it's faster on the ring, impossible to catch up in a corner but everybody interested in straight line acceleration (at least everybody layman...) and it does not offer more than the others in this aspect.
It's engine is almost in Mercedes' 65 AMG territory in power output(ok, shorter stroke). But way sportier and AWD helps it in acceleration (i mean it gives the car GRIP while starting). But it's slower...again...Ok, it beats it's closest competitors, but only as an "all-rounder" it isn't really faster then them.
If Audi saw these numbers half year ago, i don't understand why they can not raise it's output to ~650hp if it's needed. It didn't make the car more expensive because i guess that those figures (650hp/700nm) can be produced with a little bit of modification in the exhaust system and ECU, doesn't even require to change turbos. I hope you don't think that i wish tremendous things, i just wrote my opinion about this great car.

Regards,

Tom

[cornishmoocher]

Prefer this to tthe Avant.

Likre the UR wheel arches which seem more prominent on the sally.

P.S Please lets not get into the RS6vM5 thang again, its soooooooooooooooo boring.......

[Rutkowsky]

I fully agree on Tom's point of view plus, i am gutted that it doesn't feature DKG gearbox! It'd be absolutely invincible in its class and others, i am confident of that.

[cornishmoocher]

I did know the reason why it wasn't fitted to the car but now i cant remember...ARSE!! :)

[crespo]

Tom and Rutkowsky: Since when do we pay attention to any manufacturer's claimed 0-60 numbers? We know those are off, especially being Audi's, so wait for the tests to start coming in. The RS6 will beat the E63 (it'll be close to 60 but will definitely beat it to 100, 120, 150 and everywhere in between).

You two should read Top Gear's latest article featuring the RS6...

[Toto89]

...i am gutted that it doesn't feature DKG gearbox! ...

And not even the DSG which would be needed but the new 8 speed gearbox from ZF, which can switch down as fast as it can switch up! But I'm not sure that this box can handle this amount of power or not, and even if it handle it, it could be too expensive:noshake:

[Benman]

That interior is so good it hurts! That steering wheel, the leather stitched dash, the seats...:heart:

The exterior, coming from a MkI owner is great. The rear lights are so, so though. I'd have to see it in real life, but overall, I'd say the car is fantastic. Shame it may not make it Stateside, I know a lot of folks who will be bummed.:cry:

Ben:addict:

[Kliko61]

I like the RS6, but I don't like it in these pictures,it seems a little bit weird, especially the back:S:S

I think in Black colour this is just a beast!!

[Ruergard]

Love it! :love:

[Julz RS4]

Very nice C6 RS6 sedan, but I still prefer the C6 RS6 Avant. :addict:

[ringtaxi]

Being an avid Avant Fan, I am surprised by how much I like the sedan. There is not an angle that bothers me in the least bit. In fact it looks too good. The rear lights, and I was initially offended by them, look very nice, and in person I bet they look even better, specially at night lit up in front of everyone to see from behind.
It will come to stateside by next year, and will be priced around 120-130K. Lot of money for a lot of car.
Daytona grey, with black leather with all carbon fiber panels in titanium finish package should be a good combo.
Congrats to everyone who will get one.

[The RS6]

C'mon guys, the lights may be alot like those from A4/5 but ... hey ... LOOK AT THIS!

http://img2.netcarshow.com/Audi-A6_2009_800x600_wallpaper_0a.jpg

I think this is the best backside from a car I've seen in quite a long time...! And this is "only" the A6...

[HKS786]

I prefer the old lights. Here's a quick chop I made:

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w239/J78628/rs6-1.jpg

[Leadfoot]

What is soooooooo booooring is this need to have the quickest car in acceleration. It's as if driving skills and handling bear no meaning on what makes a great car.

Like someone else said, look at the latest Topgear reviews with the RS6 in it, then watch the Driver Republic video against the C63 Estate, in this test it's against a much more nimble foe than the E63 and yet it kills it on the track, cornering hard, braking deep and achieving a higher topspeed on the straight. To improve a time of 3 seconds on any track (excluding the ring) is exceptional, but to do it against something which is quicker in acceleration and from a class size smaller is incredible.

I think what Audi have achieved with the RS6 is way greater than their achievements with the RS4, it's goal was to beat the then E46 M3 and it did that but Audi have covered so many bases with the RS6 it's unreal. The car can hold it's head high against the likes of supercars and all from an estate car which can carry 5 people in total comfort and quiet, and a boot big enough to except anything from a dog to a full camping trip.

As always Audi have proved themselves as a class act above all others.

P.S.
I prefer the new rear lights over the old ones, now the rear ends doesn't look as wide as it did.

[RXBG]

i too can't wait to see a true test against the M5 and E63, its peers. it'll be faster than both but *maybe* not as nimble as the M5

[Fart]

Me like the best very much!! Hope to get one... Thanks for nice pics!!:addict:

[rks838]

650hp?!?! Baby steps, I think 70 or 80 horsepower above its competitors is a good start :) plus, let's draw a line (lol, at 581hp) that society shouldn't cross in the name of the planet :cheers: at least for family sedans. As a member of a not-about-to-die generation, we at some point have to stop contributing to global warming in the name of our anti-BMW/Mercedes egos.

("Oh my god! The man's huggin' trees now!" I can already hear it :hihi: I say it as a partial hypocrite, like most of "us")

[Qisha]

So what's the exact weight of the saloon?

Dear The RS6,

1.985 KG.

Qisha

[artur777]

Dear Qisha,

from the experience of people who has driven in new RS6, does it feel really better than M5 or E63?
It's very important to know it, because it's impossible to have a test-drive of such a car and we make decisions based on impressions of other people.

I would be very pleased to get your comments.

[audi_ch]

Dear The RS6,

1.985 KG.

Qisha

so we have 40 kg difference between avant and limo. (2025 avant)

What means that with driver and fuel the avant is avarage around 2150kg
and the limo 2110kg.

I personaly hoped for a bigger difference.

So remember m5 touring and limo have 100kg difference, why rs6 limo and avant just have 40kg. i dont know the reason why there is not a bigger difference

But it will pretty clear that accelaration in the rs6 will be almost identically between limo and avant.

[DuckWingDuck]

ya, for the saloon to be only 40kg lower than the avant is out of hand, the avant already weighs a lot, now for the saloon to come in at close to 2 tonnes. Man, talk about bloat...

[Robbo66]

What is soooooooo booooring is this need to have the quickest car in acceleration. It's as if driving skills and handling bear no meaning on what makes a great car.

Like someone else said, look at the latest Topgear reviews with the RS6 in it, then watch the Driver Republic video against the C63 Estate, in this test it's against a much more nimble foe than the E63 and yet it kills it on the track, cornering hard, braking deep and achieving a higher topspeed on the straight. To improve a time of 3 seconds on any track (excluding the ring) is exceptional, but to do it against something which is quicker in acceleration and from a class size smaller is incredible.

I think what Audi have achieved with the RS6 is way greater than their achievements with the RS4, it's goal was to beat the then E46 M3 and it did that but Audi have covered so many bases with the RS6 it's unreal. The car can hold it's head high against the likes of supercars and all from an estate car which can carry 5 people in total comfort and quiet, and a boot big enough to except anything from a dog to a full camping trip.

As always Audi have proved themselves as a class act above all others.

P.S.
I prefer the new rear lights over the old ones, now the rear ends doesn't look as wide as it did.

I've got to ask, which dealership are you working for ?

[audi_ch]

fair play, maybee just realy enthusiastic about audi

[Qisha]

Dear Qisha,

from the experience of people who has driven in new RS6, does it feel really better than M5 or E63?
It's very important to know it, because it's impossible to have a test-drive of such a car and we make decisions based on impressions of other people.

I would be very pleased to get your comments.

Dear artur777,

i would rather like to compare the RS6 Sedan to a non existing E65. Acceleration is the primary statement of the new RS6 and this without any compromise from idle to redline. The suspension plus is a must have feature, as it controls the weight very well- almost countervailing it. You can cruise with having something like "comfort" or choose to have it the rough/pure way. Anyways the car is giving you the feedback to not overrate yourself. Topspeed (250 km/h) is achieved so fast and flawless -no matter if you are at 50, 100, 160 km/h...- , it feels like the transmission fails when the car runs into limitations. The 280 km/h option feels better- but likely. A need to have this in my eyes but still kind of "frustrating" since the car still accelerates strong @280 km/h. BUT there is light at the end of the tunnel to solve this. ;)

I guess everyone is speculating about the performance/accelaration figures, as this is status quo. Well, if you are looking at the cars you mentioned, there is no need to hide yourself. :thumb:

Personally i would highly recommend the Ceramic Brake option as well as the 20" Wheels, both valueable options.

In short objectiv terms: powerful but heavy car that surpasses expectations to be a great car.

Qisha

[Qisha]

Dear Friends,

you might have already seen this, if not, here you go:

http://microsites.audi.co.uk/microsites/RS6/index.html#/content/performance/1/

Qisha

[KresoF1]

RS6 Sedan key data

0-100km/h: 4.5s
0-200km/h:14.5s(Avant 14.9s)
1985kg

[Leadfoot]

RS6 Sedan key data

0-100km/h: 4.5s
0-200km/h:14.5s(Avant 14.9s)
1985kg

Not the weight saving I was hoping but still it will improve the cars overall abilities as has been the case with every comparison between saloon vs estate.

Personally an RS model has to be an Avant to be a true RS, so I would forgo any improvement for pure tradition.

[The RS6]

Is this the first car for which Audi claims less than 4.6s 0-100? I think so...

[artur777]

Dear artur777,

i would rather like to compare the RS6 Sedan to a non existing E65. Acceleration is the primary statement of the new RS6 and this without any compromise from idle to redline. The suspension plus is a must have feature, as it controls the weight very well- almost countervailing it. You can cruise with having something like "comfort" or choose to have it the rough/pure way. Anyways the car is giving you the feedback to not overrate yourself. Topspeed (250 km/h) is achieved so fast and flawless -no matter if you are at 50, 100, 160 km/h...- , it feels like the transmission fails when the car runs into limitations. The 280 km/h option feels better- but likely. A need to have this in my eyes but still kind of "frustrating" since the car still accelerates strong @280 km/h. BUT there is light at the end of the tunnel to solve this. ;)

I guess everyone is speculating about the performance/accelaration figures, as this is status quo. Well, if you are looking at the cars you mentioned, there is no need to hide yourself. :thumb:

Personally i would highly recommend the Ceramic Brake option as well as the 20" Wheels, both valueable options.

In short objectiv terms: powerful but heavy car that surpasses expectations to be a great car.

Qisha

Thanks for the detailed answer and the options to order with the car.
The main question - to buy RS6 or to wait for RS5 on MLP.
Could you please comment if we see RS5 in 2010MY or not?
If not - then I go and order new RS6:-)):addict:

[Leadfoot]

Thanks for the detailed answer and the options to order with the car.
The main question - to buy RS6 or to wait for RS5 on MLP.
Could you please comment if we see RS5 in 2010MY or not?
If not - then I go and order new RS6:-)):addict:

The word is that the RS5 is still coming in sometime 2009, I'm guessing late in the year.

[audi_ch]

and an rs7 bassed on the new a7 with a prox 600 hp around 11. Infos sportauto

but again a difference off 40 kg between rs6 limo and avant is not enough, i personaly so know reason why buying a limo when the avant has more space inside, looks better to me and has almost the same wight.

handling difference will be pretty small

[The RS6]

Maybe the sedan has a much better weight distribution...

[artur777]

I am not sure about weigh distribution because Sedan has lighter back and that's mean more weight in % to the front...
I will be happy to be wrong though.. but..

[KresoF1]

Maybe the sedan has a much better weight distribution...

NO, weight distribution is actually worst BUT, sedan has lower center of gravity.

Also, RS6 sedan suspension is tuned little bit differently...

RS6 sedan should be at least 0.5s faster around Hockenheim then Avant version...

[Mockenrue]

Some real life pictures from the Moscow Auto Show:

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/02_audi_rs6_sedan_live.jpg
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/03_audi_rs6_sedan_live.jpg
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/05_audi_rs6_sedan_live.jpg
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/06_audi_rs6_sedan_live.jpg

[Michaël Barbé]

Some real life pictures from the Moscow Auto Show:

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/02_audi_rs6_sedan_live.jpg
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/03_audi_rs6_sedan_live.jpg
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/05_audi_rs6_sedan_live.jpg
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/06_audi_rs6_sedan_live.jpg
It looks like should!! Brilliant.

I thought it was world premier of the sedan in Paris!

MB
:rs6kiss:

[Mockenrue]

So did I! It came as a surprise to me too.

[Michaël Barbé]

So did I! It came as a surprise to me too.

So that means it will be in Paris for sure?

MB
:rs6kiss:

[chewym]

And that also means that Audi can show some new stuff in Paris.

[QuattroFun]

Sure, the RS6 is pretty discreet, but I actually like the way it looks - and I think the sedan is better looking than the Avant on this model.

TT RS for Paris then???

[Michaël Barbé]

Sure, the RS6 is pretty discreet, but I actually like the way it looks - and I think the sedan is better looking than the Avant on this model.

TT RS for Paris then???

TT's doesn't interest me. RS5, S4, R8 V10,... do.

MB
:rs6kiss:

[QuattroFun]

R8 V10 could well be there, but I think we can count out the RS5 from Paris - unlike for the TT RS and R8 V10, we have not even seen the final Ring lapping tests for RS5 on spy shots. RS5 could be either Geneva 2009 or IAA 2009...

[roadrunner]

TT's doesn't interest me. RS5, S4, R8 V10,... do.

MB
:rs6kiss:

OT: Don't underestimate the TT. The current "mode of transportation" for Audi Sportscar Experience instructors is the TTS.

On Topic: the presentation of the RS6 sedan in Moscow (before Paris) underlines the importance of the russian market for Audi's future development.

And Audi has a lot more in the pipelien for Paris.

cheers
seb.

[Michaël Barbé]

OT: Don't underestimate the TT. The current "mode of transportation" for Audi Sportscar Experience instructors is the TTS.

On Topic: the presentation of the RS6 sedan in Moscow (before Paris) underlines the importance of the russian market for Audi's future development.

And Audi has a lot more in the pipelien for Paris.

cheers
seb.

I can believe that. But the design of any TT is not my cup of tea.

MB
:rs6kiss:

[roadrunner]

I can believe that. But the design of any TT is not my cup of tea.

MB
:rs6kiss:

Granted :cheers:

[liwi]

Granted :cheers:


agree...:incar:

now back to the sedan...
like it....but not as much as the avant....hmm could this have anything to do with me having the new avant????:addict:

[Michaël Barbé]

agree...:incar:

now back to the sedan...
like it....but not as much as the avant....hmm could this have anything to do with me having the new avant????:addict:

You just had to rub in in ey!!

What does 'granted' mean? Something like: 'same here' or so?

MB
:rs6kiss:

[liwi]

You just had to rub in in ey!!

What does 'granted' mean? Something like: 'same here' or so?

MB
:rs6kiss:


LOL

Granted from roadrunner I would guess, in his case, say 'approval' of the last comment that was made before his.

[Georgious86]

I just fall in love with this sedan,i like backlights more than previous:R8kiss:

[RS246]

I prefer the old lights. Here's a quick chop I made:

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w239/J78628/rs6-1.jpg


Agry with you on that :brag: