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Erik
October 27th, 2002, 19:13
The german magazine Sport Auto tested the RS6.
Their reference is the BMW M5.

Erik
October 27th, 2002, 19:19
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October 27th, 2002, 19:20
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October 27th, 2002, 19:20
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Erik
October 27th, 2002, 22:19
This link from EVO may interest you as well.

May I suggest the Jaguar got an extra star just for being British? ;)
EVO Road Test Lotus Carlton Audi RS6 Jaguar S-Type BMW M5 (http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/roadtest/evo_roadtest_verdict.php?id=29873)

Erik
October 29th, 2002, 18:55
In English, from bmwm5.com

Nürburgring Nordschleife:

Audi: 8.20min 258Km/h topspeed 6/10 points
BMW: 8.28min 248Km/h topspeed 5/10 points

Hockenheim

Audi: 1.17.6min 180Km/h topspeed 6/10 points
BMW: 1.17.6min 186Km/h topspeed 6/10 points

Acceleration & Breaking

Audi: 0-200 18,7sec
200-0 5,7sec
0-200-0 24,4sec 7/10 points
BMW: 0-200 16,9sec
200-0 5,2sec
0-200-0 22,1sec 7/10 points

Aerodynamics at 200Km/h

Audi: Front -49Kg lift; Rear -4Kg lift Cd 0,31 6/10 points
BMW: Front -5Kg lift; rear -32Kg lift Cd 0,287 6/10 points

Lateral Gs

Audi: 1,1g 6/10 points
BMW: 1,1g 6/10 points

Slalom course 36meters

Audi: 118Km/h topspeed 4/10 points
BMW: 124Km/h topspeed 6/10 points

Avoidance (lane change) course 110meters

Audi: 137Km/h topspeed 6/10 points
BMw 130Km/h topspeed 5/10 points

Results

Both cars gor 41/70 points

kye
November 13th, 2002, 12:30
only to mention this, the rs6 as a biturbo had at the testtemperatur of around 30c not his full power.

J.Seven
November 13th, 2002, 13:15
Once again GREAT work Erik B. Iīve those magazines too and the EVO mag. was bummed by the fact that the Opel/Lotus after ten years on market was able to match the new levels sporty limousine cars. Again their British tendence, although Opel is German this specific version has some British blood.

Regarding RS6, once again couldnīt win the M5, and once again was much slower to reach 200Kph. But this was the best performance test Iīve ever seen from the BMW, 16,9sec is quite something, have seen others M5 making 18,9.

I just think that the RS6 came to market three years after the M5, it should be best in almost every category. They had three years to make it better, and it isnīt, itīs different, but it isnīt better. Excuse me to say this but, when the new M5 will be on the market, for sure will toast the RS6 in most category.

Iīts good to have the possibility to make it much faster due to forced induction charateristics, something that M5 donīt allow, but it should have came faster from factory.


J.Seven

Erik
November 16th, 2002, 16:10
I just cam back from Munich with the latest edition of Sport Auto.
Guess what?
They test drive and compare stock RS6 with 2 tuned ones.

This best describes what happened with one of the tuned versions: :trans:


Very interesting...stay tuned for more information!

How do you like 0 - 100 km/h in 4.2 sec for starters?

J.Seven
November 16th, 2002, 17:13
Please post pics, Iīm dying here. Howīs the 0-200Km were? How about the top speed and handling?

Caīmon Erik B, donīt let us suffer more...

J.Seven

Gabriel343
November 17th, 2002, 22:24
I'm waiting new M5 500 hp:cool: :D

Erik
November 17th, 2002, 22:31
Originally posted by Gabriel343
I'm waiting new M5 500 hp:cool: :D

The RS6 is out NOW...

Gabriel343
November 17th, 2002, 22:35
M5 next year;)

Dave
November 17th, 2002, 22:42
Gabs,

why wait for the 500 M5 when you can already get the RS6 upto 620bhp??.. and with quattro???.. be interesting to see how the rear diff manages all that power in the BMW.. I've got a mate with an M5 and he's on his 3rd gerabox already.... Ok... he doesn't treat it particularly well, with hard standing starts.. but I would expect better...

Ok the M5 will be V10.. but it will still be difficult to tune aftermarket???

Just as well we all like different things.. world would be boring otherwise:cool:

:addict:
Dave

Erik
November 17th, 2002, 22:51
Originally posted by Dave
Just as well we all like different things.. world would be boring otherwise

That's the spirit! Everyone is welcome around here if they can give us a good reason for why their 'favourite' car is better than the other. I like facts, but feeling is important too...and when it comes to feelings everybody's different.

Gabriel343
November 17th, 2002, 22:52
Originally posted by Dave
Gabs,

why wait for the 500 M5 when you can already get the RS6 upto 620bhp??.. and with quattro???.. be interesting to see how the rear diff manages all that power in the BMW.. I've got a mate with an M5 and he's on his 3rd gerabox already.... Ok... he doesn't treat it particularly well, with hard standing starts.. but I would expect better...

Ok the M5 will be V10.. but it will still be difficult to tune aftermarket???

Just as well we all like different things.. world would be boring otherwise:cool:

:addict:
Dave
My mother is pharmacist;)
The Audi without turbo does not go, the RS6 with two turbo goes than one little more M5 atmospheric and with 50 horses in less:o

schvetkaaks
November 18th, 2002, 02:22
Originally posted by Gabriel343
M5 next year;)

Nope, not next year - the new E60 will be out next year, but the M5 will be at least 2 years down the road with the new body style...