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Erik
January 13th, 2003, 20:15
Due for launch in Australia around June/July of 2003, a very limited number of vehicles will be available for sale locally, priced at around $230,000. Final specifications are yet to be released for Australian cars.

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"Already, we have signed orders for around 11 vehicles which is an excellent indication of demand, given that customers haven'’t even seen the car in the metal..."

The Audi RS 6 Arrives in Australia (http://www.autoweb.com.au/start_/showall_/id_AUD/doc_aud0210152/cms/news/newsarticle.html)

http://us1.webpublications.com.au/static/images/news/aw/aud0210152amg.jpg

Benman
January 13th, 2003, 20:27
does any one know what 230,000 australian equals in
us currency. theres no way that aussies are going to
pay that many us dollars

Thilo
January 13th, 2003, 20:59
I think this is what the australians will do when the above quoted price is really true http://img.gulli.com/smilies/va/011.gif (http://www.gulli.com/smilies/)

But let's hope that someone really made a mistake !

Greetings
Thilo

taipan
January 13th, 2003, 23:12
1 AUD = 0.58 USD
So 230K AUD will be around 135K USD, including shipping, taxes and right hand drive ;-)

Erik
January 13th, 2003, 23:21
I guess it's cheaper and better to import FatBoys car.

theob
January 14th, 2003, 10:02
If you ever thought that RS6 is expensive in Australia, where it has to fly over the whole of Europe and Asia to finally touch ground in the land of Oz :), consider the following: :(

RS6 in Greece costs 136.000-140.000 Euros!!!! (Sedan-Avant), not to mention that all the extra accessories have a 60% overhead compared to all other major european countries.

You see, some non-industrial countries suck the taxes from their citizens like blood, and some others let their people enjoy in the Autobahns :) ...

dog
January 14th, 2003, 12:56
Greatings from Downunder!
Yes, the news is correct, the RS6 is coming. Also we will get a few of the Avants.
230 k AUD is steep but not too bad. The RS4 was 178 k AUD and it sold all 48 of them.
It seems that right hand drive requires a premium.
I just hope that the RS6 does not have soft rims. By the time it arrives here I am sure that all of you had a good chance of finding out any weak points.
Dog

Erik
January 14th, 2003, 21:34
Looks like it's coming to New Zealand as well

http://www.audi.co.nz/newcars/a6/rs6/rs6.html