Official - RS6 580hp

[andreadebi]

Info from a friend that went at the European Dealer Meeting at Marbella where the new cars for 2007-2008 were unveiled.These are the only info that gave.

2 enormous exhaust
wider
580hp
Press Release on July

Q7 V12 TDI
Q5 very nice
A5 cabrio 2008 (not shown if is softop or hardtop)
A3 cabrio with softop
Very very nice a4 sedan and avant

[Leadfoot]

This must be the event my dealer told me he was going to. You state the RS6 is wider than standard, does this mean it will look a bit like the RS4.

I just thought of something, if Pitzi was a little pissed with us lot telling him that he had bought the wrong car in the M5 instead of the RS4, he'll be livid when the RS6 comes out.

Just think how many BMW fools will be filling our site come that time.

[Bingocaller]

580 hp is insane! I know we all wanted these numbers but HELL YEA!

Thats an increase of 130 hp over the "old" RS6 and 71 over the E60 M5!

This car will blow the socks off absolutely everything!

[andreadebi]

also 2000kg.....

[jonas21]

I am sure it will beat the current M5, not by much (because of weight) but still.
We'll see tuners offering chips to bring it to 640-650 hp soon after its release.

[DJim]

That's great news Audi's future looks good, they are just crazy with al the rs's Audi is really no underdog anymore

[Damienr8]

Seriously 580 is enough! When are these horsepower wars going to end...

[Bingocaller]

Seriously 580 is enough! When are these horsepower wars going to end...

Hopefully never

[Hy Octane]

Once again quisha is correct.

[artur777]

People, this information is great!
RS6 with 580 hp! It's fantastic!

But if we put emotions aside, let's think about weight.

BMW M5 - 1830 kg
Audi RS6 - ?

Audi S4 w/manual - 1660 kg
Audi RS4 - 1650 kg
It means that RS4 is 10 kg less than S4.
And it's all without implementing ceramic brakes, carbon fiber roof and etc

Audi S6 - 1910 kg
Audi RS6 - approximately 1900 kg
But if RS6 model includes such features like ceramic brakes, carbon fiver roof and etc, it could be even 1870 kg.

Please look that new Audi S5 is of the same weight as BMW 335i - both are about 1650 kg.

So I don't think that M5 will be thal lighter than RS6.
Yes, it will be lighter, but not that much.

In my opinion,

RS6 will be faster than M5 at 0 -140
M5 will be faster than RS6 at 140+
RS6 will leave M5 dead at any twisty road or any weather other than dry

What do you all think about my predictions?

[Leadfoot]

I am sure it will beat the current M5, not by much (because of weight) but still.
We'll see tuners offering chips to bring it to 640-650 hp soon after its release.

Why go to a tuning house when Audi will be offering these kind of figures when the RS6+ is launched.

And yes it will destroy the M5, it might only have an extra 71hp over the M5 but it will have in excess of 120ft/lbs of torque more and the added advantage of awd and hey who knows maybe even QTV as well.

[Leadfoot]

Audi S6 - 1910 kg
Audi RS6 - approximately 1900 kg
But if RS6 model includes such features like ceramic brakes, carbon fiver roof and etc, it could be even 1870 kg.

Please look that new Audi S5 is of the same weight as BMW 335i - both are about 1650 kg.

So I don't think that M5 will be thal lighter than RS6.
Yes, it will be lighter, but not that much.

In my opinion,

RS6 will be faster than M5 at 0 -140
M5 will be faster than RS6 at 140+
RS6 will leave M5 dead at any twisty road or any weather other than dry

What do you all think about my predictions?

I very much doubt the RS6 will be any lighter than the S6, remember it has two turbos and the piping, more power and torque means stronger drive train. If the RS6 weighs anything less than 1950Kgs I will be amazed.

Now to the figures. Think quick, think very quick.

0-60mph in 4.0s
0-100mph in 9.0s
0-125mph in 11.8s
0-150mph in 18.5s

and a top speed limited to 300km/h (186mph) just slightly slower than the R8.

The price of the thing is my only concern because if it's nearer the Mercedes E63 than the M5 it will have a hard time convincing the snobby people that can afford these kind of cars that Audi is a brand of the image of Mercedes regardless of it's abilities. Sad to say these people are all show and little go.

[artur777]

Leadfoot,

your figures are fantastic!
Is that yout intuition? or some insider's info?

Besides,
doesn't that strange that car takes 5 sec for 60-100 and only 2.8 sec for 100 - 125?
Could it be that fast?
Because even M6 is about 13 sec for 0-124 mph and 911 turbo is 12,2 sec for 0-124 mph?

[Benman]

Once again quisha is correct.

Ditto that.

As for weight, I've yet to see an M5 actually have the "claimed" 1830kg weight. I think the real world "dry" weight is more like 1910kg or something... so if the RS 6 weighs @2000kg, it will be close, real close.

Ben

[Ruergard]

Once again quisha is correct.

He sure is!

This is going to be one hell of a car... 580 hp. THAT'S INSANE!
Leadfoot, is that "your" figures or is it from your source?

I'm not sure about the M5 being quicker at higher speeds actually, 70 horsepower more and a lot of torque. Though it depends a lot on the gearbox to. We'll just have to see... I really hope that it will be able to atleast run side-to-side with an M5.
But when the road get's twisty or it starts to dropping down stuff from the sky. We all know what's about to happen!

[RXBG]

Leadfoot,

your figures are fantastic!
Is that yout intuition? or some insider's info?

Besides,
doesn't that strange that car takes 5 sec for 60-100 and only 2.8 sec for 100 - 125?
Could it be that fast?
Because even M6 is about 13 sec for 0-124 mph and 911 turbo is 12,2 sec for 0-124 mph?

with the torque advantage i don't think there is any way the M5 will catch the RS6 at any speed (if the numbers are correct). handling will be tight since the bimmer is quite a dancer.

the one car that will still give the RS6 problems at high speeds is the E63 torque monster. and the S65.........

[artur777]

Agree with you!

But E63 is not that fast for 0-124 as M5. It's only about 15-16 seconds.
The engine is not high-revving, and transmission is "usual" automatic.

S65 is a monster.
I have been riding with this car at the road - it's quite difficult.
If the road is not busy - S65 driver push acc. and leaves EVERYBODY at the road for dead ib 5-6 seconds. It's INSANE car.
In my past, only 911 turbo was able to override S65 AMG. no any other cars.

[Leadfoot]

Purely my figures, not any source as yet.

I must admit that I didn't think about the difference from 60mph to 100mph and then on to 125mph, but I still think they won't be that far off the mark. Four seconds to 60mph will be easier because it will be done in second and 4th gear will easily run to over 125mph so the 11.8s time might be a little optimistic but the rest I believe won't be far off. But maybe I am think the wrong number is wrong, it might be the 100mph one.

Think M6 times after 125mph mark will be right on the money.

And as for the handling, it won't be as graceful as the R8 but it will still get the results which means it will out-handle both Beemers on the ring and get very close if not beat them on the tighter tracks.

The E63 is a little quicker than the M5, check out the AUTOCAR test and you will see. But I very much doubt it will beat the RS6 either, as for the S65, sorry guys it's in a different league, especially as the speed increases but hey, surely one car is allowed to beat it .