Drove my first RS6!

[speedtrapped]

I'm surprised that some 1st impressions are Ho hum. That said 450chp is no longer a chest thumper. But the beauty of this platform is just a flash(cheap enough to do) brings out a decent amount of power. Add some filters, and gut pre cats, better DV's and the car can scream. Or u can go my route, and trust me, I have a stage 2 cts-V, my rs6 is faster. This car 60-120 will scare the shite out of a lot drivers, it's immediate.

[Brav]

FWIW, my stage 3 B5 S4 also felt "faster" but really wasn't as described above. This car is just a lot smoother. Roll at 25mph and floor it in s mode and it will take off.. if you ever get a chance to drive a manual RS6, it will have a lot more of that explosive feeling. Its mostly the slushbox. F

[ben916]

I feel there is a huge difference between DRIVING an RS6 and RIDING in an RS6.

As a driver, you know/aware when the acceleration is coming and you can anticipate it. You also have concentration focused on the experience and the road. To me, it initially dulled the senses/sensation of the first drive.
As a passenger, you aren't quite aware when the acceleration is coming. Also your concentration is more focused on holding on and the g-forces of the ride.

I found this the case, as a passenger, when I rode in Greg's RS6 (duckwingduck's -> Speedtrapped's) on the Julian run with DHall1 and Audi5000csqt and Benman.
I also found this the case, as a driver, when Greg was offering his car to me...

Also I think comparing an C5 RS6 with Tip to Cobra (superformance, factory five, AC, etc.) is not even close or fair comparison...
An RS6 IS a super sedan. It slides under the radar as far as being understated. There isn't bling, just some car porn here and there (big rotors, 8 pots, carbon, fenders, etc.)
A Cobra is/was a super car (don't get me wrong, I would love one!). It is LOUD, sexy lines, low, LOUD, fast, eye catching, etc. For some people, the world stops while watching one drive by as they are just more attention grabbing than most anything out there.

So go out and drive it again and then be a passenger in it...

[MaxRS6]

I took my car into a stealership for the gas tank recall last week. I drove 4 hours to Memphis in order to avoid going to the crappy, forked tongue, sorry excuse for service, shifty, abhorrent, odius, local (less than 15 minutes away) Parker Audi dealership. I hadn't been to the Memphis Audi shop for a couple of years. Therefore; the tech that worked on my car had not worked on it previously. When they completed the work, the tech asked if he could "take it for a test drive". When the tech returned (with the requisite sh*t eating grin), he told the SA that was the quickest car he had driven. He could not believe how quickly the heavy hog accelerated. We discussed it had a "few mods". Most of the add'l power merely comes from the APR chip.

I am regularly smoked by stronger cars- sometimes by less powerful cars but better drivers.. - out on the track. However; for puttering around locally, it is rarely challenged and defeated. It is too much fun in a 4 door stealth machine pulling away from the unsuspecting. I can't tell you the number of times over the past 8 years that I have been asked "what is in that thing???". Sure there are faster cars out there today. But I am in a 8 year old car that still brings a lot of fun in day to day driving. And oh my- It is just a plain rocket cruise mobile on long interstate drives. It can easily handle 3 digits (at least that is what I'm told) for extended periods. I can't think of very many cars that you can buy today in the 25K range that offers the versatility (4 doors, AWD, cavernous interior space for toys -golf clubs, track wheels, luggage, etc) that "Crazy" offers for me.

I can take out a full crew for "business meetings/lunches" respectfully without looking like a middle aged fellow wanna be twenty something (nothing against you young fellows on this forum- and I certainly wish 30 years could be put back on my life clock). A lot of the other performance cars make someone of my maturity look very silly or having serious midlife crisis issues. I'll soon not need four doors, and the hunt may be on for a 2 door Max Machine. However; until then...

[Lancerator]

Thanks all for your refined and insightful experience. I really have an itch to get into one of these machines. Im a little nervous about the upkeep on the car unfortunately I tend to get a bit obsessive with mods etc once I get involved in whatever Im doing. But I tend to be a bit of penny pincher and find stuff cheap which is good. Is it possible to find mods for decent prices for this car? I sure appreciate all your guys input!

[Antagonist]

If you're on any kind of limited budget I would walk away now. It's not necessarily an expensive car to upkeep (mine hasn't given me a problem in 7 years) but when something does sh*t the bed...it's not cheap. Regular maintenance such as scheduled oil changes and replacing pads/brake rotors aren't cheap. It's a limited production specialty car so you can expect everything to be more expensive.

[Lancerator]

yea I was looking and pads and rotor prices definitely not on the cheap