I heard that the autobox in the S6 S/RS7 S8 is more than capable of handling the power that can be put down with a tweaked V8TT.
Having the RS7 stateside gets a lot of the pieces in the US dealer's parts catalogs, too. None of this importation phooey.
And, I'm dreaming about 1 hour turbo swaps....
http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...1#post11123724
Last edited by SteveKen; October 19th, 2015 at 18:31. Reason: B7 /= C7
2012 Q7 TDI S-Line - 2010 GTI - 2007 A3 3.2 S-Line - 2003 RS6
2001 Honda S2000 - 1977 Honda CBR 750-F2 - 1965 GMC 1500 WideSide
You mean C7 right?
Doh. Yep C7. I'm getting old...Originally Posted by canyon
I changed it but it seems that the thread title can't be changed.
2012 Q7 TDI S-Line - 2010 GTI - 2007 A3 3.2 S-Line - 2003 RS6
2001 Honda S2000 - 1977 Honda CBR 750-F2 - 1965 GMC 1500 WideSide
Lol. They are beasts. Very fun to drive.
Title changed.
Thank you sir.Title changed.
2012 Q7 TDI S-Line - 2010 GTI - 2007 A3 3.2 S-Line - 2003 RS6
2001 Honda S2000 - 1977 Honda CBR 750-F2 - 1965 GMC 1500 WideSide
If the price is right I may pick one up, currently trying to decide between B8 S4, RS5, or C7 S6.
2008 A4 2.0TQ Quartz Grey Metallic S-Line/Titanium Package
2017 A4 2.0TQ Glacier White Metallic Prestige Sport
2003 RS6 TOTALED.-----Searching for a replacement
Just drove a C7 S6 today....went...meh....felt big and bulky compared to my RS......couldn't see the limits of the fenders....lots of technology....that I don't need....HUD could have used a gear display.....wasn't impressed for the 58k they wanted for it.
I think I'll go for the unicorn....a C5 RS6 Avant 6 speed...
I would really like to know how the c7 chassis does on the road course.
Avus Silver RS6 - Viper Stage 2 ECU/TCU - Water/Meth Injection - Frozen Rotors - Hbars - clear corners - Hella smoked tails - gutted precats
Isn't the S6 & S7 7 speed DCT while the RS6, RS7, & S8 auto 8 speed slushbox?
The air suspension in the S6 is just that. Air
Nuff said
Power is good...the drive is numb.
Rolls Royce engineering - Mickey Mouse packaging. Will always liken this car to Ford's Edsel.
'02 S6 Avant Silver - Pokey | Carbon Black/Ebony RS6 w/ stuff - darn quick | '03 Daytona Grey/Ebony RS6 w/ more stuff - quicker yet | '91 NSX CDN issue with 6spd & BBSC - quicker yet and then some | '87 Buick GNX OEM clone w/ lots of stuff - quickest hands down
Look at car and driver's lighting lap results and what they had to say about the RS i think that is probably enough said, in terms of packaging. http://www.caranddriver.com/features...p-2014-feature
I'd still drive one, just not expect much of it on a track compared to say a Z06 or a Z/28.
RS6 #1 904959, Daytona, Silver, tons of "stuff," went through puddle, dead engine, end of #1 for me, rebuilt by local enthusiast and thriving.
RS6 #2 904568, Avus, Ebony, no stuff, stock minus RNS-E.
Really? Its not a track car! But it can if you must. This thing is a 4500lb luxury barge. Wanna track car? then get the arial atom, not Z06 garbage.
2010 XC90 exec, winter machine (V8 of course)
2004 RS6 official Canadian edition, Daytona grey, (best colour!), summer edition
2011 Q7 TDI, general alrounder
I think we are saying the same thing, I was pointing out that on the track you are going to find the limits of the packaging which in this case we were talking about the suspension. So maybe I should have said this which I'll stand behind, I'll take the magnetic ride control (from experience) over our DRC or an air suspension of the highest order.
RS6 #1 904959, Daytona, Silver, tons of "stuff," went through puddle, dead engine, end of #1 for me, rebuilt by local enthusiast and thriving.
RS6 #2 904568, Avus, Ebony, no stuff, stock minus RNS-E.
I already have one of these.
I'm actually looking for something a little more numbing and less violent/scary, so it's probably a good fit.
My goal is to eventually import the RS6 body panels and have another unicorn of sorts.
Plus I'm guessing that you didn't drive one with RS7 turbos and a stg 1 tune either....
There's really not much out there in the sub $50k range that Audi puts out there that even piques my interest. Hell in any price range for that matter, but with the used S6 prices and eventual availability of parts, I can say f*ck any warranty and get to wrenching without too much heartache.
2012 Q7 TDI S-Line - 2010 GTI - 2007 A3 3.2 S-Line - 2003 RS6
2001 Honda S2000 - 1977 Honda CBR 750-F2 - 1965 GMC 1500 WideSide
As much as it hurts to say this
If i make a big purchase it could be the E63 wagon. I want something more than the SQ5...Audi could lose me. I dont have time to build the C5 avant and the wife would frown at dumping 40k in a 12yr old project.
Yes, but Audi is phasing out the DCT and going to ZF trans for most cars. The are said to hold more power and shift just as quick as DCT now, but smoother.
I would love another RS6 but they are getting long in the tooth and I don't need that headache! I was too lucky with mine. No trans issues, no DRC issues......
E63 AMG Wagon would do me just fine, but a little out of my range with the option and color I would want!
2008 A4 2.0TQ Quartz Grey Metallic S-Line/Titanium Package
2017 A4 2.0TQ Glacier White Metallic Prestige Sport
2003 RS6 TOTALED.-----Searching for a replacement
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