RS6 Vs M5

[J.Seven]

From the latest car magazines I´ve read, the M5 was always faster to reach 200Kph, although to reach 100Kph the RS6 manage to be faster. With 50Hp more the RS6 should be at least 1 sec faster to 200Kph. With Mercedes having the new AMG E with 475Hp and the 2003 M5 having "rumored" 500Hp, the RS6 will be toasted by his worst enemies. I´m a bit disappointed with the RS6 performance.

J.Seven

[Erik]

The new MBs E55 and S600 are quite fast indeed.

The RS6 has its quattro drivetrain to carry, which is an disadvantage once you get to higher speeds.

What is nice to have sometimes is a burden the next time.

But unless you go for an Alpina B10 Touring none in the competition offers an Avant for the :RSAvant:

I think we will see some very fast RS6 cars once the tuners get beyond stage I. :MTM:

Of course we're no longer comparing stock vs. stock but anyhow.

[J.Seven]

I really like turbo engines over the atmospheric, but those highly modified RS4 didn´t had time to proof their reliability. A 2.7Liter engine making 450 + Hp is quite something, and only after several miles of abuse we can say that indeed those tuned engines are reliable, which I don´t think they are. If I had a RS6, for sure I would chip it, but I would know the reliability wouldn´t be the same anymore. Several tuned S4 were in shop some miles after the upgrade, so this mean something.

I´ve already driven an M5, and it didn´t impressed me that much in terms of power. It pulls strong, but don´t have that turbo kick that I love, it´s just to smooth on the way it delivers the power.

J.Seven

[Erik]

In sport auto 11/02 there is an article about long testing ther RS4, not chipped however.
Will scan it any second and make it available in the RS4 section.

It actually goes faster with time :bigeyes:

[J.Seven]

I´ve this article with me. It´s a yellow car making some 0,3 sec faster till 200Kph after 100.000 Kilometers long term test. But has you said, this is a stock engine, tested by Audi to the limit having in mind all kind of driving abuse. The tuners don´t make this with their hogjly tuned engines. Anyway it´s good to know the power is up after 100.000Km.

J.Seven

[kye]

Originally posted by J.Seven
From the latest car magazines I´ve read, the M5 was always faster to reach 200Kph, although to reach 100Kph the RS6 manage to be faster.
J.Seven

as the rs6 is a turbo engine the testresults depends on airtemperatur.