Audi unleashes 190mph RS6: Rapid new super-estate ditches V10 in favour of 552bhp twin-turbo V8; on sale in UK from next July

摘要

Audi will launch a muscular new RS6 Avant in the UK next July. The estate boasts a 190mph top speed, a 0-62mph time of 3.9sec and a 28mpg official combined economy figure. Developed and built by Audi's independent Quattro GmbH division, the all-wheel-drive, estate-only RS6 is powered by the twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8 that is already used in the S6, S7 and S8. In the new RS6, however, it develops 552bhp between 5700rpm and 6700rpm, and a constant 516lb ft of torque from 1750rpm to 5500rpm. The power output is 28bhp down on the 5.0-litre VTO of the previous RS6, but the torque figure increases by 37lb ft.