The third generation Audi RS6 Avant is promised to have a less than 4 seconds 0-60 time!
The juicy bits:
- 0-62 in 3.9 seconds
- Top speed governed to 155MPH but can be increased on demand to 174 or 189MPH!
- 28.8MPG possible
- Twin turbo 4.0 litre V8 TFSI engine
- Power output to be 560PS between 5,700 and 6,700 RPM
- 700NM of torque
- Turbo chargers and intercooler mounted inside the V of the cylinder banks
- Switch-able flaps inside the exhaust control the sound
- 40% fuel economy over the old model
- Start stop and thermal management technology as standard
- COD (cylinder on demand) turns off unused cylinders when cruising
- COD takes a few hundredths of a second
- Adaptive air suspension or Dynamic Ride Control which uses steel springs
- 390mm 6 piston front brakes
- 420mm carbon ceramic brakes available as an option
- Standard 20 inch alloys, three 21 inch optional alloys to choose from
- 100kg lighter than the outgoing model
- OTR price of £77,000
- Available early 2013
