Audi RS6 Avant – 2008

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Audi RS6 Avant 2008 front

Audi RS6 Avant 2008 front

Audi decided to follow up its 2002 RS6 Avant with a new version based on the latest A6 Wagon in 2008. The result was the most powerful estate car ever produced, with quite simply stunning levels of acceleration that felt like a mini Veyron.

The 2008 RS6 featured a 5.2 litre V10 taken from the Lamborghini Gallardo with two turbochargers bolted on to give a mammoth 580 horsepower, making it the most powerful production Audi ever made, backed up by the stability of its Quattro 4 wheel drive system. Its weight of 2025 kg blunted its overall handling ability but it could still cover ground at an astonishing (and comfortable) rate, making it the ultimate expression of a Performance wagon – Audi, we salute you!

Audi RS6 Avant 2008 Rear

Audi RS6 Avant 2008 Rear

 

Audi RS6 Avant – 2002

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Audi RS6 Avant 2002

Audi RS6 Avant 2002

Audi followed up its best selling 1999 RS4 with an RS version of its next size up station wagon the A6 Avant. the 2002 RS6 Avant featured a twin turbo 4.2 litre V8 engine giving a massive 444 horsepower, and the turbocharged engine gave a huge spread of power.

The quattro 4 wheel drive and powerful engine enabled the car a supercar quick 0-60 time of just 4.4 seconds, and can hit 170 miles per hour. Audi also offered a “plus” version of the RS6 that had an even more powerful 480 horsepower engine capable of 180 mph that was only offered for sale in Europe – it was only on sale for a year but quickly sold out.

Audi RS6 Avant 2002 rear

Audi RS6 Avant 2002 rear

 

Audi RS4 Avant – 2006

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Audi RS4 Avant 2006 Front

Audi RS4 Avant 2006 Front

Audi Followed up the 1999 RS4 with an updated version based on its all new A4 Avant in 2006. It still featured the famous Quattro 4 wheel drive system, but had a 4.2 litre V8 squeezed under the bonnet producing 420 horsepower.

More importantly the RS4 handled brilliantly. It quashed Audi’s reputation for producing solid but nose heavy cars that had good build quality but uninspiring handling, as the RS4 Avant had what felt more like rear wheel drive and produced a delicately balanced car that could be steered on the throttle and won rave reviews as a car to finally beat the BMW M3. Audi Also produced a convertible and a sedan version.

Audi RS4 Avant 2006 Rear

Audi RS4 Avant 2006 Rear

 

Audi RS4 Avant – 1999

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Audi RS4 Avant Front

Audi RS4 Avant Front

Audi launched the successor to the cult RS2 Avant model in 1999 and produced another winner. It featured the famous Audi Quattro 4 wheel drive system and a 2.7 litre turbocharged engine tuned by UK race engineers Cosworth Racing, and developed 380 horsepower, with a 0-60 time of only 4.7 seconds.

It was only available at launch in the Wagon body style, and was not available in the U.S. and mainly sold in Europe. Like all RS models it was only offered for a limited period, from 1999 – 2001.

Audi RS4 Avant Rear

Audi RS4 Avant Rear

 

Audi RS2 Avant

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Audi RS2 Avant

Audi RS2 Avant

The RS2 Avant was released back in 1994, and was built in conjunction with Porsche. It was based on the Audi 80 Avant, and used the firms turbocharged in line 5 cylinder engine tuned by Porsche. It was the first RS model and one of the first performance wagons ever built and it was incredibly popular winning rave reviews.

The Audi RS2 was never officially sold outside Europe, but plenty of personal exports made it stateside, and it has turned into something of a cult classic. It also established Audi’s reputation as a producer of practical high performance cars, used the Quattro system that Audi had been so successful with in World Rallying and was the grand daddy of the RS4 and RS6 Avants.

 
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