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03-04-2013, 04:27 PM
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Holy moly. Despite the fact that Audi (http://www.autoblog.com/audi) first released details (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/05/your-2013-audi-rs6-has-arrived/) on its 2013 RS6 Avant (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/rs6+avant) back in December, we're still just as smitten with it now as we were a couple months ago. And why wouldn't we be? This stunning piece of forbidden fruit combines two of our favorite things: fast Audis and useful wagons.
The meat and potatoes behind the RS6 Avant is its twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8, tuned to crank out 560 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque. Mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission, the all-wheel-drive wagon can scoot to 60 miles per hour in just 3.9 seconds, on its way to a top speed of 155 mph. Opting for the Dynamic package ups that v-max to 174 mph, and selecting the Dynamic Plus pack increases that even further to 190 mph.
This RS6 Avant certainly looks the part of an extreme ass-hauler, fitted with the usual RS-spec gaping air intakes, 21-inch wheels, sport exhaust and carbon fiber ceramic brakes. Combine all that goodness with dynamic ride control, an adaptive air suspension and torque-vectoring Quattro all-wheel drive, and we have no doubt that this thing will scare off every other station wagon in the parking lot. (Well, except maybe that Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG (http://www.autoblog.com/mercedes-benz/e63+amg). Woof.)
Check out our high-res photos of the RS6 Avant direct from the Volkswagen Group Night festivities here in Geneva (http://www.autoblog.com/geneva-motor-show), and scroll down (http://www.motorgen.com/2013/03/04/2013-audi-rs6-avant-geneva-2013/#continued) for the official press blast.Continue reading 2013 Audi RS6 Avant hauls ass and then some (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/04/2013-audi-rs6-avant-geneva-2013/)
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Holy moly. Despite the fact that Audi (http://www.autoblog.com/audi) first released details (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/05/your-2013-audi-rs6-has-arrived/) on its 2013 RS6 Avant (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/rs6+avant) back in December, we're still just as smitten with it now as we were a couple months ago. And why wouldn't we be? This stunning piece of forbidden fruit combines two of our favorite things: fast Audis and useful wagons.
The meat and potatoes behind the RS6 Avant is its twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8, tuned to crank out 560 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque. Mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission, the all-wheel-drive wagon can scoot to 60 miles per hour in just 3.9 seconds, on its way to a top speed of 155 mph. Opting for the Dynamic package ups that v-max to 174 mph, and selecting the Dynamic Plus pack increases that even further to 190 mph.
This RS6 Avant certainly looks the part of an extreme ass-hauler, fitted with the usual RS-spec gaping air intakes, 21-inch wheels, sport exhaust and carbon fiber ceramic brakes. Combine all that goodness with dynamic ride control, an adaptive air suspension and torque-vectoring Quattro all-wheel drive, and we have no doubt that this thing will scare off every other station wagon in the parking lot. (Well, except maybe that Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG (http://www.autoblog.com/mercedes-benz/e63+amg). Woof.)
Check out our high-res photos of the RS6 Avant direct from the Volkswagen Group Night festivities here in Geneva (http://www.autoblog.com/geneva-motor-show), and scroll down (http://www.motorgen.com/2013/03/04/2013-audi-rs6-avant-geneva-2013/#continued) for the official press blast.Continue reading 2013 Audi RS6 Avant hauls ass and then some (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/04/2013-audi-rs6-avant-geneva-2013/)
2013 Audi RS6 Avant hauls ass and then some (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/04/2013-audi-rs6-avant-geneva-2013/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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