The RS6 – a new car on the market, is Audi’s entrant to the estate car competition. It’s quite a looker isn’t it, with the huge grills and the silver wing mirrors. But should you buy one? First of all we need to find out about the engine. Prepare for a shock… it’s a 5 Litre V10! The Merc and M5 develop around 500 hp, this thing can churn out 572! That’s more powerful than Ferrari’s F430 and the F50 for crying out loud. And the top speed – 155 mph. With an engine like that you might expect more, and so did I but then I found out it had to be electronically limited to that. Before the limiters were added on, Audi took this down tho the auto-barns and managed to get over 200 mph out of it. Most supercars only go a smidgen faster than that!
Furthermore, the handling is great too and with 4 Wheel Drive it can go around the tightest of hairpins with ease. Compared to the Merc and BMW it is in a different league. Although there are a few mere problems:
In the Mercedes, there is a huge boot, easily capable of swallowing a bike, or a dog cage, and a big one at that. In the Audi there is a much smaller boot, and in estates, it’s all about size. Also, in the BMW there is a 7-speed gearbox, the RS6 on the other hand, has to cope with a measly 6. Anyway, a few mere issues. Everything else is supercalifragalisticexpaladociously great. Did I mention the price? Did I mention the brakes? These are two very important points.
On the RS6 the brakes are ceramic. They are some of the best brakes I have ever come across. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. I could go on forEVER!
Unfortunately, for these brakes you have to pay a price. Literally. They cost £6,000 alone! Although the car does have a pretty hefty price tag itself. £77,000! That’s £10,000 more than the Merc or BM.
There are a few major and minor problems. So now it’s you choice – do you buy one or not? There is only one way to find out…Just don’t fight about it!
