MTM tunes the Audi RS6 Avant to 702hp
Click to view the MTM RS6 M in our hi-res gallery
With a 580-hp twin-turbo V10 derived from the Lamborghini Gallardo's mill, the Audi RS6 is hardly a candidate for improvements. It's a station wagon that outguns supercars, for crying out loud. But we had to figure that it would only be a matter of time until someone tried, and German tuning house MTM has stepped up to bat.
To give you an idea of what MTM's engineers are capable, with just a tweak of the ECU they've managed to boost output to 656 hp, dropping the 0-60 time down from an already outstanding 4.6 seconds to a scant 3.9. Throw in a stainless steel exhaust and a new air filter and presto! You've got 702 horses underhood. MTM is also offering some reserved carbon fiber aero bits, a new set of brakes, revised dampers and 21-inch wheels. We don't know what kind of world this is where you can get your hands on a 700 horsepower wagon, but we like it. Check out the high-resolution images in the gallery below.
Gallery: MTM Audi RS6 M
[Source: MTM via World Car Fans]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
JS 5:10PM (7/31/2008)
yes please!
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Sean Flanagan 5:13PM (7/31/2008)
I only have one word for this:
WANT!
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turbo-quattro 5:56PM (7/31/2008)
x2!!
Frank Filipponio 6:17PM (7/31/2008)
X3 This is the new number one on my wishlist
CarbonBlack 7:37PM (7/31/2008)
I also agree.
I would take this over the gallardo any day!
Geeky1 5:14PM (7/31/2008)
Can't call this one gutless...
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Kumail 5:17PM (7/31/2008)
wowzers, you know christmas isn't very far away. *hint*hint*
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HotRodzNKustoms 5:21PM (7/31/2008)
Everything seems to be doing 0-60 in 3.9 just like everything used to do it in 4.9. Next it will be 2.9, even though we totally skipped doing 0-60 between 4.8 and 4. Unless you count 240D Mercedes which do 0-60 in 4 minutes.
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Geeky1 5:35PM (7/31/2008)
I took one of those things (a 240D that is-an auto one, no less) on the freeway at one point. 72hp, 3500lbs, 3spd auto. Not a good combo, made worse when you have to stop at the bottom of the on-ramp for the damn metering lights. Ended up having to use the shoulder to accelerate, still almost got rear-ended. Had to keep my foot more-or-less flat to maintain 80ish, and speed varied with the gradient of the road. On the other hand though, I've never seen a 'happier' OM616 than that thing was after a valve adjustment, some diesel purge and about half an hour of being run flat out.
thePeterN 5:22PM (7/31/2008)
This one has sleeper written all over...in that inconspicious way that all motorheads know to respect it from a distance.
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steveo391 11:18PM (7/31/2008)
I'm with you on that one. Sometimes I think about moving to europe just for the cars.
PaulPaul 5:26PM (7/31/2008)
don't do it often, but I will buy a lotto ticket tonight...
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Avant 6:53PM (7/31/2008)
x2
stan 5:33PM (7/31/2008)
want so bad..too bad its not being shipped over :(
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MONTE 5:36PM (7/31/2008)
Fast four doors are great, fast four door wagons are the best. I need one of these for hauling my daughter to soccer practice, so if anybody wants to buy me one it's FOR THE CHILDREN!!!
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Chris 6:00PM (7/31/2008)
Any chance for a 6-speed manual? LOL Had to ask.
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Zane 6:11PM (7/31/2008)
Well, you can always spend a couple of hundred grand to retrofit a custom manual box.
GDUB 6:01PM (7/31/2008)
Oh man best dads ride ever. I would put a soccer ball magnetic sticker on it and those baby shades to keep the kids cool.
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PumaGTO 6:21PM (7/31/2008)
Your kids wold probably never get late to school again, I think.
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almost Dr. G.. 6:39PM (7/31/2008)
maybe.. if this car would entice you to take the long way everywhere!