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Audi RS6 Avant driver reportedly caught going 133 MPH with nearly 2,000 pounds of pot

If you read publications about cars long enough, you'll no doubt catch on to our pro-wagon bias. In fact, if us auto-journo types ran things, SUVs, CUVs and sedans would be banned, and all passenger cars would either be mid-engined, 500 horsepower coupes or 600 hp wagons. With manuals and roll up windows. No, really. This is the type of thinking required to join our vaunted profession. However, one of the many reasons we want mega-burly wagons isn't to haul one ton of dope around. Seems that a twin-turbo, Lambo-V10 engined Audi RS6 Avant ... Read more →

MTM Audi RS6 Avant goes 214 mph, proves wagons uber alles! Jonny Lieberman

As a profession, there's a very long list of cars on sale in Europe that we can't buy which us auto journo types nevertheless constantly rattle our (virtual) pens over. From the Volkswagen ...

Third-gen Audi A8 to be "stronger, sharper, more precise" Jonathon Ramsey

From the first lozenge-shaped A8 that hit American shores in 1997, Audi's flagship sedan has slowly been asserting itself more and more. The current A8 W12 is almost always given credit for its ...

Pics Aplenty: 2009 Audi RS6 sedan Noah Joseph

As far as Teutonic super-sedans go...scrap that: as far as anything goes – and go it does – the Audi RS6 is one of the most desirable cars on the market. Previously only available as a ...

Moscow 2008: Audi RS6 sedan in the sheetmetal Damon Lavrinc

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Audi RS6 sedan. All right. Now we're torn. RS6 Avant or RS6 sedan? Both are packing the same twin-turbocharged, direct-injected 5.0-liter V10 putting out 580 ...

HP War, Battle of the Tuners: B&B gets 715hp from Audi RS6 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view a hi-res gallery of the B&B Audi RS6 A 580hp station wagon (or sedan, for that matter) seems like sheer lunacy in its own right, but it appears that the twin-turbo V10 in the Audi RS6 is capable of a great deal more. Following the release of the 702hp MTM-tuned RS6 M, fellow ...

Audi reveals 2009 RS6 sedan, new A6 sedan and Avant 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 Audi RS6 sedan. It looks like we won't have to wait for the Paris Motor Show to get our first glimpse of the 2009 Audi RS6 sedan and it's lesser A6 siblings. Audi has released all the details on its new four-door M5-eater, packing a direct-injected, ...

Paris 2008 Preview: Audi to unveil RS6 sedan 1 year ago on Autoblog

You have to sit back and applaud a car like the Audi RS6 Avant. As we've noted with amazement countless times, it's a station wagon capable of outgunning supercars. In Europe that sort of thing flies, and while it still won't be making the transatlantic voyage (even though we're sure that, with a ...

MTM tunes the Audi RS6 Avant to 702hp 1 year ago on Autoblog

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 ...

Next Audi A6 to feature new lightweight construction inspired by TT 1 year ago on Autoblog

A new Audi A6 is expected to hit showrooms in 2010, and aside from an A4/A5-inspired facelift, the automaker's new 5-series competitor will be underpinned by an evolution of the chassis technology originally developed for the Audi TT. According to Car, the next iteration of Audi's Aluminum and Steel ...

Rumormill: Audi considering more powerful RS6 Avant 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Audi RS6 Avant If there's anything the 580-horsepower Audi RS6 Avant isn't lacking, it's power. But according to AutoTelegraaf, Audi plans to launch a "Plus" version of its insane estate towards the end of the RS6 life cycle. According to the Dutch site, ...

Sibling Rivalry: Porsche and Audi fight over 'RS' name 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for a high-res gallery. We've all watched the ALMS Porsche RS Spyder in racing, read the reviews about Porsche's track-ready 997 GT3 RS, and checked out the new Boxster RS 60 Spyder. Maybe some of us (Porschephiles?) have even dreamed about someday owning a classic 1973 911 ...

Spy Shots: Audi RS6 Sedan 1 year ago on Autoblog

Sporting a subtle IMSA-flared look, Audi's new V10-powered RS6 sedan has been caught while testing in Scandinavia. It looks pretty much like a finished car when it comes to styling and packaging - the lack of camouflage really allows you to see the more muscular elements like flared fenders, a more ...

Packing on the pounds: UK-spec RS6 Avant will cost 77,625 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for a high-res gallery of the Audi RS6 Avant There are a lot of different figures to get caught up in when discussing Audi's UK-spec RS6 Avant, and most of them concern the wagon's performance. Let's start with power. The RS6 produces 572 hp and 479 lb.-ft. of torque from a twin-turbo'd ...

Enter the Rumormill: Audi RS5 may get detuned Gallardo V10 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Audi A5 was unveiled at Geneva to much fanfare, and within 30 seconds of pictures hitting the net the elegant coupe was been surrounded by rumors. We knew the S5 was part of the package, but since the newest Audi had two doors, cabrio conjecture wasn't far behind. Perhaps the most anticipated A5 ...

Frankfurt 2007: Audi RS6 Avant is the devil's own wagon 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view high-res gallery of the Audi RS6 var digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/design/Audi_RS6_Avant_revealed_in_Frankfurt_580_HP_station_wagon_There_is_pics'; When Satan is going to have some friends over and needs to go shopping, he grabs the keys to the Audi RS6 Avant. Why? ...

Enter the Rumormill: Audi R8 getting twin-turbo V10 from RS6 2 years ago on Autoblog

We see a lot of rumors here at Autoblog, but this one just has to come true. Word around town is that the same engine that powers the 580-hp 5.2L twin-turbo V10 in the recently announced Audi RS6 Avant could also find its way to the back hatch of the Audi R8. We first reported on the possibility of ...

Audi RS6 unfit for US consumption 2 years ago on Autoblog

And now, we bring you the sad cap to the whirlwind 24-hour saga that has been the official announcement of Audi's sublimely monstrous RS6 ahead of its physical debut in Frankfurt. The Car Connection reports that like so many appealing cars offered to happy drivers in markets outside the US, the Audi ...

VIDEO: Audi RS6 Avant drifting round the 'Ring 2 years ago on Autoblog

The details surrounding the Audi RS6 are out, but that doesn't mean that testing has ended. The RS6 has been sighted donning heavy camo all over the free world, and after the jump we have video of a virtually undisguised RS6 Avant doing a powerslide at a bend of the famed Nürburgring ...

Officially Official: Audi RS6 Avant 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for high-res gallery Mere hours after the first round of Audi RS6 Avant info and photos landed on the web, Audi released all the official deets. We covered the essentials for you last night, but if you follow the jump, you can now read the press release in full. There are a few new ...

Leaked! Audi RS6 Avant 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for more high-res pics. The folks over at Auto Motor und Sport (and Dubspeed) let loose several images and specs on Audi's forthcoming RS6 Avant, and although the pics are pretty, the real story is the power. Sporting a 5.2-liter V10, complete with TSI and two turbos swinging ...

Audi bringing two new models to Frankfurt, possibly RS6 2 years ago on Autoblog

Audi's graced our inbox this morning with a press release announcing two new models that are bound for Frankfurt, but didn't disclose any details about what particular vehicles would be gracing the automaker's podium. We already know that the new A4 will be one of them, but what of the other? We ...

Shhhh! Audi RS6 may produce more than 600 HP 2 years ago on Autoblog

At one time Japanese regulations prohibited engines in that country producing more than 274hp, and oddly enough a wide array of different engines were all rated at that same level. Given the actual performance of the cars, it was clear that many manufacturers were sandbagging. Audi appears set to do ...

Spy Shots: Audi RS6 Avant 2 years ago on Autoblog

While flashy, high dollar exotics have their place in the world; utilitarian Q-ship have a special place in our hearts -- Audi wagons in particular. Although its no surprise that when Audi releases the new RS6, likely next month in Frankfurt, the wagon model won't be too far off, and these newest ...

Audi RS6 making 571 HP 2 years ago on Autoblog

"Thanks God for traction control," was the first thought that ran through our minds when we came across the reported power figures of the new Audi RS6. Floating around the tubes of the Internets are the chassis codes for the new RS6, which look something like this: Audi AG 47 7967 21 AAJ N31 N30 ...

Spy Video: Audi RS6 2 years ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/Spy_Video_Audi_RS6'; The closer we get to the Frankfurt Motor Show, the more excited we are for the arrival of the sinister Audi RS6. Those wonderfully crazy Germans are set to add forced induction to the already balls-out 5.2L V10 that powers the more ...

BMW updates and expansions: M5 gets more oomph, new diesels on their way 2 years ago on Autoblog

BMW seems to be matching pace with Audi in its pursuit of becoming all things to all people. We know that a new compact crossover is in the works, along with a supercar to best its cross-town rivals, and the soon-to-be-U.S.-bound 1-series will be released in both coupe and convertible forms. But ...

Spy Shots: Audi RS6 2 years ago on Autoblog

Audi's hard at work expanding the number of models in its portfolio, and one of the most anticipated models of all is the 2008 RS6. With an absurdly wicked 5.2L V10 powerplant that's rumored to receive the turbo treatment to kick out well over 500hp, the RS6 looks like it's preparing to meet the M5 ...

Spy Shots: Audi RS6 on the 'Ring 2 years ago on Autoblog

In a world full of AMG and M models, Audi can't be satisfied with fielding only the 436-hp, V10-powered S6. That's why it's working on returning the RS6 to the lineup. The new RS6 was caught by Brenda Priddy's spies doing laps on the Nurburgring in Germany. Wearing a migrane-inducing camo pattern, ...

VIDEO: Nurburgring in 8:29...in a wagon 3 years ago on Autoblog

Lapping the Nurburgring's infamous Nordschleife circuit in less than nine minutes is downright impressive, no matter what way you look at it. But in a wagon? Unbelievable. Okay, so this isn't some soccer mom's family-hauler; it's a 450-hp Audi RS6 Avant, capable of hitting sixty in 4.2 seconds ...

Spy Shots: Audi RS6 with turbo V10 3 years ago on Autoblog

We thought throwing a detuned version of the Lamborghini Gallardo's V10 in the Audi S8 and S6 was a brash move on behalf of Ingolstadt, but news from World Car Fans is that the next RS6 will receive a turbocharged version of the 5.0-liter V10 producing between 520 and 550 bhp. We previously thought ...

Audi has fun at speed camera's expense 3 years ago on Autoblog

Audi's advertising agency, Ogilvy, decided to have a little fun with a speed camera in South Africa by placing in front of it an ad for the Audi RS6 with the line, "say cheese!" One might find need for such a warning/laugh in an RS6, which at the time of this pic boasted 450 hp from a twin-turbo ...






Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too! 

 
 

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