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In and effort to promote the high-speed grip of its new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/hakkapeliitta/">Hakkapeliitta 8 winter tire</a>, Nokian threw a set of its new rubber on a race-prepped <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/rs6/">Audi RS6</a> and got moving - very, very quickly. In fact, on March 9 on top of the very frozen Gulf of Bothinia near Oulu, Finland, Nokian's test driver Janne Laitinen set a new world record for the fastest speed recorded driving on ice. If you'll recall, this <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/08/nokian-tires-claims-its-already-beaten-bentleys-new-ice-speed/">isn't the first time</a> that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/">Audi</a> and Nokian have played this game, either.<br />
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Using the guidelines set forth by the <em>Guinness Book of World Records</em> for such things, Laitinen averaged 208.602 miles per hour (335.713 kilometers per hour) over the course of two runs on natural, untreated ice. Another constraint is that the ice speed record must be done using commercial available tires, which is obviously great PR for the new Hakkapeliitas. The press release doesn't make any mention of how the RS6 was prepared to reach such high velocities, but the images of the car make it clear that this is no stock machine. <a href="/2013/03/15/watch-this-audi-rs6-go-208-mph-on-ice/#continued">Scroll on below</a> to see the impressive video evidence of the Audi's record run.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/15/watch-this-audi-rs6-go-208-mph-on-ice/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Watch this Audi RS6 go 208 mph... on ice</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/15/watch-this-audi-rs6-go-208-mph-on-ice/">Watch this Audi RS6 go 208 mph... on ice</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:59:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/15/watch-this-audi-rs6-go-208-mph-on-ice/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20502988/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/15/watch-this-audi-rs6-go-208-mph-on-ice/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2013 audi rs6</category><category>a6</category><category>audi</category><category>fastest car on ice</category><category>hakkapeliitta</category><category>hakkapeliitta 8</category><category>ice driving</category><category>land speed record</category><category>lsr</category><category>nokian</category><category>rs6</category><category>s6</category><category>video</category><category>world record</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seyth Miersma]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:59:00 EST</pubDate>
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</item><item><title><![CDATA[2013 Audi RS6 Avant hauls ass and then some]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/04/2013-audi-rs6-avant-geneva-2013/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/04/2013-audi-rs6-avant-geneva-2013/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/04/2013-audi-rs6-avant-geneva-2013/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/wagons/" rel="tag">Wagon</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/geneva-motor-show/" rel="tag">Geneva Motor Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/" rel="tag">Audi</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/luxury/" rel="tag">Luxury</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2013-audi-rs6-avant-geneva-2013/"><img alt="2013 Audi RS6 Avant" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2013/03/img5655628opt.jpg" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; width: 628px; height: 410px; " /></a><br />
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Holy moly. Despite the fact that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi">Audi</a> <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/05/your-2013-audi-rs6-has-arrived/">first released details</a> on its <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/rs6+avant">2013 RS6 Avant</a> 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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/mercedes-benz/e63+amg">Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG</a>. Woof.)<br />
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Check out our high-res photos of the RS6 Avant direct from the Volkswagen Group Night festivities here in <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/geneva-motor-show">Geneva</a>, and <a href="/2013/03/04/2013-audi-rs6-avant-geneva-2013/#continued">scroll down</a> for the official press blast.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/04/2013-audi-rs6-avant-geneva-2013/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2013 Audi RS6 Avant hauls ass and then some</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/04/2013-audi-rs6-avant-geneva-2013/">2013 Audi RS6 Avant hauls ass and then some</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/04/2013-audi-rs6-avant-geneva-2013/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20487976/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/04/2013-audi-rs6-avant-geneva-2013/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2013 audi rs6 avant</category><category>audi</category><category>geneva</category><category>geneva 2013</category><category>geneva motor show</category><category>rs6</category><category>rs6 avant</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven J. Ewing]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:45:00 EST</pubDate>
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</item><item><title><![CDATA[How does a 600-HP Audi RS6 Avant <em>Plus</em> sound to you?]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/29/how-does-a-600-hp-audi-rs6-avant-plus-sound-to-you/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/29/how-does-a-600-hp-audi-rs6-avant-plus-sound-to-you/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/29/how-does-a-600-hp-audi-rs6-avant-plus-sound-to-you/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/wagons/" rel="tag">Wagon</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/" rel="tag">Audi</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2013-audi-rs6-avant-0/"><img height="418" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2012/12/2013rs6avant.jpg" vspace="4" width="628" /></a><br />
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The <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/rs6+avant">2013 Audi RS6 Avant</a> was <a href="http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/Audi-RS6-Plus-to-get-power-boost-more-Plus-models-on-the-way/">announced back in December</a> with a twin-turbo V8 cranking out 560 horsepower, but <em>Car</em> is reporting that this badass grocery getter could get even more power with a new Plus model. In a conversation with <em>Car</em>, Stephan Reil, Audi's top guy at its <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/quattro/">Quattro GmbH</a> division, told the magazine that the RS6 Avant Plus would produce around 600 horsepower, and it sounds like there is a growing family of <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/tt+rs/">RS</a> Plus models being planned as well.<br />
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Aside from the more powerful engine, the specifics of the RS6 Avant Plus are unknown, but we'd suspect some weight-savings measures and updated features for improved handling. Like recent RS Plus models such as the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/tt+rs/">TT RS Plus</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/r8/">R8 Plus</a>, the RS6 Avant Plus will not be a limited-production unit when it goes on sale (most likely for the 2014 model year).<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/29/how-does-a-600-hp-audi-rs6-avant-plus-sound-to-you/">How does a 600-HP Audi RS6 Avant <em>Plus</em> sound to you?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:44:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/29/how-does-a-600-hp-audi-rs6-avant-plus-sound-to-you/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20441198/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/29/how-does-a-600-hp-audi-rs6-avant-plus-sound-to-you/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2014 audi rs6 avant</category><category>2014 audi rs6 avant plus</category><category>audi</category><category>audi rs</category><category>rs plus</category><category>rs6</category><category>rs6 avant</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeffrey N. Ross]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:44:00 EST</pubDate>
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The 2013 <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/rs6+avant">Audi RS6 Avant</a>, fittingly red with rage in its press photos, is here. It's engine bay holds the 4.0-liter TFSI V8 with two twin-scroll turbochargers and cranks out 560 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque - that latter figure available from just 1,750 rpm. This gets people and their cargo from 0-to-62 miles per hour in 3.9 seconds. Top speed on the standard wagon is 155 mph, while wagons fitted with the Dynamic package are able to get to 174 mph and those with the Dynamic Plus package go all the way to 190 mph.<br />
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It's about 220 pounds lighter than the previous generation RS6 Avant and fitted with stop/start and cylinder deactivation, so combined fuel economy is 24 miles per gallon - that's 40 percent better than before. Shifting happens via an eight-speed tiptronic with improved shift times and a long eighth-gear ratio to boost highway mileage.<br />
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The adaptive air suspension keeps things comfy, while on the other side the chaperone of performance is Quattro with torque vectoring, dual-mode exhaust with switchable flaps and six-pot calipers on the front rotors. Things can be taken further with the optional sport differential, sport suspension with Dynamic Ride Control, dynamic steering, carbon fiber ceramic brakes, a sport exhaust and 21-inch wheels.<br />
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The RS6 shall be known by gnarly aero mods outside, set off by matte aluminum and high-gloss black trim, the large rear diffuser and two oval tailpipes. Inside will be lots of black, set off by red and white accents, heaps of carbon fiber and aluminum-look trim, diamond quilting on the seats and new treats like the Formula-One-style shift lights. And oh by the way, it holds nearly 60 cubic feet of your stuff behind the rear seats.<br />
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All the details are in the press release <a href="/2012/12/04/official-pics-of-audi-rs6-appear-on-web/#continued">below</a>, all the photos in the high-res gallery above.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/05/your-2013-audi-rs6-has-arrived/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Your 2013 Audi RS6 has arrived</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/05/your-2013-audi-rs6-has-arrived/">Your 2013 Audi RS6 has arrived</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:44:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/05/your-2013-audi-rs6-has-arrived/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20394405/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/05/your-2013-audi-rs6-has-arrived/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2013 audi rs6 avant</category><category>a6</category><category>a6 avant</category><category>audi</category><category>rs6</category><category>rs6 avant</category><category>s6</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathon Ramsey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:44:00 EST</pubDate>
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When a company like <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi">Audi</a> debuts a new model line, enthusiasts know it brings with it the promise of a high-performance muscle-beast to follow. And so is the case with the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/a6">A6</a> leading to the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/rs6">RS6</a>.<br />
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The first RS6 packed a twin-turbo V8 good for 444 horsepower, and the second-generation model had a 571-horse V10. As is the general trend with German muscle, the new model pictured in these spy shots - snapped at the N&uuml;rburgring with telltale RS4-style intakes and widened fender flares - will likely downsize back to a twin-turbo eight. The smart money's on Quattro GmbH taking the 4.0 TFSI from the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/s8">S8</a> and the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bentley/continental+gt">Bentley Continental GT</a>, but tweaking it to its own specifications. Output is likely to hover around that of its predecessor, trading two cylinders for as many turbo spools.<br />
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As with past models, the new RS6 is likely to come first in Avant wagon form before the sedan comes along soon thereafter. Whether any RS6 models makes it Stateside, however, remains to be seen, but we can certainly hope.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/17/audi-testing-new-rs6-avant-at-the-nurburgring-so-whats-under/">Audi testing new RS6 Avant at the Nürburgring... so what's under the hood?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:59:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/17/audi-testing-new-rs6-avant-at-the-nurburgring-so-whats-under/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20217505/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/17/audi-testing-new-rs6-avant-at-the-nurburgring-so-whats-under/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2013 audi rs6</category><category>2013 audi rs6 avant</category><category>2014 audi rs6</category><category>2014 audi rs6 avant</category><category>a6</category><category>audi a6</category><category>audi rs6</category><category>audi rs6 avant</category><category>rs6</category><category>rs6 avant</category><category>spy photos</category><category>spy shots</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Noah Joseph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:59:00 EST</pubDate>
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</item><item><title><![CDATA[Audi S6/RS6, S7, S8 power numbers revealed]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/21/audi-s6-rs6-s7-s8-power-numbers-revealed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/21/audi-s6-rs6-s7-s8-power-numbers-revealed/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/21/audi-s6-rs6-s7-s8-power-numbers-revealed/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/" rel="tag">Hatchback</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/" rel="tag">Audi</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/rumormill/" rel="tag">Rumormill</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/luxury/" rel="tag">Luxury</a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">
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German publication Autobild has reportedly acquired some powertrain details about a few upcoming <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/audi">Audi</a> models, including the <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/s6">S6</a>, <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/s7">S7</a> and <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/s8">S8</a>. Apparently we can expect a twin-turbocharged V8 packing up to 500 horsepower in the S8, while the S6 and S7 will get 440 and 470 horsepower, respectively.<br />
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Toward the end of 2012, Audi will unleash the RS6, which will carry a <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/m5">BMW M5</a>-besting, 580-horsepower version of the same twin-turbo mill powering the S6. We still don't know how big the proposed engine is - earlier reports have suggested that a 4.0-liter V8 is in store - but it should get 20 percent better fuel economy than the outgoing naturally aspirated V10.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/21/audi-s6-rs6-s7-s8-power-numbers-revealed/">Audi S6/RS6, S7, S8 power numbers revealed</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:31:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/21/audi-s6-rs6-s7-s8-power-numbers-revealed/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19970726/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/21/audi-s6-rs6-s7-s8-power-numbers-revealed/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>audi</category><category>rs6</category><category>s6</category><category>s7</category><category>s8</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Richardson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:31:00 EST</pubDate>
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Got a hankering to own an <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/audi/">Audi</a> from the beginning of the Aughts? If you're hunting for an example that wears a model badge with the number "6," you might want to have a mechanic take a look its nipples. More specifically, make sure the rollover valve in the fuel system has been given proper attention, otherwise the nipple can become cracked and lead to fuel winding up on the ground instead of feeding the engine.<br />
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Audi and the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/nhtsa">National Highway Traffic Safety Administration</a> have just announced a recall for specific years of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/a6">Audi A6</a>, S6 and RS6. This recall affects 2001-2004 A6 models, 2002-2003 S6 models and the 2003 RS6. Up to 5,992 vehicles are potentially affected by this action. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/09/audi-recalls-a6-s6-rs6-over-possible-fuel-tank-issue/#continued">Click past the jump</a> for the official recall announcement with more details.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/09/audi-recalls-a6-s6-rs6-over-possible-fuel-tank-issue/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Audi recalls A6, S6, RS6 over possible fuel tank issue</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/09/audi-recalls-a6-s6-rs6-over-possible-fuel-tank-issue/">Audi recalls A6, S6, RS6 over possible fuel tank issue</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 09 May 2011 17:19:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/09/audi-recalls-a6-s6-rs6-over-possible-fuel-tank-issue/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19935282/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/09/audi-recalls-a6-s6-rs6-over-possible-fuel-tank-issue/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>a6</category><category>a6 recall</category><category>audi</category><category>audi a6</category><category>audi a6 recall</category><category>audi recall</category><category>audi rs6</category><category>audi s6</category><category>recall</category><category>rs6</category><category>rs6 recall</category><category>s6</category><category>s6 recall</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Glucker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 17:19:00 EST</pubDate>
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</item><item><title><![CDATA[Nokian tires claims it's already beaten Bentley's new ice speed record with Audi [w/video]]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/08/nokian-tires-claims-its-already-beaten-bentleys-new-ice-speed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/08/nokian-tires-claims-its-already-beaten-bentleys-new-ice-speed/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/08/nokian-tires-claims-its-already-beaten-bentleys-new-ice-speed/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/" rel="tag">Videos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/" rel="tag">Audi</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/08/nokian-tires-claims-its-already-beaten-bentleys-new-ice-speed/#continued"><img alt="nokia tires ice speed record audi" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/nokiantyreswrlede.jpg" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; margin: 4px 0px; width: 630px; height: 428px;" /></a><br />
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	Nokian Tires slides past Bentley's Ice Speed Record - Click above to watch video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/08/nokian-tires-claims-its-already-beaten-bentleys-new-ice-speed/#continued">after the jump</a></div>
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Nokian Tires was paying close attention to <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/bentley">Bentley's</a> Ice Speed Record. If you don't recall, Bentley used a Continental Supersports Convertible to dash across a stretch of ice last month at 205 miles per hour,<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/15/bentley-sets-new-land-ice-speed-record/"> 205.48 to be exact</a>. Nokian strapped a set of its Hakkapeliitta 7 studded tires on to an <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/audi+rs6">Audi RS6</a> and decided to have its own icy blast. Thanks to the grippy rubber and aerodynamic mods (as well as a curious lack of detail regarding performance mods), the Nokian team and driver Janne Laitinen upped the ice-speed ante with a trap figure of 206.05 miles per hour.<br />
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The Nokian team previously set an Ice Speed Record using its Hakkapeliitta 5 tires. During that run, a Bentley was used, but this time Nokian preferred Four Rings, Quattro all-wheel-drive and its latest generation of studded snow tires. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/08/nokian-tires-claims-its-already-beaten-bentleys-new-ice-speed/#continued">Click past the jump</a> to watch the new record and Nokian's previous 199.86 mile per hour record run.<em> Thanks for the tip, Ville!</em><br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nokian-tyres-sets-new-ice-speed-record">Nokian Tyres sets new Ice Speed Record</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nokian-tyres-sets-new-ice-speed-record/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/nokiantyreswr7_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nokian-tyres-sets-new-ice-speed-record/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/nokiantyreswr5_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nokian-tyres-sets-new-ice-speed-record/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/nokiantyreswr20_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nokian-tyres-sets-new-ice-speed-record/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/nokiantyreswr21_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nokian-tyres-sets-new-ice-speed-record/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/nokiantyreswr25_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: Nokian Tires]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/08/nokian-tires-claims-its-already-beaten-bentleys-new-ice-speed/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Nokian tires claims it's already beaten Bentley's new ice speed record with Audi [w/video]</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/08/nokian-tires-claims-its-already-beaten-bentleys-new-ice-speed/">Nokian tires claims it's already beaten Bentley's new ice speed record with Audi [w/video]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 08 Mar 2011 13:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/08/nokian-tires-claims-its-already-beaten-bentleys-new-ice-speed/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19872161/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/08/nokian-tires-claims-its-already-beaten-bentleys-new-ice-speed/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>audi</category><category>audi rs6</category><category>hakkapeliitta</category><category>ice speed record</category><category>nokian</category><category>nokian tires</category><category>nokian tyres</category><category>rs6</category><category>snow tires</category><category>studded tires</category><category>video</category><category>winter tires</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Glucker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 13:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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</item><item><title><![CDATA[Say It Ain't So: No next-generation Audi RS4?]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/20/say-it-aint-so-no-next-generation-audi-rs4/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/20/say-it-aint-so-no-next-generation-audi-rs4/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/20/say-it-aint-so-no-next-generation-audi-rs4/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/" rel="tag">Audi</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/rumormill/" rel="tag">Rumormill</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/luxury/" rel="tag">Luxury</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-audi-rs4/#832721"><img hspace="0" vspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/005rs4garage-630op.jpg" alt="Audi RS4" /></a>
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<em>Car and Driver's</em> German correspondent delivered some bad news to enthusiasts with the revelation that the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/rs4">Audi RS4</a> won't get a "direct successor" because the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/RS5/">RS5</a> is enough for all-wheel drive performance junkies. How the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/audi/">Audi</a> brass came to that conclusion is beyond us - a fighting four door is just as entertaining and vastly more practical than its coupe counterpart. Just ask <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw/">BMW</a>. It was smart enough to offer the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/m3">E92 M3</a> in both sedan <em>and</em> coupe form.<br />
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In related news, C/D's "Continental" says that the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/RS6/">RS6</a> will live on, likely with a twin-turbocharged V8. Our own sources suggest that engine will displace 4.0 liters and output close to 600 horsepower. So, one out of two ain't bad...<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-audi-rs4">Review: 2008 Audi RS4</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-audi-rs4/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/05/004_rs4garage_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-audi-rs4/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/05/009_rs4garage_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-audi-rs4/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/05/000_rs4garage_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-audi-rs4/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/05/005_rs4garage_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-audi-rs4/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/05/006_rs4garage_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div> <br />
[Source: <a href="http://blog.caranddriver.com/the-continental-saics-lack-of-strategy-great-wall%E2%80%99s-throwback-styling-and-the-audi-rs4-dies-but-the-rs6-continues/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed:+caranddriver/blog+%28Car+and+Driver+Blog%29&amp;utm_co">Car and Driver</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/20/say-it-aint-so-no-next-generation-audi-rs4/">Say It Ain't So: No next-generation Audi RS4?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:26:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/20/say-it-aint-so-no-next-generation-audi-rs4/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19769278/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/20/say-it-aint-so-no-next-generation-audi-rs4/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2012 audi rs4</category><category>audi</category><category>audi rs4</category><category>audi rs6</category><category>rs6</category><category>rss</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Damon Lavrinc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:26:00 EST</pubDate>
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</item><item><title><![CDATA[Bahn burner turned track rat: MTM Audi RS6 Clubsport]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/30/bahn-burner-turned-track-rat-mtm-audi-rs6-clubsport/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/30/bahn-burner-turned-track-rat-mtm-audi-rs6-clubsport/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/30/bahn-burner-turned-track-rat-mtm-audi-rs6-clubsport/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/aftermarket/" rel="tag">Aftermarket</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/" rel="tag">Audi</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/special-limited-editions/" rel="tag">Specialty</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/audi-rs6-clubsport-by-mtm/"><img hspace="0" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/mtm-rs6-clubsport-1.jpg"  alt="" /><br />
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Of all the products in the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/audi/">Audi</a> arsenal, we're not sure if the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/RS6/">RS6</a> would be our track rat of choice. It's twin-turbocharged V10, massive meats and grippy all-wheel drive system is surely the stuff of track-day dreams, but we've always been more enamored by the RS6's brutal, road-going civility - it's simply better suited to high-speed cross-country runs rather than full-on tarmac attacks. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/MTM/">MTM</a> appears to disagree.<br />
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The German tuner of all things Audi has put the sedan variant under the knife to create the RS6 Clubsport, and as with everything from MTM, it's a compellingly comprehensive package.<br />
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The mods start with a new front lip, carbon fiber rear diffuser, an adjustable suspension and black 21-inch wheels shod in Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 tires. Inside, the factory thrones have been nixed in favor of a duo of carbon fiber Recaro buckets with six-point harness attached to a rear-mounted roll cage that's sure to have displaced the rear seats.<br />
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Engine upgrades are limited to a high-flow air filter and stainless steel exhaust, but with the help of MTM's crack ECU tuners, they've been able to boost output of the turbo'd 5.0-liter V10 to 720 horsepower (at 6,360 rpm) and and 579 pound-feet of torque (between 2,750 and 6,280 rpm) - a sizable increase over the stock engine's 571 hp and 479 lb-ft of twist. And if you option up the tires to one of the four available compounds (and why wouldn't you?), a derestricted top speed of 211 mph can be yours. We think we'll take ours in five-door form, sans the cage. Maybe in brown...<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.mtm-online.de/">MTM</a> via <a href="http://www.leblogauto.com/2010/04/25/laudi-rs6-clubsport-par-mtm">LeBlogAuto</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/30/bahn-burner-turned-track-rat-mtm-audi-rs6-clubsport/">Bahn burner turned track rat: MTM Audi RS6 Clubsport</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:31:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/30/bahn-burner-turned-track-rat-mtm-audi-rs6-clubsport/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19460739/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/30/bahn-burner-turned-track-rat-mtm-audi-rs6-clubsport/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>audi</category><category>audi rs6 clubsport</category><category>AudiRs6Clubsport</category><category>clubsport</category><category>mtm</category><category>MTM Audi RS6 Clubsport</category><category>MtmAudiRs6Clubsport</category><category>rs6</category><category>rs6 clubsport</category><category>Rs6Clubsport</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Damon Lavrinc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:31:00 EST</pubDate>
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We're going back and forth on this one. Do we file it under "We'll believe it when we see it" or "Pinch me I'm dreaming"? Either way, we get to sub-tag it, "Thank God for rich friends." That's right y'all, <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/audi">Audi</a> is allowing <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/horchaus">Horchaus</a>, the Canadian distributor <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/mtm">MTM</a>, to federalize some <em>special </em>four-ringers for American consumption. These are the real deal, hopped-up German Audis, straight from the tweaker factory.<br />
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As we're sure you all know, Audi keeps a whole bunch of extra spicy models back in Europe. Why? The excuses typically involve some song and dance about Americans not wanting high performance station wagons (as if), though in the case of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/18/audi-launches-rs-4-avant-cabriolet/">RS4 Avant</a> (arguably the most desirable car we can't buy), the U.S. prohibition was because the rear-mounted battery didn't pass DOT certification...<br />
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So which cars can we now get via Horchaus? The RS4 Avant, <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/rs4+convertible">RS4 Convertible</a>, <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/s3">S3</a>, the <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/rs6">RS6 sedan</a> and <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/rs6+avant">RS6 Avant</a>, <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/q7+v12">Q7 V12 TDI</a> and <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/tt+rs">TT RS</a>. And there's something else to note: Since Euro-tuner MTM is involved in the equation, these cars can be pumped up a bit over stock. One example would be the twin-turbo V10 in the RS6 upped from a paltry 580 horsepower to a more appropriate <em>735 hp</em>. <br />
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That said, Horchaus's pricing announcement is leading us back to the "We'll believe it when we see it" category. Using nothing but a straight Euros-to-dollars conversion rate, the RS6 would cost you about $150,000. However, Horchaus is saying it can be yours for just $107,600. Here's where it gets hinky. Supposedly Horchaus can sell you a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/r8">R8 V10 5.2 FSI</a> for $98,000, which is <em>mucho</em> less expensive than Audi USA sells them for (the last one we drove cost $172,250). We don't believe this last bit. Still, will us <em>Americanos</em> be able to get two of the hottest wagons in the world? <em>Si senor, si</em>.<br />
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<em><strong>UPDATE</strong>: After collaborating with a few colleagues who've spoken with people at both Audi Canada and Audi of America, along with Audi AG, we're a little unsure how a few of the vehicles listed could make it to the States and be legalized. The RS4 and S4 Avants shouldn't be a problem, as both have had their engines federalized and the S4 Avant has been crash-tested for the U.S. requirements. The RS6 Avant and its V10 engine have not, so importation of that beast is hardly cut and dry. We'll continue poking around and update this post as necessary.</em><br />
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It wouldn't take much to convince us to lay down the money for an Audi RS6 if our pockets were deep enough (and if it was available in the United States). After all, what's not to like? The twin-turbo V10 puts out 580 horsepower and 479 pound-feet torque through a rear-bias all-wheel drive system, and the super sedan and wagon can reach 60 mph in the mid-four second range. As some extra incentive, Audi has announced that it is launching a pair of new equipment packages that make us North America-bound types even more jealous than we were before. <br />
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Limited to just 500 units, the Sport and Audi exclusive packages will each feature carbon fiber trim in the engine bay, 20-inch five spoke wheels and an uprated sport suspension. The Sport package also gets a leather-covered instrument panel hood and center console, while the Audi exclusive option allows customers to specify unique colors for both the exterior paint and leather interior. You can read full details in the press release after the jump, if you can deal with the envy.<br />
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[Source: Audi]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/15/audi-introduces-two-new-limited-edition-packages-for-the-rs6/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Audi introduces two new limited-edition packages for the RS6</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/15/audi-introduces-two-new-limited-edition-packages-for-the-rs6/">Audi introduces two new limited-edition packages for the RS6</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:01:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/15/audi-introduces-two-new-limited-edition-packages-for-the-rs6/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19358602/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/15/audi-introduces-two-new-limited-edition-packages-for-the-rs6/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2010</category><category>2010AudiRs6</category><category>audi</category><category>Audi RS6 plus Audi Exclusive</category><category>Audi RS6 plus Sport</category><category>AudiRs6</category><category>AudiRs6PlusAudiExclusive</category><category>AudiRs6PlusSport</category><category>rs6</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Drew Phillips]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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</item><item><title><![CDATA[It's Good to Be the King: Juan Carlos of Spain parks a tuned Audi RS6 in his fleet]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/23/its-good-to-be-the-king-juan-carlos-of-spain-parks-a-tuned-aud/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/23/its-good-to-be-the-king-juan-carlos-of-spain-parks-a-tuned-aud/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/23/its-good-to-be-the-king-juan-carlos-of-spain-parks-a-tuned-aud/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/" rel="tag">Audi</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/luxury/" rel="tag">Luxury</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spanish-king-don-juan-carlos-audi-rs6/"><img width="630" vspace="4" hspace="0" height="473" border="1" align="top" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/audirs6juancarlos.jpg" alt="Juan Carlos's RS6" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Spanish King Don Juan Carlos' Audi RS6 - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
<br /> Wouldn't it be nice to select cars from an automaker's fleet the way you select lobsters from a tank? Some, like King Juan Carlos of Spain, can do exactly that, and this is his latest lobster: a blackout-remixed Audi RS6 sedan. About the only things not given the midnight treatment are the headlights, taillights, and signal indicators on the mirrors. Even the exhaust tips are black. <br /> <br /> A <a href="http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_21861.shtml">book last year alleged</a> that the king owned 71 cars and had a team of 65 attendants to care for them. If true, this one makes a worthy 72nd. Somehow we don't think the royal standards and light bars mounted behind the grille are normal Audi options - but we might ask next time we stop by the showroom. You can get a few more looks at it in the gallery of high-res photos below.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spanish-king-don-juan-carlos-audi-rs6">Spanish King Don Juan Carlos' Audi RS6</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spanish-king-don-juan-carlos-audi-rs6/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/01rs6juancarlos_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spanish-king-don-juan-carlos-audi-rs6/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/02rs6juancarlos_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spanish-king-don-juan-carlos-audi-rs6/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/03rs6juancarlos_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spanish-king-don-juan-carlos-audi-rs6/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/04rs6juancarlos_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /> [Source: <a href="http://www.diariomotor.com/2010/01/19/el-audi-rs6-de-s-m-don-juan-carlos-i-de-borbon/ ">Diario Motor</a> (<a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&amp;prev=_t&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;layout=1&amp;eotf=1&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diariomotor.com%2F2010%2F01%2F19%2Fel-audi-rs6-de-s-m-don-juan-carlos-i-de-borbon%2F&amp;sl=es&amp;tl=en">translated</a>)]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/23/its-good-to-be-the-king-juan-carlos-of-spain-parks-a-tuned-aud/">It's Good to Be the King: Juan Carlos of Spain parks a tuned Audi RS6 in his fleet</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:52:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.diariomotor.com/2010/01/19/el-audi-rs6-de-s-m-don-juan-carlos-i-de-borbon/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/23/its-good-to-be-the-king-juan-carlos-of-spain-parks-a-tuned-aud/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19323268/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/23/its-good-to-be-the-king-juan-carlos-of-spain-parks-a-tuned-aud/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2010 audi</category><category>2010 audi rs6</category><category>2010 rs6</category><category>2010Audi</category><category>2010AudiRs6</category><category>2010Rs6</category><category>audi rs6</category><category>AudiRs6</category><category>don juan carlos</category><category>DonJuanCarlos</category><category>king juan carlos</category><category>KingJuanCarlos</category><category>royalty</category><category>rs6</category><category>spain</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathon Ramsey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:52:00 EST</pubDate>
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</item><item><title><![CDATA[Audi RS6 Avant driver reportedly caught going 133 MPH with nearly 2,000 pounds of pot]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/24/audi-rs6-avant-driver-reportedly-caught-for-going-133-mph-with-n/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/24/audi-rs6-avant-driver-reportedly-caught-for-going-133-mph-with-n/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/24/audi-rs6-avant-driver-reportedly-caught-for-going-133-mph-with-n/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/wagons/" rel="tag">Wagon</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/" rel="tag">Audi</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/luxury/" rel="tag">Luxury</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-audi-rs6-avant-2/"><img hspace="0" vspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/rs6avantleader.jpg" alt="" /></a>
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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 <em>one ton</em> of dope around. <br />
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Seems that a twin-turbo, Lambo-V10 engined Audi RS6 Avant (good for <em>at least</em> 580 hp) was busted outside of Seville, Spain for not only going 133 mph, but for carrying 2,000 pounds of pot. Twenty-seven bundles of hashish to be specific. Value? &euro;120,000, or about $180,000 USD. That's a lot of grass, man. And probably about one thousand pounds more than a RS6 sedan could have carried. Er... umm... we mean.... "Bad RS6 Avant, <em>bad</em>!"<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-audi-rs6-avant-2">2008 Audi RS6 Avant</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-audi-rs6-avant-2/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/09/00001_07frank_rs6avant-0_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-audi-rs6-avant-2/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/09/00001_07frank_rs6avant-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-audi-rs6-avant-2/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/09/00001_07frank_rs6avant-10_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-audi-rs6-avant-2/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/09/00001_07frank_rs6avant-11_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-audi-rs6-avant-2/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/09/00001_07frank_rs6avant-12_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.motorpasion.com/otros/audi-rs6-avant-volador-con-870-kg-de-chocolate">Motor Pasion</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/24/audi-rs6-avant-driver-reportedly-caught-for-going-133-mph-with-n/">Audi RS6 Avant driver reportedly caught going 133 MPH with nearly 2,000 pounds of pot</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:56:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/24/audi-rs6-avant-driver-reportedly-caught-for-going-133-mph-with-n/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19250281/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/24/audi-rs6-avant-driver-reportedly-caught-for-going-133-mph-with-n/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Audi</category><category>Audi RS6</category><category>Audi RS6 Avant</category><category>Audi RS6 Wagon</category><category>AudiRs6</category><category>AudiRs6Avant</category><category>AudiRs6Wagon</category><category>Avant</category><category>RS6</category><category>RS6 Avant</category><category>RS6 Wagon</category><category>Rs6Avant</category><category>Rs6Wagon</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonny Lieberman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:56:00 EST</pubDate>
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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 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/VolkswagenScirocco/">Volkswagen Scirocco</a> to the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/HondaCivicRType/">Honda Civic Type R</a> to the 300+ hp <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/FordFocus/">Ford Focus</a> to the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/CitroenC6/">Citroen C6</a>, total and complete absence makes the heart grow fonder -- as well as providing an easy, brainless way for us to end <em>all</em> stories about said forbidden fruit. I mean imagine reading this line, "The BMW M5 Wagon sports a 507 hp 5.0-liter V10 and can run up over 200 mph with the limiter removed. Leave it in Germany!"<br />
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That said, there are a few cars that we really <em>do</em> want. As in, when we get together after hours on a press launch with some free booze and <em>really</em> start talking cars, these are the vehicles we pine for. For instance, as nifty as the Ford Focus RS is, we get to drive around in the MazdaSpeed3 often enough -- we'll live. But the aforementioned M5 Wagon? Gotta have it. Or the RS4 Avant? Mommy please. <strike>Or the Citroen C6?</strike> Or, perhaps best of all, the twin-turbo V10 Audi RS6 Avant? Oh man -- could you imagine? So yes, it's true -- all automotive journalists secretly (and not so secretly) spend their lives lusting after mega-horsepower wagons. Now you know how unreasonable and silly we all are.<br />
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Oh, yeah -- almost forgot. MTM just took their tuned 702 hp <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/31/mtm-tunes-the-audi-rs6-avant-to-702hp/">RS6 Avant</a> to the annual Nardo High Speed event, and it blew the doors off all the other cars, two-door sports cars included. How fast? 344.2 km/h. Translated into something us 'Mericans can understand: 214 miles per hour. Can we get a dang? <em>DANG!</em> Full results appear next month in <em><a href="http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/">Auto Motor und Sport</a> </em>-- we'll keep you posted.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.mtm-online.de/">MTM</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/09/mtm-audi-rs6-avant-goes-214-mph-proves-wagons-uber-alles/">MTM Audi RS6 Avant goes 214 mph, proves wagons uber alles!</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:01:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/09/mtm-audi-rs6-avant-goes-214-mph-proves-wagons-uber-alles/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19191279/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/09/mtm-audi-rs6-avant-goes-214-mph-proves-wagons-uber-alles/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Audi RS6 Avant</category><category>AudiRs6Avant</category><category>MTM</category><category>MTM Audi RS6 Avant</category><category>MtmAudiRs6Avant</category><category>Nardo</category><category>RS6</category><category>RS6 Avant</category><category>Rs6Avant</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonny Lieberman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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</item><item><title><![CDATA[Third-gen Audi A8 to be "stronger, sharper, more precise"]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/31/third-gen-a8-will-be-stronger-sharper-more-precise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/31/third-gen-a8-will-be-stronger-sharper-more-precise/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/31/third-gen-a8-will-be-stronger-sharper-more-precise/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/" rel="tag">Audi</a></p><a href="http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/hot_lists/high_performance/vw_audi_central/2010_audi_a8_2011_audi_s8_car_news/(page)/1"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/auda8.jpg" /></a><br /><br />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 beautiful-yet-subtle design and a glorious interior. American buyers, however, haven't thrown money at it like they do the BMW 7 Series and Mercedes-Benz S Class. Audi is out to change that with the 2011 A8. <br /><br />Among the changes, Audi is trumpeting improvements to the car's handling, the area in which it has traditionally lost ground to its European luxo-sedan brethren. The rear-biased quattro system will also be enhanced with Audi's "sport differential" torque-vectoring system, and if other markets clamors for it, Audi will offer the front-drive A8 outside of Europe. Inside, expect a raft of changes to the interior and a "more innovative" MMI system.<br /><br />As before, the A8 will come in regular and long wheelbase versions, and provide a wide range of engines for world markets, from a 3.0-liter V6 turbodiesel through to the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/09/in-the-autoblog-garage-2007-audi-s8/">S8's V10</a>. The transmission will be the same 8-speed ZF unit used by the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/04/officially-official-2009-bmw-7-series/">2009 BMW 7 Series</a>.<br /><br />All of it will be wrapped in sheetmetal that Audi says will be "stronger, shaper, more precise," a design that will make efforts to highlight the car's aluminum build technology. Said head designer Stefan Sielaff, the car will present "a strong three-dimensional theme," and be "the first of a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/15/audi-a7-concept-coming-to-detroit-auto-show/">new styling language</a> at Audi." We can't wait to see it. <em>Thanks for the tip, Other Man!</em><br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/hot_lists/high_performance/vw_audi_central/2010_audi_a8_2011_audi_s8_car_news/(page)/1 ">Car and Driver</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/31/third-gen-a8-will-be-stronger-sharper-more-precise/">Third-gen Audi A8 to be "stronger, sharper, more precise"</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:58:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/hot_lists/high_performance/vw_audi_central/2010_audi_a8_2011_audi_s8_car_news/(page)/1>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/31/third-gen-a8-will-be-stronger-sharper-more-precise/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1415235/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/31/third-gen-a8-will-be-stronger-sharper-more-precise/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>a8</category><category>audi</category><category>audi a8</category><category>AudiA8</category><category>BMW</category><category>design</category><category>Lexus</category><category>Mercedes-Benz</category><category>mmi</category><category>rs6</category><category>saloon</category><category>sedan</category><category>v10</category><category>w12</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathon Ramsey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:58:00 EST</pubDate>
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</item><item><title><![CDATA[Pics Aplenty: 2009 Audi RS6 sedan]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/21/pics-aplenty-2009-audi-rs6-sedan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/21/pics-aplenty-2009-audi-rs6-sedan/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/21/pics-aplenty-2009-audi-rs6-sedan/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/paris-motor-show/" rel="tag">Paris Motor Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/" rel="tag">Audi</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/misc-auto-shows/" rel="tag">Misc. Auto Shows</a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-audi-rs6/1048089/"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/web450_audi-rs6-05.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /><small><strong><em>Click above for hi-res gallery of the Audi RS6</em></strong></small></p>
<p>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 wagon, Audi gave us a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/26/moscow-2008-audi-rs6-sedan-in-the-sheetmetal/">sneak peek of the new RS6 sedan in Moscow</a> ahead of its <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/04/paris-2008-preview-audi-to-unveil-rs6-sedan/">official unveiling next week in Paris</a>. For those of you who cannot wait that long, Ingolstadt has come to the rescue with new images of the twin-turbo V10 speed demon, which we've added to our gallery below. Click away.<br /></p>
<p><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-audi-rs6">2009 Audi RS6</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-audi-rs6/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/audi-rs6-05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-audi-rs6/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/audi-rs6-04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-audi-rs6/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/audi-rs6-01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-audi-rs6/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/audi-rs6-14_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-audi-rs6/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/audi-rs6-07_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: Audi]</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/21/pics-aplenty-2009-audi-rs6-sedan/">Pics Aplenty: 2009 Audi RS6 sedan</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:35:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/21/pics-aplenty-2009-audi-rs6-sedan/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1320138/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/21/pics-aplenty-2009-audi-rs6-sedan/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>audi</category><category>audi rs 6</category><category>audi rs6</category><category>AudiRs6</category><category>rs 6</category><category>rs6</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Noah Joseph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:35:00 EST</pubDate>
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</item><item><title><![CDATA[Moscow 2008: Audi RS6 sedan in the sheetmetal]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/26/moscow-2008-audi-rs6-sedan-in-the-sheetmetal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/26/moscow-2008-audi-rs6-sedan-in-the-sheetmetal/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/26/moscow-2008-audi-rs6-sedan-in-the-sheetmetal/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/" rel="tag">Audi</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/misc-auto-shows/" rel="tag">Misc. Auto Shows</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-audi-rs6/999097/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/02_audi_rs6_sedan_live_450op.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /><em>Click above for a high-res gallery of the Audi RS6 sedan.</em><br /><br />All right. Now we're torn. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/05/officially-official-audi-rs6-avant/">RS6 Avant</a> or <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/11/audi-reveals-2009-rs6-sedan-new-a6-sedan-and-avant/">RS6 sedan</a>? Both are packing the same twin-turbocharged, direct-injected 5.0-liter V10 putting out 580 hp and 479 lb.-ft. of torque. Both send power to all four wheels through a six-speed tiptronic tranny and both can be equipped with absolutely massive 420mm (front) and 356mm (rear) ceramic brakes. While it's hard to deny the practicality of the wagon, we think the sedan comes across as more elegant - in a brutally Teutonic way. The voting will commence in the comments and check the gallery below for a plenty of high-res images from the show floor.<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-audi-rs6">2009 Audi RS6</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-audi-rs6/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/audi-rs6-05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-audi-rs6/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/audi-rs6-04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-audi-rs6/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/audi-rs6-01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-audi-rs6/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/audi-rs6-14_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-audi-rs6/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/audi-rs6-07_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/26/moscow-2008-audi-rs6-sedan-in-the-sheetmetal/">Moscow 2008: Audi RS6 sedan in the sheetmetal</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:49:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/26/moscow-2008-audi-rs6-sedan-in-the-sheetmetal/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1295060/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/26/moscow-2008-audi-rs6-sedan-in-the-sheetmetal/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>audi</category><category>audi rs6 sedan</category><category>AudiRs6Sedan</category><category>moscow 2008</category><category>Moscow2008</category><category>rs6</category><category>sedan</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Damon Lavrinc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:49:00 EST</pubDate>
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<p>A 580hp station wagon (or <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/11/audi-reveals-2009-rs6-sedan-new-a6-sedan-and-avant/">sedan</a>, for that matter) seems like sheer lunacy in its own right, but it appears that the twin-turbo V10 in the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/08/29/shhhh-audi-rs6-may-produce-more-than-600-hp/">Audi RS6 is capable of a great deal more</a>. Following the release of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/31/mtm-tunes-the-audi-rs6-avant-to-702hp/">702hp MTM-tuned RS6 M</a>, fellow German tuning house B&amp;B Automobiltechnik has an even more potent tuning package, boosting power up to a whopping 715.</p>
<p>So what did the power-hungry gearheads at B&amp;B do to get a 120 horsepower boost out of the Gallardo-derived FSI? They didn't replace the turbos or fit a new supercharger, nor did they bore out the cylinder block for bigger displacement. They simply fitted a new intake, catalyst, exhaust and cooling system, and tinkered with the ECU. B&amp;B are also offering an adjustable suspension and new springs that drop the ride height by 25mm. The result? A claimed 0-60 run in a scant 3.6 seconds. That's well into supercar territory, as many a Porsche and Ferrari driver are bound to discover when baited into an impromptu red-light drag race. Nice work if you can get it.</p>
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bandb-audi-rs6">B&amp;B Audi RS6</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bandb-audi-rs6/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/bb-rs6-01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bandb-audi-rs6/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/bb-rs6-02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bandb-audi-rs6/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/bb-rs6-03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bandb-audi-rs6/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/bb-rs6-04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bandb-audi-rs6/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/bb-rs6-05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div>
<p>[Source: <a href="http://www.bb-automobiltechnik.de/bb2004/en/news/index.php">B&amp;B</a> via <a href="http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080818.004/audi-rs6-tackled-by-bb">World Car Fans</a>]</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/19/hp-war-battle-of-the-tuners-bandb-gets-715hp-from-audi-rs6/">HP War, Battle of the Tuners: B&amp;B gets 715hp from Audi RS6</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:31:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.bb-automobiltechnik.de/bb2004/en/news/index.php>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/19/hp-war-battle-of-the-tuners-bandb-gets-715hp-from-audi-rs6/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1288998/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/19/hp-war-battle-of-the-tuners-bandb-gets-715hp-from-audi-rs6/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>audi</category><category>audi rs6</category><category>audi rs6 avant</category><category>AudiRs6</category><category>AudiRs6Avant</category><category>bb</category><category>bb audi rs6</category><category>bb automobiltechnik</category><category>BbAudiRs6</category><category>BbAutomobiltechnik</category><category>rs6</category><category>rs6 avant</category><category>Rs6Avant</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Noah Joseph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:31:00 EST</pubDate>
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</item><item><title><![CDATA[Audi reveals 2009 RS6 sedan, new A6 sedan and Avant]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/11/audi-reveals-2009-rs6-sedan-new-a6-sedan-and-avant/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/11/audi-reveals-2009-rs6-sedan-new-a6-sedan-and-avant/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/11/audi-reveals-2009-rs6-sedan-new-a6-sedan-and-avant/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/wagons/" rel="tag">Wagon</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/paris-motor-show/" rel="tag">Paris Motor Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/" rel="tag">Audi</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-audi-rs6/970814/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/rs6080019_medium_450op.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 Audi RS6 sedan.</span><br /><br />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, twin-turbo'd V10 putting out 580 hp and 479 lb.-ft. of torque. The same mill that powers the Avant version allows the sedan to sprint to 60 in 4.5-seconds on its way to an electronically-limited top speed of 155 mph. The duo of turbos huffs 1.6 bars of boost into the dry sump-equipped 5.0-liter V10, with peak torque arriving at 1,500 RPM and maximum horsepower available at 6,250 RPM. <br /><br />A six-speed tiptronic transmission allows drivers to choose between automatic or manual mode, reducing shift times by one-tenth of second, and sending power to Audi's Quattro all-wheel-drive system. Dynamic Ride Control reduces pitch and roll, providing three damper settings - sport, dynamic and comfort - all of which can be activated through the revised MMI system.<br /><br />The RS6 is fitted with 19-inch wheels at all four corners, wrapped in 255/40R19 rubber, and framing 390mm front discs clamped by fixed, six-piston calipers in front and 365 mm rotors, gripped by single-piston calipers in the rear. Buyers can upgrade the wheels to 20x9.5-inch rollers, which allow the fitment of Audi's ceramic brake system (420mm discs in front and 356 mm discs out back).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-audi-a6/970827/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/a6080007_medium_250op.jpg" alt="" /></a>The standard A6 sedan and Avant benefits from the new MMI system, along with a new single-frame grille, bumpers, air vents and fog lamps. An S-line package includes 18-inch wheels and a sports suspension that drops the ride height by 30mm. Six gasoline engines and four oilburners will be available, including the 170 hp, 2.0-liter gasoline TFSI four-pot, a 290 hp, 2.8-liter FSI V6, a 350 hp, 4.2-liter FSI V8 and the new, supercharged 3.0-liter V6. Audi's diesel offerings range from 2.0- to a 3.0-liter TDIs.<br /><br />Sales of both models will begin in mid-October and all the details are available in the two press releases after the jump.<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-audi-rs6">2009 Audi RS6</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-audi-rs6/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/audi-rs6-05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-audi-rs6/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/audi-rs6-04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-audi-rs6/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/audi-rs6-01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-audi-rs6/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/audi-rs6-14_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-audi-rs6/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/audi-rs6-07_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-audi-a6">2009 Audi A6</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-audi-a6/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/a6080007_medium_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-audi-a6/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/a6080008_medium_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-audi-a6/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/a6080009_medium_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-audi-a6/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/a6080010_medium_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-audi-a6/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/a6080011_medium_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/11/audi-reveals-2009-rs6-sedan-new-a6-sedan-and-avant/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Audi reveals 2009 RS6 sedan, new A6 sedan and Avant</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/11/audi-reveals-2009-rs6-sedan-new-a6-sedan-and-avant/">Audi reveals 2009 RS6 sedan, new A6 sedan and Avant</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:23:00 EST.  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