Photo: M25 Audi
Even though the A7 and RS7 facelift models have been officially revealed, Audi has yet to show the updated A6 family, which have been testing for just as long. Since the RS7 makes the same 560 PS (552bhp) as it did before, we honestly don't expect more power from the Avant version. But there should be a "Plus" model coming further down the line.
To be honest, the RS6 Plus is fact, not speculation. Back in January, Audi quattro boss Stehan Reil revealed the overpowering sports estate is coming. Audi has also been seen testing an RS7 on the Nurburgring, a sign it too will get a more powerful version. But today, we have something even better, a large Audi dealer network from Britain that is officially admitting the RS6 Plus is coming soon and is even giving us some juicy tech details.
According to M25 Audi's Website, the Plus badge translates into 40 extra PS (38bhp) for the 4.0-liter TFSI engine, resulting in a total output of 600 PS. The exterior is supposed to feature "sharp RS–specific design", while weight-saving measures will result in "greater agility through corners."
But the most interesting piece of information is this: "the new RS 6 Plus will be available as a full–production model." Why is that important? Because its predecessor wasn't. Back in 2004, the previous super-fact quattro family car receive a similar update under the same "RS6 Plus" name. However, production was strictly limited to just 999 examples, of which only 100 came to Britain.
Either Audi's buyers now have deeper pockets than they did a decade ago or the market for mid-size German luxury has grown – either way, availability of the 600 PS car will not be regulated. That basically means that you can walk up to your local dealer and order something with the body of an A6 and more power than a Ferrari 458 Italia… any time you want. Isn't that something?
Already, Audi has given us the first glimpse of what it can do with the U.S.-specific RS7 Dynamic Edition, built by Audi Exclusive and revealed at the New York Auto Show in April. For a whopping $146,000, that car comes with carbon fiber front splitter, a carbon fiber diffuser and a carbon fiber engine cover. It also receives a new sports exhaust plus the RS sport suspension with Dynamic Ride Control (DRC).
Update: We reached out to M25 Audi in the hope of finding out more about the RS6 Plus. Unfortunately, we still can't say with any certainly that a 600 hp super-Avant is in the pipeline. Their page was created a long time ago, during the launch of the "normal" model and was removed following our report.
Here is what they said: "This page is extremely old and was created when the RS 6 was first announced to get us prepared for launch, but since an RS 6 Avant plus was not announced along side the regular model, this page wasn't needed and has been sat dormant since."
According to M25 Audi's Website, the Plus badge translates into 40 extra PS (38bhp) for the 4.0-liter TFSI engine, resulting in a total output of 600 PS. The exterior is supposed to feature "sharp RS–specific design", while weight-saving measures will result in "greater agility through corners."
But the most interesting piece of information is this: "the new RS 6 Plus will be available as a full–production model." Why is that important? Because its predecessor wasn't. Back in 2004, the previous super-fact quattro family car receive a similar update under the same "RS6 Plus" name. However, production was strictly limited to just 999 examples, of which only 100 came to Britain.
Either Audi's buyers now have deeper pockets than they did a decade ago or the market for mid-size German luxury has grown – either way, availability of the 600 PS car will not be regulated. That basically means that you can walk up to your local dealer and order something with the body of an A6 and more power than a Ferrari 458 Italia… any time you want. Isn't that something?
Already, Audi has given us the first glimpse of what it can do with the U.S.-specific RS7 Dynamic Edition, built by Audi Exclusive and revealed at the New York Auto Show in April. For a whopping $146,000, that car comes with carbon fiber front splitter, a carbon fiber diffuser and a carbon fiber engine cover. It also receives a new sports exhaust plus the RS sport suspension with Dynamic Ride Control (DRC).
Update: We reached out to M25 Audi in the hope of finding out more about the RS6 Plus. Unfortunately, we still can't say with any certainly that a 600 hp super-Avant is in the pipeline. Their page was created a long time ago, during the launch of the "normal" model and was removed following our report.
Here is what they said: "This page is extremely old and was created when the RS 6 was first announced to get us prepared for launch, but since an RS 6 Avant plus was not announced along side the regular model, this page wasn't needed and has been sat dormant since."
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