Cooling the C6 RS6’s twin-turbo V10 took seven separate radiators and four electric fans under the bonnet.
Lead trim: 5.0 TFSI biturbo V10
Nobody in Burbles has spotted a Audi RS6 Avant yet. See one on the street, point the app at it, and the first card is yours — with your @handle permanently credited on this page.
FactCooling the C6 RS6’s twin-turbo V10 took seven separate radiators and four electric fans under the bonnet.
The second-generation RS 6, later called the RS 6 5.0 TFSI quattro, launched in September 2007 at the Frankfurt Motor Show on the Volkswagen Group C6 platform with a 5.0-litre biturbo V10. As of January 2010 it was Audi's single most powerful car ever, with 52 kW and 150 N⋅m more than BMW's 5.0 L V10. Audi planned a run of 8,000, with 6,500 of them Avants; production ended in the third quarter of 2010.
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VerifiedFIRST · WORLDWIDEFIRST PRINTPROThe C8 RS6 Avant can run on half its cylinders. The twin-turbo V8 shuts four of them down on demand to save fuel, then wakes them all back up when you ask for it.
One published trim in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 TFSI biturbo V10 | 2007–2010 | 5.0 L V10 | 572 hp | 479 lb-ft | — | AWD | automatic | — |
We don’t estimate running costs for a car like this. What it costs depends on its condition, its specialist and how it is driven, and an average would mislead.
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The C8 RS6 Avant can run on half its cylinders. The twin-turbo V8 shuts four of them down on demand to save fuel, then wakes them all back up when you ask for it.
The C7-generation RS6 Avant never officially reached America at all — buyers there got the RS7 Sportback instead, running the exact same engine and platform in a different body.
Cooling the C6 RS6’s twin-turbo V10 took seven separate radiators and four electric fans under the bonnet.
The original RS6 debuted Audi's clever hydraulic Dynamic Ride Control suspension — and enough owners got tired of its leaking dampers that they ripped the whole system out for plain coilovers.
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A wagon beat the SUVs at their own game: this Outback generation won Motor Trend's Sport/Utility of the Year award for 2010.
The C7-generation RS6 Avant never officially reached America at all — buyers there got the RS7 Sportback instead, running the exact same engine and platform in a different body.
The original RS6 debuted Audi's clever hydraulic Dynamic Ride Control suspension — and enough owners got tired of its leaking dampers that they ripped the whole system out for plain coilovers.
Subaru didn't have the budget for an all-new SUV, so it dressed up a Legacy wagon instead. A Subaru of America executive later put it bluntly: "[the Outback] saved our company."
The new Outback's full-width tail light bar has a 2 ft ruler built in, for measuring whatever you are about to load.
This Outback shared Top Gear's Car of the Year crown — an unusual honor for a jacked-up wagon to split with the Ford Mondeo in 2007.
For a few years, this Outback's six-cylinder trim came with genuine McIntosh audio — the same esteemed hi-fi name found in home theaters, one of the only cars ever to get it from the factory.
This Outback's high beams never fully switch off — Subaru's Adaptive Driving Beam instead shutters out just the part of the light hitting oncoming drivers.
