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.
Lead trim: RS6 Avant · up to 592 hp
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FactThe 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.
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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.
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS6 Avant | 2020–present | 4.0 L V8 | 591 hp | 590 lb-ft | 3.5 s | AWD | ZF 8HP 8-speed tiptronic | $126,000 |
| Base | 2021–2026 | 4.0 L 8-cyl | 592 hp | 590 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (S8) | — |
An estimate, for the RS6 Avant trim: fuel on its EPA figure and a dated national price, upkeep on a per-mile average for the kind of car it is.
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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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One model props up an entire segment: the Outback alone accounts for more than 80% of all new station wagons sold in the US.
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.
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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.
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.