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Audi's RS6 has been available in Avant (estate) form for a while now, but Audi has recently refreshed its A6 range and added a saloon version of its crazy-carrier to the line up. Everything bar the boot is the same as in its estate relative, but that wasn't going to stop us having another go in it. After all, it's got a 571bhp twin-turbo V10 engine under its bonnet. That mighty powerplant not only gives it quite loony pace, but accompanies the performance with a soundtrack that's second only to Italian exotica.

In the Metal

The sheet metal changes over its estate relative might only mean the removal of the additional carrying capacity, but the RS6 saloon somehow manages to look even more muscular than ever. Perhaps it's the loss of the estate's longer roofline that draws your eye to the saloon's blistered wheelarches and huge alloys, behind which sit Audi's optional (and quite ludicrously expensive) ceramic brake discs. The RS6 looks fantastic in saloon guise, particularly in the bright red and matte black trimmed example we tested; it mixes Audi's usual clean, classy lines with some real visual aggression. No one is going to mistake the RS6 for an ordinary A6, with the noise it makes underlining that fact.

What you get for your Money

Money isn't really an issue with the RS6, as frankly, if you can afford to blow £76,000 on a saloon car then you're unlikely to be too worried about cash. Opt for the £6,250 ceramic brakes and you'll be breaking the £80,000 mark quickly, a few more choice options certain to ensure that few RS6s hit the road for much less than £85,000. That's a lot of cash for any car, but consider that its key rivals from BMW and Mercedes-Benz AMG are a good deal cheaper and you have to wonder why it costs so much more. The answer is quite simply the performance: the RS6 accelerates faster and harder, grips more tenaciously and generally goes about the business of getting places quickly very effectively.


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M

Gorgeous car.

I agree with you Rob. The shape of the RS6 is very well proportioned, but if I would buy one, I'd go for a more subtle dark colour.

Red is too cocky IMO.

What's wrong with me? not really liking it and i should loove a 580hp car