Compared to the RS6 it is

Slower. Not slow. How much slower remains to be seen. As for "crap," well the article didn't say that.

And yet, the BMW is easily the better dynamic drive not to mention has a more comfortable ride. The Audi seems to be a great disappointment in my eyes.





I think those picture captions sum up my points quite nicely. Audi clearly has underacheived with the RS6 compared to RS4 and R8.

Haha, you are really funny mr Hateboy Is English your second language (like it is for me) and are you therefore having problems using it with refinement? Or are you just being provocative?

tis editor Harris has never like the SMG. Last time the tested the M5 the hated the car. Same old same old Harris.

Good point, and a very nice reminder of the old truth that you must get to know your journalists.

But he is right, the SMG gearbox is quite jerky. One clear example of what C. Harris described in this article:

The SMG is maybe jerky, but the car is wonderful.

The RS6 is immensely powerful. But according to the first reviews, that's all. The handling is disappointing as are the sensations. The RS4 was a real threat for the M3 (and still is), but the RS6 seems not really to achieve the same result against the M5, apart being more powerful.

I'll take the M5 here, and in a heartbeat, the high-revving V10 is just a piece of art.

If I were to buy such a powerful car, I sure would take drift lessons and play with it on a track just for fun the WE, and here the M5 takes the cake with ease. I would not do some time-attack chronometer chasing, I only would put some old tyres on the car and drift (carefully), make some laps... Have fun with the 500+ hp.

in automatic mode yes but not in manual mode. There its up to the driver. There is a learning courve with SMG but when you know it, its a wonderful thing.
Now there is DCT for M3 and it should eliminate the jerkiness in automatic mode.

But in S6 manual mode the car act like a racing car when changing gear, its kinda jerky but it shifts very fast but the same time its engaging.

It is definitely not for everyone!