Auto Bild Test:M5 Touring, Audi RS6 Avant, E63 AMG

BMW Power · **Auto Bild Test:M5 Touring, Audi RS6 Avant, E63 AMG -** 03-25-2008, 08:57 PM

did a search andnothing showed up so Im assuming it hasnt been posted b4

Laptime:

E63: 1:36,57
M5T: 1:34,81
RS6: 1:34,00

60-100 km/h
E63: 2,1 s
M5T: 2,1 s
RS6: 2,1 s

80-120 km/h
RS6: 2,7 s
M5: 2,5 s
E63: 2,7 s

0-200 km/h
RS6: 14,3 s
M5:14,7 s
E64: 15,1 s

0-100 km/h
RS6: 4,4 s
M5: 4,9 s
E63: 4,4 s

Co2 emmisions
M5: 361 g/ km
RS6: 333 g/ km
346 g/km

Weight distrubition front / rear
RS6: 59/41
M5: 49/51
E63: 49/51

The scorepoints the BMW M5 Touring lost the most to the Audi RS6 Avant in categories Fuelconsumption / Envorviroment with 17 p (of 20) vs 14 for the M5.

Vs the Merces E63 AMG the M5 lost scores mostly on Luggage space / versatility where the AMG scored 20 (out of 20) and the M5 scored 14. The E63 probably got really gih there also thansk to it's 55 liter larger trunks space (2030 liters for the E63). The M5 also lost many points on visibility (18 vs 15 out of a 20 max) and also Warranty (13 vs 9 out of 20).

For everyday the Mercedes E63 AMG won the test. The fastest aroudn the track was the Audi RS6. The BMW M5 Touring was a fascinating ride, a drivers machine. But in everyday driving the SMG auto gearboxfeature was cumbersome in auto mode.

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Tarek

Pretty much expected results,the E63 is the easiest to live with,M5 T the sportiest and surprisingly the RS6 was the fastest around a track despite being the heaviest,well done Audi

dr Dunkel

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Originally Posted by atuv

Pretty much expected results,the E63 is the easiest to live with,M5 T the sportiest and surprisingly the RS6 was the fastest around a track despite being the heaviest,well done Audi

4WD is fast (but not always fun) around a track but you need more power.

Merc1

With all that power advantage the Audi really no faster than the M5 at the track or the E63 in most of the speed contests. Seems a waste.

M

Just_me

Tumbo, now you must be happy. RS6 fastest car to 200km/h (although not by much).

Imhotep Evil

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Originally Posted by Merc1

With all that power advantage the Audi really no faster than the M5 at the track or the E63 in most of the speed contests. Seems a waste.

M

Yeah, quite surprising/not-so-surprising.

Sunny

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Originally Posted by Merc1

With all that power advantage the Audi really no faster than the M5 at the track or the E63 in most of the speed contests. Seems a waste.

M

And don't forget the premium you have to pay for RS6 over E63 and M5. I won't be surprised if RS6 is close to $20k more than the competition here in the US.

Merc1

That would be shocking wouldn't it! I can see why we don't get the wagon, but the sedan had better be available in the U.S. and it wouldn't hurt it to be considerably sportier than the wagon IMO.

M

DeDe

E63 for me

shonguiz

I wasn't fan of the RS6 and it's now confirmed. Not very sporty and involving but not a GT either, immense power reserve but not amazing performance figures and probably an astronomic price. The typical unattractive ultra compromised car.