Audi has just unveiled their latest RS6 Avant model which will arrive in the US in 2020 as the first ever Avant on this side of the pond. Naturally, rumors of a sedan variant popped up in the past year, with German media reporting on a future RS6 sedan.
The last generation RS6 sedan was on the C6 platform, the C7 family skipped the four-door sports sedan. A future RS6 sedan would take on the BMW M5 and Mercedes-AMG E63 S, two of the top contenders in the segment.
Therefore, rendering artists went to work to create a digital version of said sedan based on the new RS6 Avant. X-Tomi Design is one of those artists who introduces a virtual RS6 sedan.
At the front, you’re getting the same massive grille and front bumper as the Avant, as well as the slim and chic headlights. The bodystyle is also quite sleek and sporty, with lots of shapes that give the car a premium look.
If it goes into production, the RS6 Sedan could feature a 4.0 liter twin-turbocharged V8 that makes 591 hp and 590 lb-ft of torque. According to Audi, the Avant takes 3.6 seconds to get from 0-60 mph and has an electronically-limited speed limit of 155, so similar numbers would be expected for the sedan.
Since VAG couldn’t sell an A8 with a corporate parts bin Lambo V10 anymore than VW coul sell a Phaeton, pls. stop putting M5 & RS6 in the same head, as though they have anything to do with each other.
I guess the reason for putting the M5 and RS6 in the same bracket is that they are almost direct competitors. The Regular 7er to A8; 5er to A6, 3er to A4; 4er to A5 and so on.
Don’t know about them being direct competitors. E63/E63s, yes, but not any Audi with their front-biased Quattro gimmick. Come on now.
It’s a gimmick and yet the M5 only caught up to its performance when it went awd. Give me a break. Break out of your fanboy shell. You’ll be happy you did.
It’s a silly assumption to label a person a “fanboy” where in fact you have no fact to back it up. There are solid reasons for the AMG and M Division preference; driving dynamics, cornering ability, fun drifting being just a few. So perhaps you need to look in the mirror and wonder if you’re happy with your life’s purpose of always standing up for Audi.
I’m not sure if you’ve realized or not, but the Audis that use real Quattro, ie, A4-A8, use a rear-biased, Torsen-based 60:40 setup. The front-biased Quattro you’re talking about is used on the A3, Q2/3, and TT
60 (front) : 40 (rear) indicates the bias to front wheels most of the time. Everyone knows Audi’s (even A4 – A8) are FWD based cars in almost all road applications with Quattro deployed for 50:50 distributed ratio or 40:60 rear bias on the rare occasion power is needed to the rear.
By the way, 40:60 isn’t even really truly rear bias in a world BMW and Porsche have technology/patents/engineering that makes their cars send all 100% to the rear wheels in almost every road application.
I assumed you would’ve realized when I said rear-biased 60:40 meant 60(rear):40(front). That is what the A4-A8 standard setups are, able to send up to 80% to rear That was what I meant. Either way, these aren’t fwd-based cars and use longitudunal-mounted engines. The Haldex AWD models are the fwd-based ones I mentioned earlier.
Unfortunately that isn’t all the way correct. The correct ratio is 60 (front) : 40 (rear) on those Audis mentioned in almost all road applications with ability to go 50:50 or even 40:60 in very limited cases. Torsen system is only applicable on FWD and AWD (with FWD bias), it’s not applicable on RWD platform.
For cars built by Audi Sports, they’re able to send up to 80% to the rear as they borrow a lite application of RWD tech from Porsche. Audi with Quattro is okay for straight line speed but there’s a reason Audi cars are never picked by buyers who like their cars to actually drift and track well around corners.
Audi were always FWD and did/do not have patents for RWD platforms hence their development/introduction of Quattro.
I thibk you missed my point.. it isn’t 60front:40rear, its 40front:60rear. I just switched the placement of the numbers. And the MLB may not be a RWD platform, it is however mainly rear-biased, again 60:40.
At least the RS6 is not as ugly as it’s rivals.^^
Where is the engine located within the wheelbase? Transverse or longitudinal?
If the engine is a V8, it’s longitudinal in the Audi. I think there is barely enough room to get a V6 in the transverse position, but not a V8.
Do you really care about that car? It’s an Audi, mate.
No, not really. Just curious.