The new RS 6 Avant – Audi’s fancy word for wagon – has arrived on these fair shores, bringing 426kW in its hand luggage and handing out 650Nm of torque to all it meets.

Sporting a twin-turbo V10 engine and Audi’s patented Quattro all-wheel-drive, the RS 6 Avant isn’t your usual wagon. Which, in all likelihood, [...]

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The RS6 Avant was already well endowed, featuring a derivative of the twin-turbo V10 power plant found in the Lamborghini Gallardo, but German tuners MTM decided 580hp (432.5kW) was simply not enough. 702hp (523.4kW), however, has a much better ring to it, don’t you think?

It’s frighteningly simple too. MTM have only gone as far as [...]

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Audi came to Melbourne with their new TTS Roadster and the ultimate family wagon, the insanely overpowered RS6.

The TT-S is powered by Audi’s 2.0-litre TFSI which is good for an even 200kW/272hp along with a handy 350Nm. 0-100km/h times are believed to be in the low five second range, although the whisper is that Australian [...]

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Audi’s Cross Coupé quattro concept will be joining Audi’s RS6 Avant and a comprehensive cross-section of the Audi range at the 2008 Melbourne Motor Show later this month.

The Cross Coupé quattro combines the dynamics of a compact premium sports car with the spaciousness and versatility of a four-seat SUV.

Painted in “Liquid Silver”, its silhouette is [...]

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Tucked away in the middle of a recent press release was the fact that Audi’s yet to be released RS6 Avant will be making an appearance at this years Melbourne Motor Show. It seems fitting then, that Audi have chosen to release a whole bunch of new images and information regarding their new ‘family pack’ [...]

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I have no idea where this video was taken. The guys over at The German Car Blog think it may have been a dealership display but it looks a little more public than that. Annyway, this is Audi’s new big gun the RS6, in this case the Avant (wagon) variant in the flesh. Loaded to [...]

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Aussies will get more then their share of German engineered horsepower when the Audi RS6 Avant lands down under in July of 2008.

The impeccable RS6 develops 426kw at 6500rpm and 650nm of torque, all of which is available at 1500rpm from its twin turbo V10. This enables the RS6 to launch from 0 - 100km/h [...]

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If you like the recent pictures of the Audi RS6 Avant then you will love the video! Check it out just below.

In other RS6 news, it has been reported that Audi’s latest ‘rabid pitbull’ won’t actually be making it to the US, in fact Audi haven’t designed the RS6 with the US market in [...]

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Good things come to those who wait? Well not really in this case as we have received the official press release of the new Audi RS6 Avant prior to its Frankfurt debut next week.

Under the hood is what we all expected, a twin-turbo V10 producing no less then 426kW (580bhp) and 650Nm of torque which [...]

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Its not often that you get to see a family wagon being flung sideways through a high-speed corner at the Nurburgring. Unless of course its one of Audi’s RS cars… Check out the amazing car control as this AWD twin-turbocharged V10 monster of an RS6 puts on a show. Audi’s new RS6 is expected to [...]

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Take one superb 373kW 5.2-litre V10 from the Lamborghini Gallardo, bolt a hairdryer on either side, intercool it, beef up the fuel system and hey presto you have one very serious 455kW motor! Now fit the monster motor to a high tech gear box, driving all four wheels and throw it into a family wagon. [...]

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Audi’s overpowered wagon for the family in a hurry has been snapped lapping the Nurburgring. The RS6 Avant seen in the picture is in the process of ongoing chassis and engine development for what is likely to be the World’s Fastest Wagon…but don’t quote me on that just yet.

Using the same 5.2-litre Lamborghini derived twin-turbo-charged [...]

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