The 2016 Audi RS6 Avant Performance is the world's fastest sleeper. It also sounds like it's ready for out-and-out war with its rumbling twin-turbo V8.
There are some cars that simply can't be properly tested on the road. Two that immediately spring to mind are the 2016 Audi RS6 Performance and 2016 Audi RS7 Performance. So with scientific testing in mind, we drove to Victoria's Phillip Island to properly assess both models. Don't mistake this scientific testing for fun — despite the fact it was sunny, and we were on a world-famous GP race circuit...
Is Audi's refreshed RS6 the hottest wagon on the planet? Curt heads to Phillip Island Circuit to find out.
Chief executives sitting in lofty boardrooms make changes less frequently than the manufacturers of the cars they drive, or so it seems. One year ago we tested the BMW M5 and it was the only luxury muscle car with 400-plus kilowatts of power; the Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG made 386kW, the Jaguar XFR 375kW...
A big wagon that can get to 100km/h in 3.9 seconds launches in a big place with big distance crushed.
