2024 Audi RS6 Avant
Starting at $126.895

00:00 Exterior
02:43 Trunk
04:20 Interior
14:17 Engine
14:51 Full view - open doors

HIGHS
Muscular bodywork, as quick as many supercars, trunk space galore.
LOWS
Poor fuel efficiency, high starting price, iffy climate-control touchscreen.
VERDICT
It may not be cheap, but the RS6 Avant's spacious long-roof body and face-melting performance make it a unique jack-of-all-trades.

Overview
You might think that 591 horsepower would be enough for the Audi RS6 Avant, but apparently, it was not. For 2024, Audi decided to crank the dial, replacing last year's RS6 Avant with a new Performance model that promises a ludicrous 621 ponies. The new variant also weighs less, so acceleration should prove sufficiently brutal. And yet, the RS6 Avant's search for more power changes nothing about its impressive practicality, comfortably seating five in an interior replete with rich materials and plenty of trendy technology. There's plenty of space to store cargo behind the power rear liftgate, too. The RS6 Avant remains a niche choice adrift in a sea of performance-oriented SUVs like the BMW X5 M, as the station wagon's only true competitor comes in the form of the Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo. While the curvaceous look of the Porsche may appeal to some, the RS6 Avant's brawny, hard-edged design is also one of its biggest selling points.

What's New for 2024?
The RS6 Avant is offered only in the new Performance trim for 2024, boosting the V-8's horsepower and torque while making some revisions to the chassis. The Performance model also sheds several pounds, wears new 285-width Continental Sport Contact 7 tires, and adds some new colors. There's also a special Bronze Edition variant that wears glossy carbon-fiber exterior trim, bronze stitching throughout its leather interior, and a Bang & Olufsen stereo system. Audi has also given the Bronze Edition model unique 22-inch bronze-colored wheels, a sport exhaust system, and a special suspension tune. Only 75 will be made and they cost $159,695 each.

Engine, Transmission, and Performance
Audi endows the RS6 Avant Performance with a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8, which generates 621 horsepower and 627 pound-feet of torque. The powerplant combines with a 48-volt hybrid system that's found on other Audi products, such as the A8 luxury sedan and the Q8 crossover. The RS6 Avant Performance feeds its standard Quattro all-wheel drive through an eight-speed automatic transmission. The RS6 Avant Performance lightweight wheels and a revised center differential. But those numbers don't accurately demonstrate the wagon's glorious ability to increase our heart rates and tingle our eardrums with its breakneck acceleration and badass soundtrack. Rolling on a set of 22-inch wheels with summer performance rubber and buoyed by a sport-tuned air suspension with adaptive dampers, our RS6 Avant test car was able to deliver a relaxed or rollicking ride depending on the selected drive mode. The long-roof Audi also felt extremely agile thanks to its four-wheel steering and torque-vectoring rear differential. Ours stopped from 70 mph in a tidy 160 feet with the standard brakes.

Überblick

Man könnte meinen, dass 591 PS für den Audi RS6 Avant ausreichen würden, aber das war offenbar nicht der Fall. Für 2024 beschloss Audi, den Drehknopf hochzudrehen und den letztjährigen RS6 Avant durch ein neues Performance-Modell zu ersetzen, das lächerliche 621 PS verspricht. Die neue Variante wiegt auch weniger, sodass die Beschleunigung ausreichend brutal ausfallen sollte. Und doch ändert das Streben des RS6 Avant nach mehr Leistung nichts an seiner beeindruckenden Praktikabilität: Er bietet bequem Platz für fünf Personen in einem Innenraum voller edler Materialien und reichlich trendiger Technologie. Auch hinter der elektrischen Heckklappe gibt es viel Platz zum Verstauen von Gepäck. Der RS6 Avant bleibt eine Nischenwahl im Meer leistungsorientierter SUVs wie dem BMW X5 M , da der einzige echte Konkurrent des Kombis der Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo ist . Während der kurvenreiche Look des Porsche manchem gefallen mag, ist das bullige, kantige Design des RS6 Avant auch eines seiner größten Verkaufsargumente.

Kraftstoffverbrauch und realer MPG
Es wird erwartet, dass der RS6 Avant in der Stadt 15 mpg und auf der Autobahn 22 mpg erreicht, was dem Wert des E63 S und des Panamera Turbo S Sport Turismo entspricht. Sobald wir den RS6 Avant auf unserer kraftstoffsparenden Autobahnroute mit 75 Meilen pro Stunde fahren können, was Teil unseres umfangreichen Testprogramms ist , können wir seinen realen Kraftstoffverbrauch bewerten. Weitere Informationen zum Kraftstoffverbrauch des RS6 Avant finden Sie auf der Website der EPA .

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