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Audi RS6 Avant (2008-) Review

Category: Exotic Sports 4 out of 5

Summary of the Audi RS6 Avant (2008-)

Price Range: £76,090 to £76,090

Assets

Hugely powerful V10 engine, fantastic acceleration, loads of space.

Drawbacks

Understeers too readily, thirsty, not enough rawness.

Verdict

A very good car, but not the superb machine we were hoping for.

Audi RS6 Avant Review

Safety and Security4 out of 5

The RS6 comes with all the usual active and passive safety kit, including permanent four-wheel drive, ESP, ASR traction control, ABS, electronic brakeforce distribution (EBD) with Brake Assist, six airbags (two front, two side and two curtain) and Isofix mountings for a child seat.

As a variant of the A6, the RS6 doesn't have a separate Euro NCAP rating, which means the full five stars for occupant safety, four for child protection (with Audi's approved child seats), but just one star for pedestrian protection.

A Thatcham Category 1 alarm and immobiliser are also fitted to ensure that your expensive car doesn't end up in the hands of a car thief who thinks Christmas has come early.

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Audi RS6 Avant Safety and Security Statistics

EuroNCAP occupant
5 star(s)
EuroNCAP child
4 star(s)
EuroNCAP pedestrian
1 star(s)
Alarm
Std
Immobiliser
Std
Driver's Airbag
Std
Passenger Airbag
Std
Side Airbag
Std
 

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