akira Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 Seeing as i did one hell of a drive to the South of France in the red peril i thought it was about time i posted up my thoughts on the car..where possible i'll try to draw comparisons to my ownership of the S4 Avant. First thoughts after pickup...smooth, considering this thing has 450Bhp the delivery in drive makes it very driveable around town. Sports mode is well...different altogether. The engine note was amazingly different to the S4, i've since been told that this was down to one being belt etc etc. Suprisingly the ride i find to be a lot smoother than the S4, perhaps this is down to DRC this is on roads and over bumps. Thoughts on my trip down to the South of France in it. Apart from the fuel consumption (average of 19mpg sat at an average of just over 80mph) the trip went well, i'm not naive enough to have bought an RS6 and be suprised with Fuel consumption. The car just ate the miles up, the seats are so comfy its unbelievable, perhaps not as supportive as my S4 ones but i cant complain. The french roads are perfect for it, lots of nicely tarmac'd roads and lovely sweeping bends (especially the further south you go) I got out of the car after nearly 18 hours of driving and didn't have a hint of backpain, a slightly stiff neck but that's gonna happen in any car. The car was faultless, no hiccups at all and the reaction of the French to the RS6 was amazing, even in Monaco the car drew a lot of attention, i even had a Clarkson moment as a policeman on the Autoroute asked me to go past him and he made sure he had his window down. The Satnav was faultless also, works very well in France and thankfully the TMC function also worked (come on Audi UK sort it out!) The one thing i do prefer is that the 6 tends to draw less attention than my S4 did. In the S4 i was forever getting Scooby and M3 owners trying to race me (not interested) and tbh it got a bit tiring...this doesn't happen in the 6..or at least hasn't happened yet. One bad thing is the squeeky brakes. This apparently is caused by a buildup of brake dust and as long as you can keep on top of jet washing the discs/housings the problem doesn't seem to be as bad. Last but not least, the available boot space in the Avant is huge in comparison to the 4 Avant (which is what made me swap. Just thought i'd jot some thoughts down, its by no means a hugely technical review but one more aimed at ownership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 Nice. I'm jealous - both of the car, and your trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danksy Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 At 19mpg it would have been cheaper to fly down there and hire an RS6 to drive around Nice one Andy done the journey a few times, and really enjoyed it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Doe Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 Sounds great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emm3 Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 I agree with the brake squeal, it can be really annoying, washing the wheels/brake assembly regularly does help though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 I was interested to read about the brake squeal because it's something that I used to get on both of my M3's. I found the easiest way to stop it was that after washing and drying the car take it for a short spin. Say no more than a mile if you can get a spurt of decent 0-60 in there. It pretty much shakes all the standing water off the discs/wheels and, hey presto, the brakes stopped squealing from thereon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 Andy, interesting point about the baiting by M3 and scoobies.. I used to find exactly the same.. maybe they realise it would be a no-contest , but they do leave you alone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixthecat1 Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 After being taken for a quick spin in Sliby's RS6 I now know what a fantastic car you have there. Enjoy it, it is a monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apreading Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 Have to say I wasnt (to my surprise) blown away by the acceleration of the RS6 at the Audi Experience day, good though it was. What REALLY blew me away was the braking. Fantastic brakes on that thing - I guess they need to be with that kind of speed/weight! Handling was great in the wet too. Dont get me wrong, the thing is fast. But my expectations of a car with over 2 and a half times the power of the fastest thing I had ever driven were not met. I guess this is because the delivery is so smooth, rahter than being agressive and stunning like I expected. Fabulous car in every way. Particularly good was deliberately spinning it and trying to catch it in the wet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixthecat1 Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 [ QUOTE ] I guess this is because the delivery is so smooth, rahter than being agressive and stunning like I expected. [/ QUOTE ] I think that's what they mean when they say the driver's left out. I understand what you're saying, it is so controlled and effortlessly smooth. Super car though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malagus Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 This is why a scooby or an evo feels soo much faster, despite not being all that much quicker, because the turbo smacks you in the face, rather than the power being smooth like an audi. I love the audi RS models, and that sounds great - have fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBM Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 Nice review! I wish.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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