The 2023 Audi RS 6 Avant is Performance With Practicality

The 2023 Audi RS 6 Avant is Performance With Practicality | MotorWeek Road Test

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For most people, wagons are so not cool. But the enlightened among us appreciate them for their non-pretentious practicality, and quite often their driving dynamics too. But every once in a while, a wagon comes along that everyone can agree is bad to the bone. #Audi #AudiRS6Avant #RS6Avant
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КОМЕНТАРІ: 112

@joshthemediocre7824 7 місяців тому

To my eyes it's one of the best looking cars ever made. Audi had always been able to capture my heart with their lines and angles.

@hycinthpatrick6077 7 місяців тому

Same here, it’s effortlessly beautiful

@TermlessHGW 6 місяців тому

My "money no issue" daily dream car.

@tpp4007 6 місяців тому

Does it capture your wallet too? After a few years or 50K miles, you might wanna get rid of it after the warranty expires.

@TheFlyingPLiner 7 місяців тому

20, 50, 100 years from now, people will look back and see how amazing this car was.

@milessampson3942 7 місяців тому

Exceptional vehicle! Power, performance, practicality, pose. Especially when compared with most of what’s on offer in new car market, as John rightly noted. The blatant swipes made at EV’s, COVID and software/technology in the commentary made this an extra enjoyable review 👍😂

@gigi9467 7 місяців тому

Yup as much too lol

@flurpoid 7 місяців тому

I didn't know this used the ZF8 instead of Audi's DSG, interesting! That's a pretty major selling point to people who might be wary of reliability and maintenance costs, as the ZF8 is known to be reliable and has longer service intervals than DSG. Though I can't imagine anyone who can afford this cares _that_ much.

@roberthoyt7921 7 місяців тому

Many people were drooling over the previous-gen RS6 Avant prior to this one's arrival just about four years ago.

@daison96 7 місяців тому

~2:15 His personal jab at E.V.s resonates with most of us.

@MartinGalway 7 місяців тому

He does not understand the world we live in

@HAL-dm1eh 7 місяців тому

@@MartinGalway Because he likes the sound of this car's engine? 🤣

@stevemcgowen 7 місяців тому

Just with people living in the past and MAGAts...

@Fraser-369 2 місяці тому

@@stevemcgowen. Funny how four months later, most major brands are halting EV production, huh, Einstein?

@martingriggs6362 7 місяців тому

If you have the money, this would be the perfect car!

@StuPedassol Місяць тому

I had a wagon just like this... except it was an 85 caprice wagon. And, I called it the Shaggin' Wagon.

@pjcornell9691 7 місяців тому

I have seen a few of these running the streets here in Scottdale Arizona! Nice but very expensive.

@BertShackleford 7 місяців тому

Many of us remember the Griswold family station wagon. Now *_that_* was a beastly machine! _"Ed, uh… this is not the car I ordered. I distinctly ordered the Antarctic Blue Super Sports Wagon with the C.B. and optional rally fun pack."_ *~Clark Griswold* Stay classy my friends.

@wompa70 7 місяців тому

The whole Audi RS line has been my dream car for the last few years.

@GoblinGrenade 7 місяців тому

This has been my dream car since the mid 90's.

@anibalbabilonia1867 7 місяців тому

Man that’s absolutely one of the most beautiful Wagon I’d ever seen!👌😍👉♥️absolutely!

@dinorl 7 місяців тому

Love this car, but not enough to pay $120k! 😳😬

@speeddemon311 7 місяців тому

It's a complete ripoff 😂

@Aikynbreusov 7 місяців тому

I'll get a Lexus LC500 with $120k

@speeddemon311 7 місяців тому

@Aikynbreusov I'm buying a Porsche 911 with 120k! The heck with over 100k for a Lexus!😄

@eddieg6436 7 місяців тому

……in 6 years it’s yours for $60K.

@brainbug9000 7 місяців тому

Coolest looking wagon ever.

@basshead. 7 місяців тому

Nah. The 57 Chevy Nomad looks much cooler.

@hollaz2 7 місяців тому

cts v wagon, cls shooting brake, taycan gts sport turismo

@Mac10Daddy 7 місяців тому

@@hollaz2your comment is correct

@mediocreman2 7 місяців тому

That is the most beautiful car on sale today. And performance to match! Wow. I hope they sell a ton of them so that someday I can afford a used one. haha

@basshead. 7 місяців тому

You can find them for $15k in 2033.

@Butchcub75 7 місяців тому

LOVE LOVE LOVE, but, after our 3 bad Audi experiences (2010 S4, 2016 TT, and 2016 A7) we cant buy another Audi... too bad cause this is beautiful. and damn looks like fun... shame theyre so unreliable and most of their dealers are a joke... but what do you expect for VAG? Hey John, was there an oil pressure and voltmeter gauge? LOL. :) Love MW

@Ward413 7 місяців тому

Those wheels are wild. If I saw them on their own I probably wouldn’t think much but on the car they look excellent.

@2KONIC123 7 місяців тому

Great looking and I'm sure the performance is fantastic.. How's the up-keep?

@dohc1067 7 місяців тому

A Bavarian beast for the track 👣.

@MrHugawa 7 місяців тому

what a beauty... mean looking beast

@pokerfred68 7 місяців тому

Sick quick. From a great engine.

@D4NM00DY Місяць тому

This is what my tdi sportwagen wants to be when it grows up. Wish it had a 3 pedal like my Jetta

@mgdulan4756 7 місяців тому

This is the type of car you drive in a tuxedo… absolutely stunning!!

@kevinheidkamp1565 6 місяців тому

To me this car's main competitor, actually, is a G63. Which, hear me out - here in NYC I see 5-10 G63's every day, they are everywhere. Hardly any RS6's (the E63's even more rare). As much as the price makes this RS6 wildly exotic, if I was one of the many G63 customers (wouldn't that be nice), I think this RS6 is a much more interesting alternative for a few bucks less. While obviously the two cars couldn't be more different architecturally, in "real use", they're both simply "SUVs" for people who want something unnecessary and ridiculous, with a ton of power and enough utility to use it every day.

@SirCentex 6 місяців тому

This car with a roof rack is stunning!

@Carmafixcars 7 місяців тому

Dragon wagon, nice touch :p soon's I hit the jackpot, i'm getting one!

@kilove1 7 місяців тому

This 🚗 is Mega 💯🙌🔥👏🔥🔥

@whosdondada 7 місяців тому

The EV shade 😂

@MegaRetr 7 місяців тому

Its a beautiful and fast wagon.

@sha22276 7 місяців тому

Quite common in London

@Detah_ 7 місяців тому

When she says you need a more practical car

@Godzukidan 7 місяців тому

Now that is nice. 😎👍

@lucario12341 6 місяців тому

The commentary sounds like it would be more fitting reviewing a 1960s buick station wagon instead of an RS6 Avant. Great review nonetheless.

@BluRadoZ71 6 місяців тому

That is one beautiful wagon

@ck2696 7 місяців тому

What an impressive machine!

@markb3866 7 місяців тому

Sickest audi

@ericharrison619 7 місяців тому

I wish Audi would have done the V10 in a family car trick again.

@SilentButtDeadly15 7 місяців тому

This car deserves more than a 6 minute review.

@sandiegoavgeek6 7 місяців тому

Love the EV shade! They don't need to be everyone's future.

@lm1314 6 місяців тому

I was debating between an A4 and a Q5. Test drove both and picked the sedan for could take flyovers on highways faster. Only mistake I made is I should have got the A4 Avante. I especially wish I did for mine is a 2019 and still has CD player you can rip CDs into radio. Like that better than using phone. Sedans and wagons just handle better than SUVs. People say the snow but I find do just as well and sometimes better.

@sandiegoavgeek6 6 місяців тому

@@lm1314 if I’m not mistaken the 2019 A4 weighs ~3500lb where as the Q5 weighs ~3900. That would make a difference.

@supastah68 6 місяців тому

My favorite Audi

@Sacapuntas69 5 місяців тому

That thing is awesome looking. But why touch controls?????? They make zero sense and are so difficult to use without taking your eyes off the road!

@ecjaye 7 місяців тому

You left out the $40k dealership mark up.

@batliff 7 місяців тому

It's a complete package.

@theeric 7 місяців тому

OMG, I love this car. The Audi rs6 Avant is so bada$$ 🖤🏁😎

@Acejustforalaugh 7 місяців тому

SUPER DUPER !! 😊

@revelare_xvii6269 7 місяців тому

It’s lowkey frustrating how long it took for Audi to bring the RS6 Avant to the US.

@richardisner3671 6 місяців тому

I want one.

@edwoll 7 місяців тому

Make sure you get rid of that thing before the warranties up. Before that timing chain stretches beyond adjustment, the head gasket blows.

@stevemcgowen 7 місяців тому

You just need to maintain it properly...

@omidnamin9004 6 місяців тому

I usually hate wagons. they make shape of the car look awkward and ugly. having said that, this car is SPECTACULAR!!! absolutely nailed the design

@senpaihunter4606 3 місяці тому

Bros not making to home today 💀

@stevemcgowen 7 місяців тому

Looks good, but I like the e-tron avant better...

@philarob80 7 місяців тому

Just yes, yes yes yes.

@wasdwasdwwasd 7 місяців тому

Wagons are so obscure in your country they're almost fetishised

@mikea5205 7 місяців тому

As more and more accidents happen every year in America...manufacturers keep upping power. Well done guys 🤦‍♂.

@ericharrison619 7 місяців тому

Ever think it's the inept drivers and not the cars?

@justaguy6862 7 місяців тому

That is one sexy looking vehicle. Damn!

@saltyt.1886 7 місяців тому

I wish I had a climate controlled garage and I could afford a dozen of these to store for the next 50-100 years! I could sell one a decade or so (or my kids could) to buy future vacation homes!!! 😎

@RobertMayfair 7 місяців тому

I’d buy it for about a third of the price

@tempestsquall5882 6 місяців тому

Wagons/Hatches > SUV/Crossovers

@itzed 7 місяців тому

Destined to be a Hooptie in 10 years.

@RollingFish91154 7 місяців тому

Don’t play kerosene💀

@porscheguy09 7 місяців тому

Wish Audi would build the RS6 in a sedan again.

@whosdondada 7 місяців тому

Blame the RS7

@lm1314 6 місяців тому

I read they are but alas as an electric car. Sorry, but an engine sounds so much better than the artificial sounds of an electric. Last night, I heard a BMW M5 rumble just sitting there, then the whine of an electric Toyota, BMW all the way.

@goofyspottzzz 6 місяців тому

Kerosene intensifies

@richardisner3671 6 місяців тому

That wagon covers the 3 B'S BIG CAR. BIG ENGINE. BAD GAS MILEAGE.

@eddieg6436 7 місяців тому

The gauges on my Audi COMPLETELY FAILED with only 17,000 miles!!! (no speedo, tach, FUEL, temperature guage….everything failed). No recall, no nothing! $2,500.00 to fix. ……..I’ll NEVER buy anything German (or European) again!!!

@anthonykiedis1765 7 місяців тому

I love everything about this car except that it's an Audi. Fantastic car but I will never own another VW/Audi product for obvious reasons.

@lm1314 6 місяців тому

I had a VW for 9 years up traded for another that had just shy of 14 years. Great cars. Upgraded to Audi. If you maintain cars, it makes a big difference . I know people with Toyotas and Hondas who had issues. One person was told with a six month old Toyota to get rid of it, they had a lemon.

@anthonykiedis1765 6 місяців тому

@@lm1314 I did all my maintenance on my Audi to the T. The drivetrain wasn't the issue, it was all the electrical gremlins that made me get rid of it. Multiple touch screen failures, starter failure, fuel pump failure, power steering failure, etc. There is a reason every mechanic will tell you not to own one out of warranty.

@AyoBrownKid 7 місяців тому

If one of you hit that powerball and are feeling generous inbox me, I know what I want now 😁

@kat13man 7 місяців тому

Interesting machinery but not practical. Too much HP and no where to put it except the track.

@HypocriticYT 6 місяців тому

The four rings of financial ruin 😅 Audi 😂

@dorianvisser1922 7 місяців тому

3.3 seconds …. Wow

@snutmeez 7 місяців тому

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤What a super sexy car.👊🏿👍🏿👍🏿💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🇨🇦

@gearmonkey5904 7 місяців тому

Love it but not at $120k come on Audi lower the price to $60k.

@mbox314 7 місяців тому

A 1990 Ford F-150 weighs 500lbs less than this wagon.

@shaunjones3036 7 місяців тому

With less safety equipment & this would destroy the Ford

@basshead. 7 місяців тому

@@shaunjones3036 Not in reliability.

@mylifeisJDM 7 місяців тому

The F-150 is a ladder from Lowes with an engine from the '60s on the end. Not much going on, so what's your point?

@mbox314 7 місяців тому

@mylifeisJDM it is also a body on frame vehicle built entirely out of steel with an iron block engine. I just find it amusing all the extra dodads have outweighed the benifits of improved design and lightweight materials present on modern cars.

@mbox314 7 місяців тому

The "virtual cockpit" looks like cheap junk, a cheap low effort walmart-esq alternative to alternative to a real set of gauges.

@puravida5683 7 місяців тому

No thanks. Audi is not know for reliability! I'm German/American.

@stevemcgowen 7 місяців тому

Yet they are wildly popular and reliable in Central Europe, as people there actually maintain their vehicles...

@DarthWaffle. 7 місяців тому

Another disposable car. Couldn’t own that without a bumper to bumper.

@princekorea 7 місяців тому

I prefer quick and quiet electric vehicles. Better for noise and climate environment.

@daison96 7 місяців тому

Except for the facts that they still utilize fossil fuels to produce and power EVs, and that the disposal of the batteries are in many ways worse for the environment.

@HAL-dm1eh 7 місяців тому

If you call coal burners better for climate, then sure.

@stevemcgowen 7 місяців тому

In cities which suffer from pollution, EV's are wonderful...@@daison96

@lm1314 6 місяців тому

But bad for the environment for they go through tires quicker than gas vehicles due to weight and torque. This causes more rubber pollution. Plus, all the mining to get materials for batteries and depends on how the electricity is made. Last night, I heard two different cars at a car wash in neutral, BMW M5 that had a beautiful rumble, and the high pitch whine of a Toyota electric vehicle. The electric car sound gets on my nerves, like nails on a chalkboard.