Which Audi is fastest?
Audi’s biggest sedan can keep up with its fastest ever wagon? The Carwow team gathered the Audi S8, and the Audi RS6 Wagon to race in a drag race. Can the Audi S8 luxury sedan run impressive drag races to challenge the new RS6 wagon on the track? Let’s see what happens.
The Audi RS6 is the most innovative car to have come out in the past decade. The Audi RS6 is a brand-new super wagon that features the most recent in drivetrain technology. It combines a twin turbo engine with a mild 48-volt hybrid system to improve performance and efficiency. The Audi RS6’s twin-turbo V8 produces 591 horsepower (440 Kilowatts), and 590 lbft (800 Newton-Meters).
The mild hybrid system in the RS6 is used to accelerate the car during a stop-start scenario. It also serves as torque fill to lessen the effects of turbo lag. The powerful engine is coupled to an 8-speed auto transmission that sends power to all four wheels via Audi’s excellent Quattro All wheel-drive system. The RS6 weighs in at a modest 5,000 lbs.
As it approaches the start line, the Audi S8 is in a huge disadvantage. The S8 is a S product, not a full-fledged RS product like its rival. Audi has sacrificed performance in favor of branding and a diverse product range.
Audi S8 is powered by a 4.0-liter twin turbo V8. However, it produces only 563 horsepower (420 Kilowatts), and 590 lbft (800 Newton-Meters), in the S8. Even though there is a gap in the badging between S and RS, the S8 uses the same 48-volt mild combination setup.