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That would be the Audi RS 6, in case you forgot, which will continue to take on the likes of the BMW M5. And just like its big rival in the class, it will be offered in two body styles. That’s right, the RS 6 Sedan is making a comeback after well over a decade. The last time the company made such a thing was for the C6-generation RS 6, as the C7 and the C8 that followed were offered strictly as five-door station wagons.
Audi’s upcoming RS 6 was supposed to be christened the RS 7. That’s because the brand wanted to market its ICE models with odd numbers, reserving the even numbers for the EV family. However, it turned out to be confusing for its clientele, so the automaker decided to drop this scheme. But not before launching the new A5, which is the successor to the old B9 A4. And rumor has it that it might be rechristened the A4 again for the mid-cycle refresh.
Now, Audi Sport may not have a BMW M5 competitor in its lineup today, but the old RS 6 remains a great driver’s car. In fact, this model continues to make headlines today for different reasons, and it is often the tuned examples that catch our attention. Case in point, meet the latest that has made us want to share it with you, namely the black unit pictured in the gallery, which came directly from MTM’s portfolio.
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And while it may stand out from the crowd very easily due to the extras on the outside, the icing on the cake lies under the hood. The quoted tuner hasn’t said exactly what it has done to the powertrain in order to make it this punchy. However, it has more oomph than some of today’s supercars. The magic number is 1,001 horsepower, and the output is likely metric. This would translate to 987 brake horsepower and 736 kilowatts.
We’d very much want to tell you about the thrust, 0 to 62 mph (0 to 100 kph) acceleration time, and revised top speed of this particular Audi RS 6, but the truth is that we do not know these aspects, as the tuner hasn’t released them at the time of writing. Nevertheless, it is probably safe to assume that we are looking at a vehicle capable of sprinting to the 62 mph mark in less than three seconds.
How do we know that? Because the Audi RS 6 can do it in a little over 3 seconds with no outside intervention, pushing up to 155 mph (250 kph), which is its electronically limited top speed. The 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine churns out 630 metric horsepower. That’s 621 horsepower for brake crowd and 463 kilowatts. As for the maximum thrust, it is officially rated at 627 pound-feet (850 Nm).
This modded Audi RS 6 Avant is street legal, MTM says, and besides packing a jaw-dropping amount of power to the point where it is up there with the original Bugatti Veyron, which is considered to be the world’s first hypercar, it also sports some special things on the outside. These include the new apron with blades on the sides, a tweaked grille, and a new hood, from what we can tell.
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It seems that the trim on the front fenders is also on the very special side of things, just like the side skirt attachments. The decals on the front doors reveal its output in metric horsepower, the rear diffuser is new, and so are the roof-mounted wing, and the spoiler mounted below the rear windscreen. Some special badges further tell bystanders that they are looking at a very special machine, and the wheels round off the makeover.
The new alloys have a very intricate design and a black overall look, and they spin around the red brake calipers with white branding on them. The car features multiple other black touches on the outside, and the color is dark gray. We cannot see the interior in these pictures that MTM released on its social media channels recently, but in a perfect world, it would be mostly black, perhaps with a few touches of red here and there for a bit of contrast.
Do you want to make your Audi RS 6 Avant look like this, with the carbon fiber details and the new wheels mentioned above, and do you also want it to break into the four-digit output territory? In that case, you will have to reach out to MTM to discuss the details, because the finances have not been mentioned. But do you dig this spec? What about the immense amount of power available via the right pedal?
