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Spotted: 2013 V8 Audi RS6

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Parent Category: Nurburgring

Created on Tuesday, 17 April 2012 17:30

Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 April 2012 22:04

Published on Tuesday, 17 April 2012 17:30

Written by Dale

From a pure petrolhead geek point-of-view, I found it sad that BMW's M5 went from howling V10 to smaller-capacity blown V8. Now I've just spotted the 2013 Audi RS6 testing on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, and I'm even sadder...

Yep, the V10 has gone. Replaced by a muffled V8 with a couple of hair-dryers bolted on to each exhaust. Apparently the power and torque will still be suitably awesome, with talk of 600-ish horses being packed under the hood. But the noise? Not exactly scintillating!

If you're interested in how to see some cool pre-production metal for yourself on your next visit to the 'ring, check out this five-minute video blog of how to 'spy' prototypes at the Nürburgring.

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#1 elsabor67 2012-04-18 08:31

Hey, but didn't the v10 also have a twin turbo setup??

Although it did have a incredible sound.....even with teh turbos.

 

 

#2 Guillaume 2012-04-18 08:41

Quoting elsabor67:

Hey, but didn't the v10 also have a twin turbo setup??

Although it did have a incredible sound.....even with teh turbos.

Well no. The e60 M5 had a glorious naturally aspirated V10 (supposedly "F1-like", as the single-seater were running 3.0 V10 at the time).

 

 

#3 Speedy 2012-04-18 09:05

Quoting Guillaume:

Quoting elsabor67:

Hey, but didn't the v10 also have a twin turbo setup??

Although it did have a incredible sound.....even with teh turbos.

Well no. The e60 M5 had a glorious naturally aspirated V10 (supposedly "F1-like", as the single-seater were running 3.0 V10 at the time).

But this is an Audi, not a BMW

Audi RS6 had a V10 Twinturbo as well. There was a N/A version of this engine, called the S6.

 

 

#4 Guillaume 2012-04-18 14:03

Quoting Speedy:

Quoting Guillaume:

Quoting elsabor67:

Hey, but didn't the v10 also have a twin turbo setup??

Although it did have a incredible sound.....even with teh turbos.

Well no. The e60 M5 had a glorious naturally aspirated V10 (supposedly "F1-like", as the single-seater were running 3.0 V10 at the time).

But this is an Audi, not a BMW

Audi RS6 had a V10 Twinturbo as well. There was a N/A version of this engine, called the S6.

Well if you do read the article, one of the V10s that Dale mentions is in fact the M5's.

Quote:

I found it sad that BMW's M5 went from howling V10 to smaller-capacity blown V8.

Just sayin...

 

 

#5 zigzag 2012-04-19 06:32

Don´t worry, Dale! Soon enough mtm will be along with pipework sounding like Jericho´s best....

 

 

#6 M. Delaney 2012-04-21 19:27

That CLS AMG Shooting Break following the Audi had a nice note.
Also Biturbo...
Sound engineering anybody?

 

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