# Successor to the acclaimed V8 - powered Audi RS flagship upgrades to ten cylinders, two turbochargers and 580PS New RS 6 quattro available first in
Avant estate form with saloon to follow in mid-2008 # V10 engine is boosted by two turbo chargers, streamlined by FSI direct petrol injection and linked to six - speed tiptronic automatic transmission # 580PS @ 6,250 rpm, 650Nm from 1,500 - 6,250 rpm, 0 - 100kmh in 4.6 seconds, top speed limited to 248kmh, 20.3 mpg combined # Latest generation quattro system with 40:60 front - to - rear torque split
The only problem for the C - Class
Estate has always been the stiff competition it faces in this class, namely in the
form of the Audi A4
Avant and BMW 3 Series Touring.