There is a remote possibility the Audi RS 6 Avant could be coming to U.S. showrooms. Whoa. This is like hearing news that a dead relative is planning to make an appearance at your annual family Christmas gathering. The Audi RS 6’s absence in the United States was about as assured as soccer’s absence on […] More »

Far too infrequently do we get to see all-wheel-drive cars spinning their tires. All-wheel drive and tire smoke are paired as often as sunshine at a nightclub, so on the rare occasion someone posts an all-wheel-drive donut on YouTube, we get as giddy as a 28-year-old girl watching ‘NSYNC at the VMAs. The giddiness-inducing video […] More »

Pirelli is rolling out its new Pirelli Noise Canceling System (PNCS) tires as a factory-installed option for the Audi RS 6 and RS 7. These tires use a sponge-like layer of polyurethane that lines the inner walls. PNCS is claimed to reduce in-cabin tire noise by 50 percent, or three decibels. While PNCS significantly reduces tire roar, the […] More »

We all know bullies don’t play fair. The Nissan GT-R is the bully of the car world. It costs about $100,000, but it offers $250,000-worth of performance, and gives wedgies to just about every other fast car on sale. It’s not fair, and that’s why we love it. In the video posted below, the Audi […] More »

What we have here is a failure to communicate undesirability, and here’s why. Back in the old days, wagons existed for hauling stinky, obnoxious kids home from the baseball game. Back in the day, wagons weren’t cool. They were rolling environments of unpleasantness; the automotive symbol of being unhappily married with 2.2 devilish children. The […] More »

The Lambo takes the Audi in the 1/4 but then the big German sedan manages to walk away from it at the end. The second race puts the Audi up against a BMW M6 F12, but it looks like the BMW breaks something. Overall a very impressive outing for the RS6.