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Oct 26, 2006 | 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ttgangsta

Idk he is a pretty good writer and is a true car enthusiast. If you think about his comments they make sense too. The car is way underpowered and they did very little to make the suspension something "special" so whats the point? I would get a used E55 way before I stepped up to the S6.

AWD.

Its the main reason I didn't go with an E63 or M5. It's my daily driver and I'm going to put snow tires on it. I agree, however, that it is underpowered if you're comparing it to either of those vehicles.

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Oct 26, 2006 | 06:53 PM

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It's "underpowered" because it is not direct competition to the E55 or M5. That will be the RS6. You can be sure the RS6 will have enormous improvements in handling and straight line performance. Clarkson needs to get his head of his ***.

Oct 28, 2006 | 02:35 AM

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In my mind, the S6 is pointless if there will be an RS6. It is way too heavy and way too underpowered, and people all over are making further assumptions about all Audis. No doubt it is the best made of any other competition, but Audi is trying too hard to fill every single price point, IMO. Not to mention it's too expensive.

Oct 28, 2006 | 10:22 AM

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"every time you put your foot down, you feel like the car youâ€™ve bought was designed by accountants"...LOL...I take that personally

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Oct 31, 2006 | 02:35 AM

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Wow, that has to be the harshest review I've ever seen....I've always loved the S6, I really hope Audi hasn't gone and trashed it forever.

Nov 3, 2006 | 11:56 PM

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ouch he's harsh as usual. well cant say the avant really makes sense, but it's a sweet car non the less. sure it might be useless but still, it's a great car.

Nov 4, 2006 | 07:09 PM

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I'm pretty sure the B7 RS4 was the only Audi Clarkson's ever liked (and he liked it a WHOLE lot). Otherwise he's been notoriously harsh, from what I've seen.

Doesn't mean that the car's not a disappointment -- I think 430hp out of a V10 that otherwise makes 500+ is certainly a disappointment, especially for that price.

Nov 4, 2006 | 07:58 PM

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Then there was the Ferrari 360. This came after the glorious 355 so we were all expecting more of the same, only better. But what we got was a twitchy little bastard with the face of a gormless frog.

I quit reading right there...