This automobile has a 5 door estate/station wagon type body with a front mounted engine powering all four wheels.
Its 4 litre engine is a turbocharged, double overhead camshaft, 8 cylinder unit that develops 552 bhp (560 PS/412 kW) of power at 5700-6700 rpm, and maximum torque of 700 N·m (516 lb·ft/71.4 kgm) at 1750-5500 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via an 8 speed automatic set of gears.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 2010 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 305 km/h (190 mph), official fuel consumption figures are 13.9/7.5/9.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 229.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2915 mm | 114.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1662 mm | 65.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1663 mm | 65.5 inches | |
| Length | 4979 mm | 196 inches | |
| Width | 1936 mm | 76.2 inches | |
| Height | 1461 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2010 kg | 4431 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75 litres | 16.5 [19.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.352 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.40 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.84 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Audi | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4 litre 3993 cc (243.668 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84.5 × 89 mm
3.33 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 560 PS (552 bhp) (412 kW) at 5700-6700 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 700 Nm (516 ft·lb) (71.4 kgm) at 1750-5500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 103.1 kW/litre 140.2 ps/litre 138.2 bhp/litre 2.27 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
175.31 Nm/litre
2.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2203 kPa (319.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 2 turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 3.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 305 km/h (190 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 278.44 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 PS/kg 204.79 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 kW/kg 274.63 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.27 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.88 kg/kW 8.16 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 13.9/7.5/9.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.9/7.5/9.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.2/13.3/10.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 20.3/37.7/28.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 16.9/31.4/24.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 229.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | E | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 9½ x 20 ET21 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9½x 20 ET21 | ||
| Tyres front | 275/35 ZR 20 102Y XL | ||
| Tyres rear | 275/35 ZR 20 102Y XL | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 390 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 298474 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 35.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Audi RS 6 Avant added 2012-12-05. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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