This automobile has a 5 door estate/station wagon type body with a front located engine delivering its power to all four wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a turbocharged engine of 4.2 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 5 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 473 bhp (480 PS/353 kW) of power at 6000-6400 rpm, and maximum torque of 560 N·m (413 lb·ft/57.1 kgm) at 1950-6000 rpm.
A 5 speed automatic 'box transfers the power to the wheels.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1880 kg.
It is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 280 km/h (174 mph), quoted fuel consumption is 21.8/10.4/14.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/overall, and carbon dioxide emissions are 350.0 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 | 2759 mm | 108.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1578 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1587 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Length | 4852 mm | 191 inches | |
| Width | 1850 mm | 72.8 inches | |
| Height | 1452 mm | 57.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1880 kg | 4145 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 82 litres | 18 [21.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.35 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.20 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.77 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Audi | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.2 litre 4172 cc (254.591 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84.5 × 93 mm
3.33 × 3.66 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
5 valves per cylinder 40 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 480 PS (473 bhp) (353 kW) at 6000-6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 560 Nm (413 ft·lb) (57.1 kgm) at 1950-6000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 84.5 kW/litre 115 ps/litre 113.4 bhp/litre 1.86 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
134.23 Nm/litre
1.62 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1686.8 kPa (244.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 521.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | twin turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 3.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 10.7 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 12.5 s
@ 107.5 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 280 km/h (174 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 255.09 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 PS/kg 187.61 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 kW/kg 251.6 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.33 kg/kW 8.9 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 21.8/10.4/14.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/overall | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 21.8/10.4/14.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/overall | ||
| km/litre | 4.6/9.6/6.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/overall | ||
| UK MPG | 13.0/27.2/19.3 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/overall | ||
| US MPG | 10.8/22.6/16.1 US MPG urban/extra-urban/overall | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 350.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.4Li.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 9J x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9J x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | 255/35 R 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 255/35 R 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 365 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 335 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.20 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 119768 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 35.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Audi RS 6 plus added 2004-05-07. Last modified 2018-08-05. |
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