New Audi RS6 Avant with 780hp incoming: V8-powered super-estate imagined by Carwow
March 27, 2025 by Jamie Edkins
Car changing is a big deal
Audi is gearing up to launch the new RS6, and it looks as though it’ll retain a V8 engine. Read on for everything we know so far.
- New Audi RS6 Avant rendered by Carwow
- Petrol-powered super-estate
- Much more aggressive-looking than the A6
- V8 engine likely to be lifted from Bentley
- 0-60 in around 3.0 seconds
- Reveal not expected for a couple of years
This is the new Audi RS6 Avant, or at least it’s what you can expect it to look like. We’ve taken a look at some camouflaged prototypes and stripped back the disguise to see what’s underneath.
You’ll have to wait at least a year or two to see this car revealed in full, but it’s expected to retain a V8 engine – it may just use a plug-in hybrid system to boost power and efficiency.
New Audi RS6 Avant design
The new Audi RS6 Avant won’t be officially revealed for a year or so yet, but we’ve made these renders to give you a glimpse of what you can expect it to look like.
It’s pretty much RS business as usual. Up front there’s a redesigned grille with a honeycomb pattern, as well as much larger air intakes lower down. The silver accents in the grille also help to set this car apart, as does the vent just below the bonnet.
You’ll notice the massively flared wheel arches which make room for much wider tyres than the standard A6, something the RS6 will need to cope with the amount of power it’s expected to have.
Moving to the rear, there’s a pretty aggressive-looking lower diffuser with a pair of large oval tailpipes, although they are closer to the centre than you may be used to. You can see from these prototype spy shots that this is how the car will look, possibly to make room for some massive catalytic converters needed to clean up the engine emissions. That massive wing is inspired by the Audi RS6 GT from last year to finish things off.
New Audi RS6 Avant engine and power
So what’s going to power this new Audi RS6? Mercedes and BMW have both taken different approaches to their performance models in recent years, with BMW sticking to a V8 in the new M5 and Mercedes choosing a four-cylinder hybrid in the latest AMG C63.
It looks as though Audi will use the BMW formula and stick to eight cylinders in the new RS6. It has the entire Volkswagen Group parts bin to rummage around in, and an engine from Bentley could suit the new RS6 Avant down to the ground.
The new Bentley Continental GT Speed has a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 with a plug-in hybrid system added to both lower emissions and improve performance. In this car it puts out 782hp and 1,000Nm of torque, and it’ll do 0-60mph in 3.1 seconds.
This would put the new RS6 Avant in the perfect performance sweet spot – matching the upcoming all-electric RS6 e-tron and beating the BMW M5 by a few tenths of a second. This is of course all speculative for now though, and you’ll have to wait a while to find out what this car is really packing.
When can I buy the new Audi RS6 Avant?
Not for a while yet. There’s still the warmed-up Audi S6 to come before the full-fat RS6, so it’s likely to be 2027 before this car hits the roads. While it’s a bit early to put a price on this car, a figure of around £120,000 seems likely. This would make it a few thousand pounds more than the outgoing car.
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