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We’ve only had a glimpse and so far we haven’t had a chance to take the wheel. But that will be the case for as many Canadians as only seven will make it here. Audi limits the number of vehicles to 660 worldwide, repeating the model number once again. It would have been great, but a 666-car race would have struggled to get past the marketing department. The U. S. will get 85.
While it uses the same engine as the RS 6 Avant Performance, the GT adds track-adjustable suspension, a tuned differential kit, wheels with new features and styling cues, adding an optional racing-style color scheme, promoted through of the Audi RS 6 GTO. . 2020, encouraged through the 1989 Audi 90 Quattro IMSA GTO racer. The RS call stands for RennSport, or “racing game,” and Audi representatives said the Avant GT recognizes the 40th anniversary of Quattro GMBH, which more Later it would be the Audi. Sports department for functional models and customization program for Audi vehicles.
In Canada, the A6 can be purchased as an A6 and S6 sedan, but the Avant can only be purchased as an Allroad, with clearance for the top deck; and like the RS 6 Avant. RS styles, adding the new Avant GT, it uses a 4. 0L twin-turbo V8, and in the 2023 RS 6 Avant it produced 591 horsepower and 590 lb-ft of torque. For 2024, this style has been upgraded to the RS 6 Avant Performance, which pushes force up to 621 horses and 627 lb-ft of torque. It goes from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3. 4 seconds, while the new Avant GT reduces it to 3. 3 seconds.
This 2020 RS 6 GTO Concept was built by apprentices who learned their trade at Audi, adding mechanical engineering, bodywork, painting, and car manufacturing. The Avant GT is enlivened through the front trim of this car. It has a gloss black grille and air intakes. , and the GT-specific bonnet is made of carbon fibre, and can be ordered painted or with this visually lightweight material. The finishes are made of carbon fiber, a first for a production Audi vehicle; The mirrors are also finished in this material.
The GT is also the first estate 6 to have no roof bars and, at the rear, sports a thru-spoiler similar to that of the GTO concept. The 22-inch wheels are wrapped in high-performance Continental Sport Contact 285/30 tires. 7 tires that aid handling and shorten braking distance, once the popular ceramic brakes start to kick in. The six-spoke wheels are unique to the GT, and while you can order them in other colours, it’s the only design you can choose.
Five exterior colours will be offered, and we wouldn’t possibly judge you externally if you didn’t opt for the Arkona White with black, grey and red accents used by Audi Sport Racing, which also exclusively uses white wheels, because that would be our undisputed choice. You can also get contrasting black or gray stickers on a car with a gray or black finish, or opt for a drab shade. Accents cover the paint than when it is painted.
The black interior of the cabin is illuminated with red and copper stitching, as well as red seat belts and black microfiber on soft-touch surfaces such as the armrests and dashboard.
Audi brought the car with carbon fiber and honeycomb-covered rear seats, but they probably won’t make it to Canada. We might be pleasantly surprised if those seven cars arrive with them, but we hope they do. They come with the usual RS Performance Avant sports seats. The RS 6 GT logo will illuminate on the door sills and puddle lights, and the car’s production number out of a total of 660 cars will be engraved on the center console.
But looks are only half the story, here. As mentioned, the Avant GT uses that 621-horsepower V8, and its eight-speed Tiptronic automatic transmission includes paddle shifters on the steering wheel. The Quattro all-wheel-drive portions out 40 per cent of its power to the front wheels; and 60 per cent to the rear under normal conditions, but when needed, up to 70 per cent of power can go forward, and a maximum of 85 per cent can move to the back.
Available only on the Avant GT, the popular suspension is an adjustable coil spring setup. Compared to the RS Avant, its stabilizers are 30% stiffer at the front and 80% stiffer at the rear; It has adjustable triple surprise shock absorbers; and reduces ride height by 10mm. It can be adjusted to the driver’s preference, and the car includes a tool kit to do so; This requires a hoist or the runner can do it. As an option, you can opt for an RS gaming suspension with dynamic ride control or an adaptive air suspension.
While it’s an improvement over the RS Avant Performance, the concept of the Avant GT is that while its suspension can be manually adjusted for track driving, it looks like a race car with white paint and Audi Sport trim (well, maybe Maybe we are (it’s going to make you judge it externally if you don’t order it that way), the car is basically for drivers to take out on the street for daily use.
The Avant GT begins production at Audi’s plant in Neckarsulm, Germany, along with its smaller siblings, the RS 6 Avant, at least until its frame is built and painted. The 660 sets will then be shipped to Audi’s plant in Böllinger Höfe, about 8 kilometers away, which specializes in lower-volume models such as the R8 and e-tron GT. The car is finished by seven employees spread across three workstations, who add the exclusive touches, adding the carbon fiber hood and fenders, fender, and adjustable suspension.
Production “will begin soon,” Audi representatives said, with the cars expected to start arriving in those 660 aisles in the second quarter of 2024. Pricing has not been announced, yet if you need to make an estimate, pricing for the 2024 RS 6 Avant Performance starts at $147,158 in Canada.
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