Audi RS6 Avant vs Nissan GT-R DragRace

CarFection some time to kill on track and wondered whether Audi’s superfast RS 6 family car would be much of match for Nissan’s monster GT-R. It seems it is. And then some.

The RS6 is a proper sports wagon. Its 4.0-liter V-8 engine is fitted with two turbochargers, producing a whopping 553 horsepower and 516 lb.-ft. of torque. This is enough to propel it from 0-60 miles per hour in just 3.9 seconds and to a theoretical 189 mph top speed—though for safety reasons, the car is electronically limited to 155. The 4,299-pound station wagon costs around $101,156 for a base model.

The 2017 R35 GT-R is the slightly less heavy of the two, tipping the scales at 3,911 lbs. Its 3.8-liter V-6 also packs a pair of turbochargers under the hood to make big numbers. And it does just that, pumping out 562 horsepower and 469 lb.-ft. of torque. Less weight, more horsepower —it seems like it should demolish the RS6 on paper, right? You might not want to bet its $109,990 price tag on that.