Audi RS6 Performance vs Audi S8 Plus – Acceleration
In this video you will watch an Audi RS6 Performance vs Audi S8 Plus – Acceleration
Audi RS6 Avant performance
The Audi RS 6 Avant performance: built for drivers who want more. More power. More dynamics. More exclusivity. More adrenaline. Even more agile thanks to the reduced power-to-weight ratio. Even more powerful thanks to the overboost function. Even more control with Audi drive select. The vehicle’s character changes at a push of a button. And so does the performance. Deeply impressive values. With hardly any room for improvement.
Powerhouse: the twin-turbocharged 4.0 litre V8 FSI engine with 445 kW and maximum torque of up to 750 Nm with overboost guarantees truly staggering performance. The figures agree: 0 to 100 km/h in only 3.7 seconds. Top speed of up to 305 km/h on request. Efficient too: with Audi cylinder on demand and start-stop system, fuel consumption and emissions are dramatically reduced. The 8-speed tiptronic transmission delivers rapid gear changes at optimum shift points, for an incredibly responsive and efficient driving experience.
The muscular lines of the Audi RS 6 Avant performance draw back from the distinctive Audi Singleframe with honeycomb structure, signalling superiority. Characteristic signs for experts: the details in matt titanium look. Such as the air inlet duct with quattro logo, offset by the 21-inch aluminium wheels in the same finish. The Ascari blue, metallic paint finish emphasises the performance statement. Even when stationary. And most certainly while driving.
An aesthetic of pure sportiness: the interior. The RS sport seats in Valcona leather and honeycomb stitching offer excellent lateral support, even in the most spirited of driving situations. First-class materials. Perfect workmanship. Down to the last detail. Such as the inlays in carbon atlas, crisp instrumentation and tactile interfaces. Or the RS multifunction sport steering wheel with gear shift paddles. All culminate in a truly dramatic driving environment
Specifications
ENGINE TYPE: twin-turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 32-valve V-8, aluminum block and heads, direct fuel injection
Drive train Four Wheel Drive
Fuel delivery Turbo
Horsepower net: 445 kW / 605 PS / 597 hp (ECE)/6,100rpm
Torque net:750 Nm / 553 ft-lb/750Nm
Displacement:3993 cm3 / 243.9 cui
Curb weight (without a driver):1950 kg / 4299 lbs
Top speed:305 km/h / 190 mph
Base price : $214,900
Transmission :8 SP Automatic
Audi S8 Plus
The 4.0-litre V8 uses two twin-scroll turbochargers mounted in the vee of the cylinder bank to improve responses, and combines its peak 512bhp with a very solid 479bhp of torque – with this peak available all the way from 1700rpm and 5500rpm. Drive is supplied via an eight-speed automatic gearbox, plus Audi’s new ‘sport differential’, intended to sharpen cornering response by vectoring torque to the outside rear wheel. The S8 rides on air springs, with all versions getting three-stage variable damping.
The fuel-saving tech is likely to get most headlines, although in truth it’s a relatively small part of the S8’s box of tricks. Under light use when coasting the engine automatically deactivates cylinders 2, 3, 5 and 8 – this can only happen when the engine is producing less than 185lb ft, the car is in third gear or higher and the engine is turning at between 1000 and 3500rpm. When the conditions are met, lobes on the camshaft slide to engage ‘zero lift’ lobes next to the cylinders to be deactivated. The system can then fire up the idle cylinders on demand, in just 0.3 seconds.
What’s it like to drive?
The cylinder deactivation system is something that most drivers will barely notice. Not only is the switch between eight and four cylinders effectively invisible, the only indication is a small message on the dashboard display, but in real world driving you’re only likely to experience it under very gentle use – anything more than very gentle pressure on the throttle pedal is enough to turn the V4 back into a V8.
It’s certainly quick. The new engine lacks the high-revving drama of the old V10 – peak power arrives at just 5800rpm and the engine revs out barely past the ‘6’ mark on the tacho. But the combination of instantaneous torque and the autobox’s clever brain makes for some spectacular blue touchpaper moments. Acceleration is relentless and seemingly linear – barely abating as speeds turn from silly to outright daft. Like the standard A8, the cabin is extremely well insulated and – in any of the three suspension modes – the ride is comfortable and body control good. In short, the S8 looks set to be a brilliant high-speed cruiser
Specifications
ENGINE TYPE: twin-turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 32-valve V-8, aluminum block and heads, direct fuel injection
DISPLACEMENT: 244 cu in, 3993 cc
POWER: 605 hp @ 6800 rpm
TORQUE: 553 lb-ft @ 2500 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 8-speed automatic with manual shifting mode
BASE PRICE: $116,850
Top speed (mfr’s claim): 190 mph
Braking, 70-0 mph: 156 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.89 g
FUEL ECONOMY:EPA city/highway driving: 15/24 mpg
VIDEO
Video by :APEX Cars
Car information by : Evo.co.uk , topspeed.com