Audi RS 6 Avant in-depth review - Carbuyer

The Audi RS6 Avant is a high performance estate car boasting four-wheel drive and near supercar levels of performance. It can cover 0-62mph in the blink of an eye, yet it still has enough bootspace and interior space for families and luggage. Its interior is stunning, and build quality impresses. With a price close to £100,000 possible, it's cost will ensure it remains an exclusive sight.
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[@Mububban23]

This is my perfect stealth performance car as a family man. One lotto win and I'd be straight down to the Audi dealership :-D

[@NZsarge1]

Mububban23 You and me both

[@RobinBudik]

Mububban23 mee to mates!

[@neilwalters6153]

Mububban23 agreed!

[@alanbutterfield8057]

And me

[@SalmanKhan-jj5di]

Mububban23 trust me I'm in 😍

[@davidhayes4814]

With a vehicle like this, for around £75K you wonder what the attraction is for high performance SUVs. It's understated looks (without being boring) are a work of art. The Germans do make great cars.

[@hyylo]

once you drive a Tesla you never go back.

[@LeBronJames0607]

omg. obviously a Tesla fanboys have to be everywhere

[@robertcazacu4149]

Jakub Mihályi ha ha ha 👍

[@NZsarge1]

I can appreciate Tesla, cool car in its own right but I wouldn't consider one over this or something like a E63 in a million year if the option is there.

[@hyylo]

***** model x has 4 wheel drive. even if one of the electric motors fail you can still drive it.

[@seinsmeld13]

She's one of the best female presenters on the net.

[@durbabajovan]

M4st3rm1nd so what?

[@djp4nfa]

Neel Beke haha

[@nextingz]

Neel Beke lmaoo

[@amaldevadas2642]

🤓djp4nfa qarthiv🙏🎲🤒❤️😄😕😑

[@mijbob7679]

david dykeman I bet she’s a freak under the sheets

[@polarweis]

Q: How do you know that somebody drives a Tesla? A: They will tell you.

Just the same as with vegans... Oh, the nightmare, a vegan driving a Tesla :-O

[@pixiepusteblume5632]

Beautiful woman in a beautiful car...splendid

[@the-boring-car-guy]

Why are the comments so sexist? They're not even funny sexist jokes they're just full on sexist remarks. Damn

[@dschonsie]

SaLad G what do you expect from guys with an iq of used toilet paper?

[@Grumpycat95]

Dunno why people won't focus on the car she reviews , these RS models from audi are damn beautiful

[@bekeneel]

Lol cry me a river... Pussy is meant to be licked... Period.

[@lucozade8373]

THIS is the best *all round* car. Beautiful, and powerful.

[@JMNTN]

If i had a family with kids and enough money this would be my car

[@Sluggy_96]

well.. even if you are rich, the wife and the kids would make you spend so much money you could not afford that car anymore ;)

[@milinddixit6583]

So true...

[@emililorenzo3835]

maitre between exactly ahah

[@emililorenzo3835]

ILLUMINATUS for the family i would take only a volvo!!! for myself o me and my wife i would take a r8 or rs7 !!

[@zaink7037]

Agree there though I don't think I'd drive this to the kids school with some of the careless parents. I've seen some bad manner of parking with some parents bumping into cars when parking

[@mariopriore5853]

I love the way Ginny is dressed tone-sur-tone with the car

[@myjoyonline.]

I love Ginny and her reviews, but I have to be honest and say Matt would be a better reviewer for this beast of a car!

[@longtailgt]

Its nice to go away from the almost Hollywood-like reviews of Top Gear and Grand Tour and watch an honest, back to basics review like this. Good work! I also remember that I have watched Ginny's reviews on some other old car show, but can't remember exactly where.

[@adamr6780]

Nice review. It's an absolute monster this car

[@3kcc]

Once there was a V10 car to beat this RS6... not anymore

[@prayerpowersr854]

ginny looks mindblowing in leather♥♡

[@zenrubes]

Seriously great presentation. Nice work.

[@mkkravist11]

Awesome & gorgeous, and the Audi's great, too.

[@saitpehlivan266]

no make up and great review spectacular 🚗

[@netweed09]

why focus on the lady that much here -,-

[@alasdairmacleod8209]

I had a 911 but changed it to an RS6 when I had young children this year and I love its versatility it turns heads especially amongst those that know!

[@Khoragg]

Can you lift up the air suspension (more clearance) for when its needed from the drive select? Thank you.

[@SSF1992]

Id totally buy this rather than an Aston martin or Ferrari, one of the best sounding cars ive ever heard!

[@ruebenmpho1909]

Loving the biomes you're making the reviews in...that is..FOREST🐕

[@JoeAchilles1]

Great review, do you need a co host ;-)

[@klariskb4497]

Joe Achilles would love to see you on this channel

[@Blackmamba12345]

Wow that's a lovely Audi hmm great work Ginny!

[@jon...6825]

Beautiful car. I'd luv one.... Great video....

[@vsboy25]

those seats are amazing.

[@isaacpermentier506]

no other car like this? E63 AMG estate ;) I'll take this one though :D

[@the-boring-car-guy]

Isaac Permentier na the new e63 saloon (estate not released yet) will tear this apart

[@NZsarge1]

SaLad G Tear it apart? It might end up being incrementally quicker but it's not going to by that much and on the road it'll barely be noticeable. I'd recommend not going for the air suspension in the RS6 though, markedly better drive on steel springs.

[@the-boring-car-guy]

Max France true

[@fatdoi003]

all these numbers game cannot really translate to public roads.... how often you gonna do launch mode at every traffic light to test the 3.7sec claim? both the amg and rs are fast cars just down to buyers which one ticks their boxes

[@NZsarge1]

William Ng Indeed, true.

[@hasanturgut2712]

Best super car for family, looking forward put beside my q7

[@Account1746]

Car goals

[@paulshaw828]

How many rolls ov flooring vinyl can you get in this

[@Sam-qe3di]

Wow a lovely car

[@cristopherberg5689]

I love you're reviews! Please review the new Skoda Rapid spaceback Monte Carlo :)

[@wiskeymagic]

That car and her ... great match 😉

[@Aasif-ob7ix]

You are best..... Love from Kashmir❤️❤️

[@net_news]

super hot family car... and super hot mom :D

[@MrAspire82]

Never knew you could make the RS6 boring.. CarBuyer has just done exactly that

[@MrPoppyplants]

SICK rims!

[@julemanden800]

Why is propper english so soothing to listen to? its like a trance for me lol

[@TheSnoopy1750]

Yeah, another Ginny video!!! This is the perfect daily driver.

[@oof8850]

JosephM1750 20mpg though

[@TheSnoopy1750]

GlitterBuzz 20mpg is a small price to pay for such a great all-around car. The initial price is more of a concern for me. :-)

[@TitaniumCountess]

You're whining about 20 mpg? That's a HUGE improvement over the previous generation RS6s and the AMGs in the same class. My 2003 E55 AMG is lucky to break 18 mpg on a long trip, and around the city? 11-12 mpg regularly. Granted, I do drive fairly fast... but Miles Per Gallon are not why you buy a car like this. You buy this because you love to drive, and you're willing to make sacrifices.

[@onehorsepower]

If you can't afford this one, the Golf R estate* is the mini version of this car at less than half the price, bigger (!) boot and plenty performance for the real world where you can't charge on to 124mph on any regular basis anyway. *Soon also in (much better looking?) Seat Leon ST 300 4drive flavour.

[@steveblackbird5174]

yeah...... but.... Volkswagen....

[@Blackridge.]

This car is the king of stealth and underestimation

[@dj2000lbs]

e63 AMG wagon is the same thing?

[@musamusa2961]

Thank God I will buy one for myself

[@carbonharmonics]

Well spoken, mentally invigorating

[@foo4572]

Good looking car and presenter , what a good package they would be ....

[@RafaelV6]

Want this badly.

[@67tomcat]

Was "forced" watch/listen to an Cadillac Escalade Ad prior to this watch this video. This RS6 wagon is so much cooler than any SUV/CUV to me, and it'll take on some very serious sports cars with ease. A truly unique car and listen to that engine!

[@viximano]

amazing!!

[@SeemsLegal]

Beast of a wagon

[@kingvtec100]

VW golf mk7 R estate is very similar, great family car & very fast sports car all in once

[@yaameenyusuf124]

Do a video on Rs7

[@devhowto]

You don't need to hold the start button till the motor starts, just click and release. Same with the key - you don't need to wait till it cranks since about year ~2000

[@niptodstan]

Has anyone got an A6? That start/stop button on the passenger side is asking to be pressed while you're driving. If it is pressed while the car is moving, does it stop the engine? Or does putting it into gear disengage it?

[@Just_Chilliing]

niptodstan You can't stop the engine unless it's in 'park' so, as for driving the wrong side, UK, Australia and most of Asia drive on the left so we're the majority :)

[@davidstephens3379]

niptodstan w

[@davidstephens3379]

niptodstan The start / stop button only stops or starts the engine when it is stationary with the handbrake on and the gearbox placed in drive ... yes it's poor that the button isn't moved for rhd cars

[@johncanalese588]

niptodstan Agree, the Start/Stop button is in a stupid place and should at least be on the drivers side of the gearshift. But pretty sure it's common in both LHD & RHD and not solely a RHD issue as Audi makes the centre console in two versions depending upon which side of the road you drive on and the button is always on the 'Otherside' of the gearshift in the RS6.

[@SphaHlela]

love it...

[@Northernerdownsouth]

This is a do it all car. Noice 😎

[@jody024]

Great looking car, great looking woman and she knows whats shes talking about. Refreshing.

[@indysanghera7811]

Love this car someone buy it me 👍

[@mohmedrhman9890]

Nice

[@thomasglover3834]

any car would look amazing with you in it though

[@bridgedown1]

Gorgeous Cougar.............

[@NikesZ28]

Emissions!? If you buy a car like this you dont care about that... And i want one! :) The planet is not gonna die in my lifetime anyway :D

[@burso83]

Would you care about your children?!

[@NikesZ28]

burso83 Dont have any... :D And most youth today are such a-holes they dont deserve a nice place :P

[@freepadz6241]

NikesZ28 moron

[@freepadz6241]

Firemarioflower I'm not a millennial, but you are a moron.

[@NikesZ28]

Firemarioflower Well Carbon dioxide isnt the the bad guy like most seems to want you to think, but thats not all a car spits out. But yes, im gonna drive what ever i want. I have one life and im gonna have fun living it. Im not gonna drive around in some cheap tin box just cause its "green"

[@royrizky4392]

i'm a bmw owner but this is amazing

[@MaestroTJS]

Sign me up! Oh wait, we don't get A6 wagons in North America. Hell, we barely have any wagons at all, it's barely more than a handful.

[@tahirakhan8194]

They should have reviewed an rs6 with carbon pack and gloss sytyling

[@IplayDrooms1]

Front spoiler? Didn't know there was such a thing

[@mientjn999]

This is anything but an 'schoolrun' kind of car. It's a monster of a sportscar!

[@jazpal5664]

She's a really good presenter

[@SensiVybz]

Anyone here got one of these and have dogs? I have two large dogs and am forced to get rid of my C63 507, since ths is the biggest performance estate I can get my hands on will it be big enough for say two large akitas? If not i may have to go for a 4x4 but its hard to get a decent performance 4x4

[@RobinBudik]

Cars DO have its goddess. She is called Audi RS6

[@umarh8890]

Mehn I love this car....I mean what else would you even want if you own this car.😍

[@SrchangwaytogoC]

Insanely fast sports car?? Oh GOD! This again. No it isn't, it will never be. A sportscar is designed to tell the driver what is happening in the contact rubber-tarmac, to be poised, to have a rigid and communicative chassis, have quick responses, low center of masses, be light, be fun. For sportscar purposes a freakin' Nissan GT86 is closer than this, and a Cayman GT4 runs circles around it. This is an autobahn monster, great for drag racing or bragging rights in a bar, it will never be the vehicle of choice in a track in any level. This thing has no steering feedback at all, is a wet clutch automatic, you cannot disconnect the ESP completely, electronics are all over the place, it understeers beyond understanding, is way too heavy and reactions are too slow... Still is a great car but nowhere near a sportscar

[@Ashokgadeking]

Jon olssen approves

[@Visionery1]

Stunning car, it must be fantastic owning one... while still on the Audi Maintenance Plan, once that expires it becomes a money pit.

[@lautaross13]

It's a great car. In 10 years it'll be really cheap and i'll get it ;)

[@jackbeames7643]

37k on auto trader.

[@justabouteverything4924]

Jack Beames not for a performance model, that’ll be a basic high mileage 14 plate for 37k likely

[@rs4rs669]

Just keeps going up in price now lol just brought 2014 rs6 55 k miles 41 k Daytona grey pearlescent ,1 owner epic gnna keep till the day I die

[@jakeireland7169]

One this she forgot to mention is the RS6 has cylinder deactivation system. Taking it to 40mpg on motorway. And 25 in city

[@nosranro]

wish they sell it in the states, even if i dont have the money.

[@ambergris5705]

I'm surprised you didn't find the Mercedes-Benz E-Class 63 AMG S (previous generation) a worthy competitor... It has got an engine as big as the Audi's, a similar, if not better pace, four wheel drive, a huge boot, and a sound that's difficult to match... And if the E-Class is no more on sale, you could go for a CLS 63 AMG S, given it's the same platform and engine, with just a hint less space... And that is without talking about the M5 Station Wagon, or the Jaguar XFR-S (although it's no more on sale)... Which I understand are a bit too sporty maybe for family breaks

[@xenongames7533]

I wanted the guy to review this car

[@xenongames7533]

James Batchelor can't wait to watch them !

[@matthewcarnell5678]

what about the Jaguar XF RS Sportbrake

[@yudhabagaskara98]

no longer produced

[@FelipeQueirolo]

E63 Estate as rival, how can you not think of that?

[@FNDG1]

Would have a hard time choosing between this one and the new E63AMG 4 MATIC...

[@rs4rs669]

Lol hard choice to choose a funeral car or one of the best looking estates ever made mmmmmmm

[@johnobrien8398]

What a great car it's the best ever in the world it's the greatest

[@johnobrien8398]

It's the best car I ever seen its marvellous

[@emililorenzo3835]

John O'brien it's a wonderful car, but not best ever! the best car ever can be ferrari f40, aston martin db5, lambo miura, ferrari 250 gto, bugatti eb110, not this

[@johnobrien8398]

Lorenzo Emili please it's just the best

[@mic400uk]

How did they manage to find it in the deadest colour

[@MegaMusicboy1234]

@6:10 thinking about other cars like: E63s Break (much fun & beter sound) - M5 break (powerhouse) - Cadillac CTS-V wagon (the american muscle) - C63 break (little e63 brother) - RS4 avant (Same engine & lighter) - CLS 63 (Exotic break) and many that i forgot

[@joojtorrents]

Rs4 doesn’t have the same engine

[@alanbutterfield8057]

When you consider I drive a 66 plate Ford S-Max Titanium sport 2.0 180Ps and I just about get 35Mpg. If I had the cash I would have the Audi RS6 lets face it what a motor and motor it can in spades.

[@Magnus44711URI]

WTF comment from November 17??

[@eric_cantona2198]

Great review. The script looks like being writen by someone with a degree in literature.

[@emililorenzo3835]

i am very interest to see a v90 polestar with over 500 hp against this beast!!

[@MrBasinator]

Lorenzo Emili I'm interested in the V90 polestar as well, but I don't think, as always with Volvo, they will make a car as fast and powerful as the "German three". Which isn't necessarily a bad point, 600(!!!) is just so much anyway. I think the Polestar will be more of a competitor of the S6.

[@Agent77X]

Ginny, blue and leather is very becoming! Make look younger and "hot"!

[@bobbelcher678]

Just bring this to the US!

[@philb707]

They arent selling everyone is into SUV's now

[@johannes.f.r.]

A bit strange that a car reviewer can't think of anothere practical performance car, even Audi alone make several.

[@ahmetemin7915]

Imagine going on a road trip

[@strawboi]

My next car

[@DigitalvideotoolsOrg]

Never mind the car. I want the cougar.

[@peter5500]

Sports exaust? what are the standard RS6 ones called? Eco Exaust? really now Audi?

[@gezzapk]

Stock exhaust

[@pk-zx2vb]

🐐

[@jpracingph]

The '60's called, luv. They want their jacket back.

[@Fc-cb3tn]

Is it just me or does the RS6 really suits Ginny? A mother who likes to interrupt lessons with the crackles of the Audi. That's very nice...

[@8KilgoreTrout4]

Audi needs to rethink their body lines. Everything is A+ but the outside needs improvement on ALL models aside from the 7. Anyone agree?

[@fgdgrddsew2]

These are $240,000 in Australia

[@mikealanzo]

Ginny, have dinner with me. :)