The Audi RS6 Avant was launched some time ago already, and Audi have now released some details about the forthcoming Audi RS6 saloon.
The saloon shares the overall dimensions with the Avant - a 2846 mm wheelbase, 4928 mm length and 1889 mm width. It is 4 mm lower than the Avant, at 1456 mm. It is also 50 kg lighter at the kerb, but still a heavyweight at 1972 kg.
The brakes are ventilated discs fore and aft, with a diameter of 390 mm in the front and 356 mm at the rear, housed within 9J x 19 wheels. Tyre sizes are 255/40 R 19 on all four wheels.
The engine is unchanged from the RS6 Avant, with a slightly undersquare (84.5 mm x 89.0 mm) 90 degree V10 sitting up front, with twin turbochargers helping the 4991 cc unit to provide 580 PS (427 kW) between 6250 rpm and 6700 rpm. Torque is an impressive 650 Nm (479 ftlb), achieved in a broad range from 1500 rpm to 6250 rpm. All this power is transmitted to all four wheels via a six speed Tiptronic gearbox. All this adds up to an electronically-limited 250 km/h top speed (optionally, it can be set to limit the maximum velocity to 280 km/h) and a 0-100 km/h sprint time of just 4.5
