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Autocar Drag race :C6 vs E63 vs Hybrid Panamera Turbo
Posted: Wed May 15, 2019 10:58 pm
by C6Dia
https://youtu.be/ZqIWluV_csw
Although it lost, not blown away. Impressive result for the old brute
Rolling I imagine the gap to be even less.
Not sure about £40k unless they have started appreciating in value

Re: Autocar Drag race :C6 vs E63 vs Hybrid Panamera Turbo
Posted: Wed May 15, 2019 11:48 pm
by Fatneck73
Why?
Why not use a new C7 so it’s like for like? What am I missing?
Re: Autocar Drag race :C6 vs E63 vs Hybrid Panamera Turbo
Posted: Thu May 16, 2019 5:47 am
by don0301
That RS6 was slower than a stock one....
Who's the "driver"? Anyone know?
Re: Autocar Drag race :C6 vs E63 vs Hybrid Panamera Turbo
Posted: Thu May 16, 2019 5:54 am
by don0301
Must be tuned by JFA lul
Re: Autocar Drag race :C6 vs E63 vs Hybrid Panamera Turbo
Posted: Thu May 16, 2019 7:06 am
by Ads50
Yea them figures don’t add up, the rs6 should have done a lot better
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Re: Autocar Drag race :C6 vs E63 vs Hybrid Panamera Turbo
Posted: Thu May 16, 2019 9:44 am
by C6Dia
Haha it’s definitely a suspect map.
Most MRC tuned cars see 60 in sub 4 seconds
And 100 in sub 7.
Re: Autocar Drag race :C6 vs E63 vs Hybrid Panamera Turbo
Posted: Thu May 16, 2019 10:32 am
by Ads50
Yea that’s what mean, think they need a proper rs6 lol
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Re: Autocar Drag race :C6 vs E63 vs Hybrid Panamera Turbo
Posted: Thu May 16, 2019 9:13 pm
by groupA
The C6 is owned by one of the dudes and I doubt he was prepared to launch the <beep> out of it for 'work'.
Re: Autocar Drag race :C6 vs E63 vs Hybrid Panamera Turbo
Posted: Thu May 16, 2019 10:40 pm
by IanH755
Definitely something wrong with that 0-100mph time and the 1/4 mile with a "mapped" car, even a stock ECU is better than that!!!
Stock mine did a 9.7sec 0-100mph measured on a 10hz V-Box type device and a 1/4 in 12.4 sec @ 124mph
735hp mine did a 7.4sec 0-100mph measured on a 10hz V-Box type device and a 1/4 in 11.2 sec @ 130mph
So in the video there's no way you only add 9mph from 1/4 to 1/2 mile with 630-650hp mapped car - no way at all, that poor guy had best get his car sorted at MRC pronto!
On the other hand they can't even get the prices right (£40k RS6!) so who knows how crap Autocars journalism actually is

Re: Autocar Drag race :C6 vs E63 vs Hybrid Panamera Turbo
Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 6:25 am
by Ads50
Pretty awful video then
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Re: Autocar Drag race :C6 vs E63 vs Hybrid Panamera Turbo
Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 8:24 am
by IanH755
Yeap, now I'd say there are three potential reasons -
- Driver/Owner - didn't want to "thrash" his car.
- Car - something seriously wrong with it.
- Magazine - told the driver to drive it soft for an unknown reason.
Of those I'd say Driver is less likely as most would want to show off what their car can do, Car is a possible but with the car being worse than stock hopefully the driver would feel this (unless he's brand new to RS6?) and finally Magazine why would they, what benefit does beating such an old car do for them?
None of those choices really make me, as a fellow owner, feel good about the article.
Re: Autocar Drag race :C6 vs E63 vs Hybrid Panamera Turbo
Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 8:47 am
by don0301
IanH755 wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2019 8:24 am
Yeap, now I'd say there are three potential reasons -
- Driver/Owner - didn't want to "thrash" his car.
- Car - something seriously wrong with it.
- Magazine - told the driver to drive it soft for an unknown reason.
Of those I'd say Driver is less likely as most would want to show off what their car can do, Car is a possible but with the car being worse than stock hopefully the driver would feel this (unless he's brand new to RS6?) and finally Magazine why would they, what benefit does beating such an old car do for them?
None of those choices really make me, as a fellow owner, feel good about the article.
Have you watched the whole video Ian?
His facial expression, and hand position on the wheel tells a lot I think
That, and the probable JFA tune

Re: Autocar Drag race :C6 vs E63 vs Hybrid Panamera Turbo
Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 10:20 am
by IanH755
don0301 wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2019 8:47 am
Have you watched the whole video Ian?
His facial expression, and hand position on the wheel tells a lot I think
See, they show him "left-foot brake" launch the car @ 2.30min with both hands on the wheel so at some point he probably was trying so why, when you have the chance to show if off, would you then drive it like an A6 which makes your pride and joy look so poor?
Which makes me think about a broken car or Magazine pressure - "hmmm, it still loses but it looks too close so just back it off a little dude" leading to just a 9 sec increase in the 1/4 mile to 1/2 mile drag result, which just isn't believable for 630+ hp, especially when their own video shows that, at the 1/2 mile point there was only 1sec difference between the cars and not nearly 3 sec that the later figures show (18.1sec vs 20.8sec).
Anyway, unless the dude is a member we'll never get to know what the real story is.
Re: Autocar Drag race :C6 vs E63 vs Hybrid Panamera Turbo
Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 2:54 pm
by Fatneck73
I wonder if there was pressure from Merc and or Porsche...do NOT embarrass our cars. Hence why it’s lost apparently costs £40k????
Re: Autocar Drag race :C6 vs E63 vs Hybrid Panamera Turbo
Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 8:22 am
by welwynnick
It all sounds like sour grapes to me.
The issue is probably more about amateur vs professional drivers.
Nick