Interesting comments from you and Condor. I was chatting with the wife about this last night as when I do trade up the RS4 in a few years I have three cars on the agenda, a Gallardo rather than an LP560 as it will still be too expensive, an R8 V8 or an C6 RS6 but possibly in saloon guise.jonp wrote:Thats a pretty fair assessment I would say. I think as you get older, the RS6 has more appeal for everyday driving. The RS4 is a hooligans machine, and certainly more 'chuckable' weighing 400kg less.
Never the less, both cars are awesome. I thought I would never own an automatic car, but in flappy paddle mode, you at least feel more attached.
Both are much better cars than the R8, no question
Wife hates the idea of a Gallardo, your comments on the R8 has put some doubts in but the all rounder would appear to be the RS6. I love the RS4's usability and discreetness to all but those who are in the know or are behind me, but with a second child imminent I can see the RS4 getting crowded in a couple of years when they start shooting up and an RS6 seems the logical upgrade.
My only concern with it is the gearbox even in flappy paddle mode as all tiptronic Audi's I have used have I feel been hesitant on upshift and particularly downshift even in sport mode. If it were S-Tronic I would have much more confidence.
