S8 Plus must mean RS6 plus next ??

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Re: S8 Plus must mean RS6 plus next ??

Post by Golfather » Fri Aug 07, 2015 11:30 pm

classba wrote: carbon race bucket seats

Gotta love the new R8 Recaros. 8)

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Re: S8 Plus must mean RS6 plus next ??

Post by classba » Sat Aug 08, 2015 12:14 am

Golfather wrote:
classba wrote: carbon race bucket seats

Gotta love the new R8 Recaros. 8)

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+1 they're nice but are not true buckets.

These are :bigblink:
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Re: S8 Plus must mean RS6 plus next ??

Post by b7rs4saloon » Sat Aug 08, 2015 7:56 am

If they do a rs6 plus, I suspect it will be a hefty hike in price:

Expect it to have:
Carbon mirrors
Carbon grille
Carbon diffuser
Carbon bay
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Sport exhaust
Power increase
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Different wheels

I think the D4 A8 is a brilliant car, Iv had a few now! In 3.0 tdi & a 4,2 tdi form. The handling is a little bit boaty, however lower it 10mm with Vag Com & have sport diff and it's a brilliant car.

The A8 is lighter than you would expect as all Aluminium construction. I have requested an S8 demo and have put a deposit on S8 plus to confirm spec, I love the idea of A8 luxuary with RS6 engine, those massaging seats!!!

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Re: S8 Plus must mean RS6 plus next ??

Post by boff » Sat Aug 08, 2015 4:28 pm

The RS6 plus is confirmed within Audi; it will be released in October with a Significant Power hike - this engine looks likely (S8).

As for looks spec etc - everything apart from the above is pure speculation; no one knows what it will look like - what it'll have. Pricing is suspected at £100k.

I do want one - and is the reason I held back / bought the B8 ltd when I needed a car.
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Re: S8 Plus must mean RS6 plus next ??

Post by classba » Sat Aug 08, 2015 8:11 pm

boff wrote:The RS6 plus is confirmed within Audi; it will be released in October with a Significant Power hike - this engine looks likely (S8).

As for looks spec etc - everything apart from the above is pure speculation; no one knows what it will look like - what it'll have. Pricing is suspected at £100k.

I do want one - and is the reason I held back / bought the B8 ltd when I needed a car.
May I ask how true your statement is and where did you get the confirmation info from?.
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Re: S8 Plus must mean RS6 plus next ??

Post by MikeFish » Sat Aug 08, 2015 8:20 pm

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Re: S8 Plus must mean RS6 plus next ??

Post by classba » Sat Aug 08, 2015 9:29 pm

Come on boff.... we're dying to know!!! Please don't go quiet on us lol. :bash:
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Re: S8 Plus must mean RS6 plus next ??

Post by boff » Sat Aug 08, 2015 11:37 pm

hiya fellas; some of the dealers have known about this for a long time now; they are milking out the std spec cars at the mo. i know nothing more than that and only spoke out when i saw the s8+ announced.

no rocket scientist required to work out that this 605bhp launch is in actual fact an rs6+ teaser... i mean who buys s8's?
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Re: S8 Plus must mean RS6 plus next ??

Post by boff » Sat Aug 08, 2015 11:39 pm

classba wrote:
boff wrote:The RS6 plus is confirmed within Audi; it will be released in October with a Significant Power hike - this engine looks likely (S8).

As for looks spec etc - everything apart from the above is pure speculation; no one knows what it will look like - what it'll have. Pricing is suspected at £100k.

I do want one - and is the reason I held back / bought the B8 ltd when I needed a car.
May I ask how true your statement is and where did you get the confirmation info from?.
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Re: S8 Plus must mean RS6 plus next ??

Post by Brooner » Sun Aug 09, 2015 7:18 am

well lest see as the C6 plus was a let down just a parts bin exercise

would be great if they did the power hike

the new R8 buckets look great i wonder if they would make it into the RS6+
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Re: S8 Plus must mean RS6 plus next ??

Post by Spoof » Sun Aug 09, 2015 9:44 am

Yup. Confirmed by a friend at Audi.

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Re: S8 Plus must mean RS6 plus next ??

Post by doodlebug » Sun Aug 09, 2015 11:54 am

Will believe it when I see it! Unless someone has had the nod from someone senior at AUK, dealer network won't have a scooby. Still suspect it'll be parts bin special.

Engine has been available in other tunes for ages, so S8+ doesn't mean a great deal.

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Re: S8 Plus must mean RS6 plus next ??

Post by feeltheburn » Sun Aug 09, 2015 1:11 pm

Hope this is true as Audi won't move forward by standing still- the AMG 4x4s are likely on their way to the UK soon! The C7 Plus was rumoured in a few "quality" motoring mags/sites pre FL which was a shame (imo) that they never came to anything. The FL followed the predictable pattern: lights, a bit of bumper work and some gadget enhancements but no additional power! The C8 might come with a different engine (ala C6>C7) so it makes sense they squeeze some more power (and money!) from the existing lump while they can, fantastic though it already is :bowdown:

Looks like mine, which is a keeper, is headed for Classic status sooner than I could have hoped for! :biggrin3:
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Re: S8 Plus must mean RS6 plus next ??

Post by Brooner » Sun Aug 09, 2015 1:17 pm

If the C63 comes in 4x4 drive i would be very tempted

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Re: S8 Plus must mean RS6 plus next ??

Post by boff » Sun Aug 09, 2015 2:12 pm

Its kinda the new way with Audi now isn't it?

So release the RS car earlier is the plan; and save a special "parts bin" car to the end as a proper ltd run.

The rs6 plus is definite; Audi UK are telling their dealers about it.

I've allready started warming the wife up; so it must be true!!!

Chuckle - the trick here is to get her into the b8 leaving the c7+ for me..... Oh and generating a bucket load of cash in a very short space of time!!!! I'd love to keep my b8 at the same time; after my wedding and polishing weekend!!!

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