24hr test drive
Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2013 9:50 pm
Audi Swindon have been trying to give me their RS6 demo again for a while now, and after an unexpected warning light on my B8 RS4 last night, I picked up their RS6 demo this morning for 24hrs
Unfortunately, today's job was to pick my mother up from devon, which is a 300ish mile round trip and I spent a good 4hrs sat on the side of the M5 after they closed it due to an accident and then, in turn, hit the m5/m4 junction in rush hour on the return
After finally getting to devon, I got to stretch the legs of the car a bit after it thoroughly convinced me in its role as a mileage crusher
The car I have is on air suspension and it's a very comfortable place to be. It's not super sharp, but it suits the car very well and still gives a reasonable amount of feedback through your backside.
The difference between comfort and dynamic modes isn't massive, but it does appear to sharpen up the already quite roll free chassis. Comfort seemed good though
The cars real trump card though is the absolutely crushing acceleration from any speed
On an empty piece of 'runway' (ahem) I gave the throttle a squeeze, as I had about 3 miles of visibility and zero traffic, and expected to look down and see 120ish, but was shocked to see 165. I quickly backed off, but it was very stable at that speed and still had lots to give
Finally arriving in devon ;
Tonight, I got a chance to figure it on my (surprisingly accurate when compared with vbox previously at vmax) iPhone app - dynolicious ;
The road was a little damp, so the wheels span up off the line, in second and lack of launch control made getting going tricky, but it's a crushingly fast car to 100
Overall, it's a very impressive car and I'd certainly love to own one over my RS4, but it's a lot of money that's currently tied up in my R8 V10+ fund and I just couldn't justify owning both
Also, although it hides it's mass very well, it's much bigger than what I need and it barely fits in a regular parking spot
Plus, that much power everyday = no license for Graeme in no time
Unfortunately, today's job was to pick my mother up from devon, which is a 300ish mile round trip and I spent a good 4hrs sat on the side of the M5 after they closed it due to an accident and then, in turn, hit the m5/m4 junction in rush hour on the return
The car I have is on air suspension and it's a very comfortable place to be. It's not super sharp, but it suits the car very well and still gives a reasonable amount of feedback through your backside.
The difference between comfort and dynamic modes isn't massive, but it does appear to sharpen up the already quite roll free chassis. Comfort seemed good though
The cars real trump card though is the absolutely crushing acceleration from any speed
On an empty piece of 'runway' (ahem) I gave the throttle a squeeze, as I had about 3 miles of visibility and zero traffic, and expected to look down and see 120ish, but was shocked to see 165. I quickly backed off, but it was very stable at that speed and still had lots to give
Finally arriving in devon ;
Overall, it's a very impressive car and I'd certainly love to own one over my RS4, but it's a lot of money that's currently tied up in my R8 V10+ fund and I just couldn't justify owning both
Also, although it hides it's mass very well, it's much bigger than what I need and it barely fits in a regular parking spot
Plus, that much power everyday = no license for Graeme in no time
