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Sheriff Wan

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dangerous_daveo Grand Master

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I might be wrong, but I do get infos on Audi plenty early than the general public. I remembering quoting the new RS6 to be a V10biturbo, but I was refute at the time.

Yes you are 100% correct. The new S6 is a V10, the RS6 is a 5.2L V10 twin turbo, with 426kw. Which is a LOT. Now if they put that in an 'R8' that would get it moving.

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Yeah, but you also have an S4 and an S6, which are fast. Then you have RS4s and RS6s... which are super fast. So logically an RS8 would be the faster version of the S8?

the A8 is an Audi luxo-barge like an S-class Merc- they don't really do ultra hi-po versions of it, so the sportier version is just the S8

the super-sport version of an R8 will be an RS8

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I remembering quoting the new RS6 to be a V10biturbo, but I was refute at the time.

yes, it is- it makes 572hp

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Yes you are 100% correct. The new S6 is a V10, the RS6 is a 5.2L V10 twin turbo, with 426kw. Which is a LOT. Now if they put that in an 'R8' that would get it moving.

or burning

3 TT V10 RS8 prototypes have caught fire >_<

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packaging and maintaining a twin turbo charged V10 engine into the relatively cramped mid engine layout of the R8 has proved to be a rather difficult thing to manage.

as sh@un said, 3(...perhaps 4) twin turbo prototypes have done thier best impression of a roman candle in testing. the most famous of which was at the 'ring, pretty much melted everything but the basic chassis... and keep in mind that aluminium has a melting point of about 660 degrees :)

current plans are to use a naturally aspirated 5.2-5.5 litre V10 producing somewhere in the region of 373kw, it should be easier to keep this set up cool.

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