New Audi RS 6 Avant GT Becomes the Pinnacle of Ingolstadt Estates in 660 Units

Station wagons have fallen out of favor almost everywhere, and in America, very few brands are still bothering to offer them. Volvo is one major example, and so is Audi – especially if you think about the 2024 A4 allroad quattro, A6 allroad quattro, or the flagship RS 6 Avant, which starts from $125,800. It's not cheap but also doesn't act like a slouch, either.

However, now there's something even better – a sort of Porsche GT3 RS of Audi's station wagon world. Well, the Avant performance version was already nearly damn flawless with its ability to sprint to 60 mph (96 kph) in 3.3 seconds and still carry five people and their luggage to almost any destination that is reached by tarmac. Now, though, there's a pinnacle of the series – hopefully, it's not the nameplate's swan song.

The new Audi RS 6 Avant GT is a special edition offered in just 660 examples, and it is still being determined if it will ever make it to the United States. As far as we know, deliveries in Europe, at least, start during the second quarter of the year with an informative price of no less than 219,355 euro – which translates to an arm and a leg or almost $236k at the current exchange rate.

For that little fortune, Audi was inspired by both the RS 6 GTO concept from 2020 (an apprentice project) and the older and "legendary" Audi 90 quattro IMSA GTO race car from 1989. The result is brimming with exclusive details both outside and inside. For example, the hood is fully redesigned and made out of carbon fiber, and there's a unique livery adorning the vehicle's exterior, "an impressive pass-through roof edge spoiler, redefined diffuser, and 22-inch wheels in a distinctive design (to) underscore its top position in the model series."

The cockpit gets even more carbon fiber, bucket seats at the front, a new color combo, individual numbering, and many more. Under the skin, there is a light and adjustable coilover suspension setup, a modded quattro sport differential on the rear axle, and the twin-turbo V8 in the engine bay. Unfortunately, the mill doesn't come with additional ponies compared to the RS 6 Avant performance version, so it still churns out 621 horsepower and 625 pound-feet of torque (850 Nm).

Still, that's more than enough to hit 124 mph (200 kph) in 11.5 seconds and a maximum speed of 190 mph (305 kph), while the stopping power is provided via the standard RS ceramic brake system. Also, as per tradition, the oomph is rooted through the permanent all-wheel drive quattro system through an eight-speed Tiptronic gearbox with "optimized shift times."