[s-cars] New Audi S6

[Joe Pizzimenti]

What I'm saying is that at 77k+ for an S6 with 420HP, you could have a 500HP
M5 for that much.

Either way, with no RS6 in sight, Audi's lagging.

Joe

On 1/9/06, Theodore Chen <tedebearp at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> isn't audi's position that the RS cars are the ones that
> compete with BMW's M cars?
>
> audi's pricing strategy seems to be consistent with that
> position.  the S-cars are cheaper than the M-cars.  the
> S6 avant came in the $60k range while the M5 was $75k+.
> you had to get an RS6 to be in the M5's price range, and
> the RS6 showed up with a 450 hp twin-turbo V8 compared to
> the M5's 400 hp (actually a bit less) NA V8.
>
> the RS6 is certainly holding its value well.  i was hoping
> used ones would be cheaper by now.
>
> -teddy
>
> --- Joe Pizzimenti <joe.pizzimenti at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Well, in typical Audi fashion, they fall about 100HP short of beating
> the
> > new M5 that has already been released.
> >
> > But, you say, the S line does not compete directly with the M line,
> quoting
> > corporate jargon.
> > But, I say, look at the pricetags and draw your own conclusions.
>
>
>
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