If You Guys Write Posts On Audi Forums Indicating Your Interest, They'll Totally Bring This Wagon To America!
Just kidding, no they won’t!
This is the RS6 Avant. Importing it would help Audi cement it’s dominance of the American car market. Considering the legions of Americans who previously bought cars like the Audi S4 Avant, BMW 540i Touring and Volvo V70R, it’s a sure bet that Audi will incur the significant homologation costs to import this low-volume, niche market wagon.
After all, a six-figure, turbocharged gas guzzling wagon might be more relevant than America’s future best-seller, the Mazda6 SKYACTIV-D. This one’s no oil burner. It’s got a twin-turbo V8 making upwards of 560 horsepower, but it’s only available with a 7-speed dual clutch gearbox. Even though it remains unaffordable for nearly everyone, its presence on U.S. soil will supposedly have a positive impact on our daily lives, if you are to believe the slavish devotions of the automotive enthusiast press.
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We are talking Audi here. Most of their models sell fewer than 1000 per month. An RS4 Avant would fit in their line-up just fine.
Eh, can't afford it anyway. Actually, in theory I probably could, but it'd be a bad idea. What I'll want in a couple of years is a $35k wagon with a stick that drives reasonably well. No, not diesel. I don't pay much attention to what goes on in the RS6's price range.
How does Cadillac recoup its CTS-V wagon costs with eight sales but none of the Germans can make the numbers work? I'm assuming that Audi already federalizes the RS6 sedan.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: the internet dudes want this car here so they can buy it used in many many years. That's why Audi mostly shouldn't listen to them -- they aren't buyers. Still, I don't completely understand why we haven't seen an RS6 saloon here since MY 2003. They're basically handing the market to M5 and E63. I for one appreciated the snark.