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Audi RS 6 Avant

Audi states 280 km/h for the European RS 6 Avant performance with its standard RS Dynamic Package. The Drive and Auto Express print 174 mph.

Also known as RS 6 Avant, RS6 Avant performance
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Top speed

Published as 280 km/hPublished as 280 km/hPublished as 280 km/h

Manufacturer claim and governor for the European RS 6 Avant performance, whose RS Dynamic Package is standard. Audi states 280 km/h (174 mph). The Drive and Auto Express both print 174 mph for that European package. The optional RS Dynamics Package plus at 305 km/h (189.5 mph) is not stored. The US car's 155 mph limiter is a different market and is not stored.

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In context

  • 2.7× a cheetah's timed top speedSourced · Cheetah, 29 m/s. Sharp 1997, mean of three timed runs over 201.2 m
  • A football field in 1.2 sConstant · American football field, 100 yd (91.44 m)
  • London to New York in 19 h 54 minConstant · London to New York, 5,570 km great-circle

Worked out from the sourced figure above, which stays the ranked number.

This list

Why it's so fast

A car is fast when the force pushing it forward still beats the air, and when the tires and the gearing can use that force. A limiter is a different fact from an unlimited run.

  1. Drag and gearing

    Top speed is the balance point: thrust equals aerodynamic drag. The gearing has to still be pulling when the car gets there, or the engine falls off its power.

  2. What the sources signed

    A manufacturer claim, a magazine test and an electronic governor are not interchangeable. The measurement line says which one this page ranked.

A limited example is the Bugatti Chiron.

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Provenance

Every measurement

Claimed, measured and official figures side by side, each with its source. The ranked figure is marked.

  1. 280km/h174mph77.8m/s151knRanked figure

    Manufacturer claim and governor for the European RS 6 Avant performance, whose RS Dynamic Package is standard. Audi states 280 km/h (174 mph). The Drive and Auto Express both print 174 mph for that European package. The optional RS Dynamics Package plus at 305 km/h (189.5 mph) is not stored. The US car's 155 mph limiter is a different market and is not stored.

    Claimed
    Audi (opens source in a new tab)

Reference

Specs

Model
RS 6 Avant performance, Europe
Layout
All-wheel-drive wagon
Not ranked
Optional 305 km/h and the US 155 mph car

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