German tuner MTM have announced the details of the most powerful Audi Avant on the market – the MTM Audi RS6 R Avant.
According to the MTM engineers they’ve boosted power electronically to 482kW at 6,180 rpm. If need be, the MTM-RS6 R will run upon request (MTM regulates the increments electronically) at speeds of either 279, 290 or 310 km/h. The torque has increased to a whopping 785 Nm (the standard RS6 produces 650 Nm) and allows it to accelerate from zero to 100km/h in an impressive 3.9 seconds.
An advanced version of the MTM performance kit is in preparation, which, with a massive 516kW, even outshines the performance data of most super-sports cars. This additional boost in performance is made possible thanks to a stainless steel exhaust system with throttle control downstream from the catalytic converter and a sports air filter.
The super-fast MTM RS6 R is stopped with the aid of a six-piston braking system fitted at the front which features grooved (i.e. not perforated all the way through) 405mm brake disks and monoblock brake calipers.
The only exterior changes made by MTM have been the discreet carbon-fiber front spoiler lip, carbon-fiber rear diffuser and large 21″ MTM bimoto wheel rims in 10.5 x 21″, which are wrapped in 285/30 ZR21 size tyres.
MTM offers this combination of increased power, modified air intake , exhaust system, suspension struts and 21″ wheels starting from €15 500 – roughly R180 000 or the price of a new 1.9 TDi Polo!
