Insurance Jon Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 as per the title Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppum Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 missed it. any news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insurance Jon Posted February 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 insanely fast, and capable estate car. very colour sensitive to colour. looked great in blue, dull in grey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 was looking forward to it, boring review with no depth too heavy and suffered from understeer on the track (no sh*t sherlock), didn't realise it lacked the rear biased quattro of RS4/R8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 So... it's an overweight, overpriced, rocket powered sledge, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark88 Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 missed it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 [ QUOTE ] So... it's an overweight, overpriced, rocket powered sledge, right? [/ QUOTE ] pretty much, an autobahn stormer not intended to go near a track - so fifth gear spent half the review on the track and that it looks dull (agreed there although blue is much better than silver) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark88 Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Fifth gear is garbage. I'm surprised they didn't put it up against an M5 touring in a power slide competition :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Feck the RS6.. what about that GTR I'm in lust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfer Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 [ QUOTE ] So... it's an overweight, overpriced, rocket powered sledge, right? [/ QUOTE ] Yep; and be worthless in 3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 See here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vZC_UOOsko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brabus Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] So... it's an overweight, overpriced, rocket powered sledge, right? [/ QUOTE ] Yep; and be worthless in 3 years. [/ QUOTE ] Bollocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlot Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 [ QUOTE ] was looking forward to it, boring review with no depth too heavy and suffered from understeer on the track (no sh*t sherlock), didn't realise it lacked the rear biased quattro of RS4/R8 [/ QUOTE ] It is 40:60. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlot Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 How long before I could buy one for £49,995 retail? Serious answers please - is it at two years old or less? The cheapest M5 touring is £54k retail and that's less than a year old. I can't see the trade valuing the RS6 at more than the M5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insurance Jon Posted February 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] was looking forward to it, boring review with no depth too heavy and suffered from understeer on the track (no sh*t sherlock), didn't realise it lacked the rear biased quattro of RS4/R8 [/ QUOTE ] It is 40:60. [/ QUOTE ] up to 65% available to the front wheels though, the R8 only allowed a max of 40% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlot Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 I heard him say that too but I thought that Adam's post implied he thought it was 50:50 rather than 40:60. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark88 Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 It's a very conservative *looking* RS car isn't it. I hope this isn't a sign of things to come! The B7 RS4 just had enough curves and bumps in the rights places, this RS6 doesn't seem to have any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppum Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 [ QUOTE ] Feck the RS6.. what about that GTR I'm in lust [/ QUOTE ] Was the nissan on the programme? Did they dive it????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chav Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] was looking forward to it, boring review with no depth too heavy and suffered from understeer on the track (no sh*t sherlock), didn't realise it lacked the rear biased quattro of RS4/R8 [/ QUOTE ] It is 40:60. [/ QUOTE ] up to 65% available to the front wheels though, the R8 only allowed a max of 40% [/ QUOTE ] Interesting....'cos from a physics pov that's crap.... you should be able to have a large amount of torque transfer to both the rear and front... so in an R8 - if the rear wheels are stuck in mud (or aquaplaning) - only 40% of the torque can go to the front to keep the car powering along? We need variable torque per wheel anyway - why the hell is there no progress on that. until that happens, only the brakes can reduce power to a wheel... not very efficient or responsive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 [ QUOTE ] Was the nissan on the programme? Did they dive it????? [/ QUOTE ] Yes, Plato drove the tits off it round Rockingham and, well, you guessed it, he loved it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Nissan GTR 5th Gear clip HERE I personally think the v-spec is the one to wait for... Riz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_B Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 [ QUOTE ] We need variable torque per wheel anyway - why the hell is there no progress on that [/ QUOTE ] Coming soon to a rear axle near you, courtesy of Quattro Torque Vectoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1MAC Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Was the nissan on the programme? Did they dive it????? [/ QUOTE ] Yes, Plato drove the tits off it round Rockingham and, well, you guessed it, he loved it [/ QUOTE ] Presumably a few booked in with the same car on the same day: CAR - GT-R vs 911 Turbo - Pt1 & link to Pt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppum Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 [ QUOTE ] Nissan GTR 5th Gear clip HERE I personally think the v-spec is the one to wait for... Riz [/ QUOTE ] thanks riz. Car looks great. id like to know if it is lift off oversteer or power?? The gearshift looks excellent so not as worried about that. a bit bothered about the diff settings though. I like a cr that you can snap in to oversteer and feather. Ive got a feeling this wont be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 LOVED IT in the white too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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