HISTORY The first Audi RS6 was formally presented at the Geneva Motor Show in 2002. The RS6 is based on the Audi A6 C5. After the Audi S6 Plus and the RS4, the RS6 is the third vehicle produced by the Audi subsidiary quattro GmbH and the first Audi model with a turbo-charged V8 engine. With a maximum output of 331 kW (450 hp) it was the most powerful engine from quattro GmbH until its successor entered production in 2008. The driving performance that the RS6 achieves despite its relatively high curb weight of just under two tons is correspondingly high. Only the sedan version of the RS6 was sold in the USA. Production of the first generation came to it's end towards the end of 2004. A total of 8081 vehicles of the Audi RS6 were built by Audi at the Neckarsulm plant. The RS6 plus was only available as a station wagon and was originally limited to 999 copies. The station wagon cost 101 050 euros without special equipment (as of April 6, 2004). The only RS6 plus sedan ever built cost 132,000 euros including individual equipment and was delivered to Austria. The successor to the first RS6 generation was presented in 2008. EXTERIOR The vehicle body of the RS6 was slightly different in some details compared to the standard version. Externally, it received much wider wheel arches, modified bumpers, front and rear honeycomb inserts, as well as modified side skirts and aluminum door sills with the RS6 logo. The larger standard 18-inch wheels (optionally 19-inch) and 255 mm wide tires also distinguish the vehicle from the standard A6. The body has been revised compared to the normal variant and is therefore more torsion-resistant. The Audi RS6 was offered as a sedan and station wagon (Avant). The RS6 Plus, on the other hand, was only available as an Avant, with the exception of a single special edition RS6 Plus red sedan. The most striking visual differences between the body of the RS6 and the standard Audi A6 C5 are: wider fenders wider side skirts larger roof spoiler Xenon plus headlights modified front and rear bumper oval tailpipes, double-flow matt polished aluminum exterior mirrors Standard light alloy wheels in the dimensions 8.5 × 18 inches (optional 19 inches) Roof rails The additional equipment for the RS6 Plus includes: matt black chrome-plated add-on parts (only the exterior mirrors are in aluminum gloss, all other chrome-plated parts are black) a sports [...]