The RS6 is equipped with a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 producing 463kW/850Nm. It sends drive to all four wheels via an eight-speed torque converter automatic transmission.

The Audi RS6's 0-100km/h sprint time is just 3.4 seconds in the Performance, but if you bought one of 22 RS6 GTs in Australia, that's 3.3 seconds.

Top speed is 305km/h.

The Audi RS6's interior is, depending on the options ticked, finished in plenty of dark leather trim, gloss and either carbon or chrome.

The layout is spacious, but with few big storage spaces and sporty looking design elements.

The Audi RS6 come standard with a 10.1-inch multimedia touchscreen with navigation and wireless phone mirroring, plus a large 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and an 8.6-inch climate control touch panel with quad-zone climate.

There's heated and ventilated power front seats, a panoramic sunroof, keyless entry, an electric tailgate, a Bang & Olufsen sound system and fancy new matrix LED headlights with adaptive high-beam.

The Audi RS6 has a standard five-seat layout, with the ability to fold the rear seats down for a huge cargo space thanks to the rear wagon boot.

The Audi RS6 consumes 11.8L/100km of fuel, using 98 RON fuel, which draws from a 72-litre fuel tank.

This should mean around 630km of driving range, but realistically you could see up to 18.0L/100km depending on your driving style, which would lower that to about 400km.