The Bentley Continental GT is said to be testing a new four-litre V8 Bentley engine which should be into production by 2012. The new Bentley engine lineup will have both a single-turbo unit with about 415 hp and a twin-turbo powerplant with 555 hp. Spy shots originally appearing were thought to be the Bentley Continental Speed version, but according to Autocar that now isn’t the case, although the model pictured possibly equips the twin-turbo unit.

The Bentley Continental family is supposed to get a better driving feel with the new engine and a sportier character. Matching the new engines will probably be a seven-speed, dual-clutch transmission like the Audi S-Tronic. The Continental platform has been redeveloped to house the new gearbox, and the new V8 engine will also be shared across other VAG brands, possibly going into the bonnet of the new Audi S6.

The Audi S6 will get the single-turbo version and the RS6 the twin-turbo unit. The S6 looks set to debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, where the new Bentley Continental GTC will also turn up - but without its new V8 engine. It will more likely get a 2012 launch date at either Detroit or Geneva.

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Audi has released this video of its official driver, Allan McNish, at the wheel of the RS6 on the Silverstone track. According to the UK driver, winner of LeMans, the 580 hp of the 5.2 litre twin turbo certainly get to work on this station wagon version of the RS6. The carbon ceramic brakes are also perfect for performance, and McNish reveals that despite all the power, the RS6 is incredibly easy to drive.

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At Audi’s Geneva stand there was plenty to look, with cars small and large, white and red. But the absolute queen of the stand was the RS, with Audi triumphing as the ultimate in sports vehicles.

Audi sports style should have the visitors agog with the R8 V10, S3, the RS6 and its 580hp and the various dynamic SUVs on display.

Continue reading: Audi at Geneva: it's all about sports style

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Presented together with the restyling of the A6 range, the Audi RS6 saloon can be seen in all its glory in this video. It’s a bit suffocated due to anti-pollution reasons so we can’t hear the V10 twin turbo at 580hp in the background. This gives it supercar performance despite its weight.

Source | Es.autoblog (Thanks to ale95 for the tip)

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The ever-jovial and knowledgeable Chris Harris puts the 572 bhp Audi RS6 Station Wagon to the test. During the test-drive Mr. Harris admits that the immense weight of 2025 kg does somewhat compromise the agility and the driving-experience despite the awesome performance figures of the twin-turbocharged V10.

For the most part, it is an easy car to drive in all driving conditions, provided that you do not violently over steer, a problem also
seen in the Audi’s adversary, the BMW M5 Touring.

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Finally, the official announcement of the Audi RS6 Avant has come. The new “monster” from Ingolstadt is really a super-car in all but appeareance: the engine is a 5.2-liter V10 twin-turbo with 580 bhp and a torque of 650 Nm (100 hp more than a Porsche Turbo!). The acceleration from 0-100 km/h takes only 4.6 seconds.

The new Audi RS6 is the most powerful road-going Audi ever, but the exterior is, as ever, quite understated. The fenders have a bit more bulge, the twin oval exhaust tubes are quite imposing, there is a discreet rear diffuser, but everything is discreet, no extraneous air intakes, no aerodinamic appendages added almost as an afterthought. Even the led daylights are less flashy than those of the Audi S6.

All in all, the new Audi RS6 Avant appears to be the ultimate family sports car, with 1,660 liters of space in the cockpit, tons of power, the Quattro 4WD system to handle it and a price (in Germany) of 101,000 € which seems pretty reasonable, given the substance of this car. The full text of the Audi press release, with all details follows below the fold.

Continue reading: Audi RS6 Avant- official images and specs

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