---
title: "The 705-Horsepower Audi RS6 Avant Performance Nogaro Edition Is One Angry Über-Wagon"
description: "There are precious few things one can count on in the world these days, but sure as the rotation of the (not flat) Earth, we'll always love station wagons. And the Audi RS6 Avant Performance Nogaro Edition, a 705-horsepower hauler of things with a long name and a short sales pitch, makes it harder still to move on."
date: "2018-02-20"
modified: "2018-02-20"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/18595/the-705-horsepower-audi-rs6-avant-performance-nogaro-edition-is-one-angry-ber-wagon"
categories:
  - "Audi News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Audi"
  - "performance"
  - "RS6"
  - "RS6 Avant"
  - "sports car"
  - "Station Wagon"
  - "Tuners"
  - "Wagon"
---

# The 705-Horsepower Audi RS6 Avant Performance Nogaro Edition Is One Angry Über-Wagon

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There are precious few things one can count on in the world these days, but sure as the rotation of the (not flat) Earth, [we'll always love station wagons.](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/12427/2017-mercedes-benz-e400-wagon-quick-review-car-journalists-favorite-real-world-car>) And the Audi RS6 Avant Performance Nogaro Edition, a 705-horsepower hauler of things with a long name and a short sales pitch, makes it harder still to move on.

[Murky as the future may be,](<https://www.thedrive.com/tech/18415/porsche-and-audi-will-share-an-electric-car-platform>) Audi still excels at two things is always has: All-wheel-drive, and fast wagons. Thus the RS6 Avant Performance was born back in October of 2015, with its twin-turbo V8 putting out nearly 600 horsepower. It was supposed to be the ultimate expression of a lightning-fast longroof, a distillation of everything the company had learned ever since the very first RS model debuted over 20 years ago. Except, someone forgot to tell [the guys at ABT Sportsline,](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/18206/the-abt-audi-rs4-is-a-510-hp-super-wagon>) the German tuning shop that collaborated with Audi to develop the RS6 Avant Performance Nogaro Edition.

![message-editor%2F1519168022978-4.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1519168022978-4.jpg>)
**Audi**

Here's the recipe to this layer cake of practical power. Start with one RS6 Avant Performance, bathe it in iconic Nogaro Blue, jack the horsepower up to 705, and slap on a titanium exhaust to really let it sing. And with 649 pound-feet of torque on tap, the Nogaro Edition will have no trouble turning those 21-inch wheels. The upgrades give it a 0-60 mph time of just 3.7 seconds and top speed of 199 mph. In other words, [it's a supercar in sheep's clothing.](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/9178/watch-this-audi-rs6-avant-whip-a-nissan-gt-r>)

![message-editor%2F1519168043721-audi-rs6-avant-performance-nogar1o-edition.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1519168043721-audi-rs6-avant-performance-nogar1o-edition.jpg>)
**Audi**

What's not to love? For one, the price. The Audi RS6 Avant Performance Nogaro Edition will run you around $160,000, which seems like a lot of coin until you consider this very well could be the only car you'd ever need to own. Then there's the exclusivity—they're only making 150 of these bad boys, and like a lot of fun things, you'll only be able to buy them in Europe.

![message-editor%2F1519168237442-3.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1519168237442-3.jpg>)
**Audi**

Of course, seeing as how other manufacturers [have been testing the American waters](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/17981/the-way-we-were-the-2018-buick-regal-tourx-calls-back-to-the-golden-age-of-station-wagons>) with their own wagons these days, it's always possible Audi will see fit to spread a little love stateside one day. Hey, we can dream.

![message-editor%2F1519168323100-audi-rs6-avant-performance-nogaro-edition.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1519168323100-audi-rs6-avant-performance-nogaro-edition.jpg>)
**Audi**

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

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