--- title: "2025 Audi RS6 Avant GT Is a 621-HP Tribute to an IMSA Racing Legend" description: "The 2025 Audi RS6 Avant GT pays tribute to the classic IMSA race car that got Audi's all-wheel drive system banned." date: "2024-02-05" modified: "2024-02-05" authors: - name: "James Gilboy" job_title: "Contributing Writer" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/james-gilboy" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/2025-audi-rs6-avant-gt-is-a-621-hp-tribute-to-an-imsa-racing-legend" categories: - "Audi News" - "News" - "News by Brand" tags: - "Audi" - "luxury" - "RS6 Avant" - "Wagon" --- # 2025 Audi RS6 Avant GT Is a 621-HP Tribute to an IMSA Racing Legend ![2025 Audi RS6 Avant GT]() *\Audi\* Ingolstadt has hinted for a long time now that the ferocious Audi RS6 Avant super-wagon is nowhere near its final form. Well, the [more extreme](), [more "special"]() car we've been waiting for is finally here. It's the 2025 Audi RS6 Avant GT, an IMSA-inspired throwback that'll upset some supercars. The RS6 Avant GT's muse is one of the race cars that put [Audi]() on the map in the United States, the [Audi 90 IMSA GTO](). The shortlived wonder competed only in the 1989 season of the IMSA GT Championship, where it won seven races, leading to the ban of all-wheel drive. It's considered foundational for [Audi]()'s now accomplished circuit racing program, making it the perfect car to pass its genes on to a 190-mph wagon. ![2025 Audi RS6 Avant GT]() *2025 Audi RS6 Avant GT. *Audi** The GT is heavily altered from [the regular RS6](), so much so that it's 0.3 seconds quicker from zero to 60 mph, and reaches 124 a whole 1.5 seconds sooner. We're talking 3.3 seconds and 11.5 seconds respectively. It gets there using a whole raft of upgrades, affecting everything from the engine to body and aerodynamics Its twin-turbo, 4.0-liter V8 has been pumped with 30 extra horsepower and 37 pound-feet of torque, for a total of 621 hp and 627 lb-ft. Its eight-speed automatic transmission shifts quicker, and an upgraded center diff from the [RS6 Avant Performance]() makes the jump, while a more aggressive rear differential is all-new. The front end is lightened by a carbon fiber hood, fenders, mirror caps, and bumper, and the rear's carbon too. There's a functional diffuser back there, plus a taller double-deck spoiler. ![2025 Audi RS6 Avant GT]() ![2025 Audi RS6 Avant GT]() ![2025 Audi RS6 Avant GT]() ![2025 Audi RS6 Avant GT]() These naturally benefit handling too, along with adjustable coilovers that drop the ride height 0.4 inches. The sway bars are stiffer, and the upsized 22-inch wheels fit enormous 285-section Continental Sport Contact 7 tires. These, in addition to standard ceramic brakes, cut the 62-mph-to-zero braking distance by 6.6 feet. The interior comes in a new color scheme with red and copper stitching, and a standard RS Design Plus Package along with unique RS6 GT seats and floor mats. U.S. models don't get the bucket seats, but we do get a standard panoramic sunroof in place of roof rails. ![2025 Audi RS6 Avant GT]() *2025 Audi RS6 Avant GT. *Audi** The 2025 Audi RS6 Avant GT will be built in Böllinger Höfe where the [R8]() was made, and 85 of the 660 sold globally will be brought to us. And yes, there'll be a numbered plaque on the dash somewhere. That's half the fun to some people. *Got a tip or question for the author? You can reach them here: james@thedrive.com* ## Author James is a former staff writer for The Drive. He has changed the conversation around electrification, debunked misinformation online, and become a prominent hunter of what he calls "automotive cryptids." ### Author social links [Instagram]()