Audi RS 6 Avant performance vs RS Q8: Comparing the performance, driving dynamics, style, and practicality factors of two Audi flagships!
Fatherhood can feel like walking through a doorway and finding yourself in a new dimension where practicality and responsibility reign supreme. Which often means trading the sports car for a safer family vehicle. But thanks to companies like Audi, practical and safe don’t have to mean boring. To wit, enter two flagship Audi Sport family haulers — RS 6 Avant performance vs RS Q8.
One is the pinnacle of Audi wagons.
The other is the king of Audi SUVs.
But which is the ultimate family hauler? That’s what we hope to explore today. The goal is to analyze a range of objective stats alongside a touch of subjective opinion based on recent seat time with each vehicle based on the following four categories —
Performance – 10 points
Driving Dynamics & Handling – 10 points
Style – 10 points
Comfort & Ergonomics – 10 points
With a perfect vehicle earning up to 40 total points, let’s see how the RS 6 Avant performance and RS Q8 compare! Please click NEXT PAGE and/or navigate to each of the following chapters —
Michael S. Palmer began his career assisting and developing content for Academy Award-winning and studio-based film and television producers. He has been a professional writer since 2008, when he joined the Writers Guild of America West (WGAw). As a journalist and Content Editor/Manager, he has covered numerous emerging imaging, theatrical exhibition, home entertainment, and automotive technologies. He currently spends his days creating original content at the Internet Brands Automotive Group for some of the world's largest online automotive communities, including Ford Truck Enthusiasts, CorvetteForum, ClubLexus, AudiWorld, and LS1Tech. He still owns his first car, a 1987 Mercury Cougar; adores driving his Boss 302 Mustang; and recently teamed with Chevrolet Performance, Holley, Magnaflow, Eaton, Wilwood, Michelin, Chemical Guys, Summit Racing to build his first project car. Installing an LS3 E-ROD Connect & Cruise system into a 1992 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon made his eight-passenger wagon faster than a C5 Corvette to 60mph and 50 state emissions legal. His wife and daughter are very patient.
